Original Hand-Corrected Typescript For Lehrbuch Der Maltechnik. Vollstandige Anleitung Zum Werkstattmassigen Herstellen Von Fresco-, Fresco-Secco-, Stucco-Lustro, Tempera-, Kasein- Und Olmalereien. Mit Anhang Uber Die Herstellungsmethoden Von Stuckmarmor-Intarsia, Sgraffito, Stucco-Lustro-Reliefs. With The Original Stucco Fresco Illustrated In The Book.

Berlin: Ernest Wasmuth, 1927. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Color Plates And B/W Illustrations. 367 Pp. Carbon Copy Of Typewritten Manuscript, With Hand Corrections Throughout, For The Techniques Of Fresco And Related Techniques. Text And Color Plates By Sachs, B/W Illustrations Of Other Work. With The Original Stucco Bust Of A Woman By Sachs, Which Is Illustrated In The Book. Born In Romania To Jewish Parents, Herman [Hermann] Sachs Immigrated To The U.S. As A Child. He First Trained Under His German-Born Father, A Painter In The Court Of Queen Elisabeth Of Romania. Sachs Continued His Artistic Training In Europe, Spending The 1910-1920 Period In Germany, Where He Founded The Munich School Of Expressionists (Munich Expressionist Werkstätten). Upon Returning To The United States In 1920, Sachs Exhibited At The Art Institute Of Chicago And Established The Chicago Industrial Art School, Which Soon Failed Due To Lack Of Sufficient Funding. Afterward, Sachs Became The First Director Of The Dayton Museum Of Fine Arts, Now The Dayton Art Institute. During This Time, He Also Served As The U.S. Representative Of Artist George Grosz. Around 1924, Sachs Moved To Los Angeles Where He Designed The Interiors Of The New Gas Company Building. As A Muralist And Decorator, Sachs Went On To Design The Interiors Of Many Los Angeles Landmarks, Including The Bullocks Wilshire Building (Now Home To Southwestern Law School), Union Station, Los Angeles City Hall, And The Title Insurance And Trust Company Building. An Educator As Well As An Artist, Sachs Also Directed The Creative Art Students League Of Los Angeles. Sachs Was Active Within The L.A. Weimar Exile Community Of Artists, Writers, And Filmmakers. His Friend, The Architect Rudolph Schindler, Designed Sachs' L.A. House, The Manola Court Apartments.