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Description: Mary Reynolds's deluxe book bindings gave physical forms to the ideas within the pages. bit.ly/43qNSzB

Reynolds often created works for her friends and acquaintances, including the artist Man Ray, whose illustrations are included in one of her most iconic bindings, "Les mains libres (Free Hands)," a volume of poetry written by Paul Éluard.

Learn more with Senior Curator and Director Caitlin Haskell and see these works and more in our recently opened exhibition, "Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds."
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What's so surreal about a book? | Art Institute Shorts

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