Works of Mercy

by Robert Ellsberg and Fritz Eichenberg

Book Overview

Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1991) was one of the world's master wood engravers, renowned for his illustrations of literary classics, particularly those of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky. A German immigrant and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883448289
• ISBN13: 9780883448281
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Incrediably moving art

This book contains the artwork of Fritz Eichenberg, much of which appeared in the Catholic Worker newspaper. The Gospel calls us to reach out to the poor and needy in our midst. Fritz Eichenberg's images takes the gospel from the pages of the Bible to our daily lives.

Works of Mercy, Works of Art, Words of Mercy

If you are interested in Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the Catholic Worker philosophy - particularly that of personalism - you will want to own this. Eichenburg's art was not limited to woodcuts, but includes his words., i.e.,"...the moment you become aware that you are afflicted with a conscience, a social conscience, it changes your whole approach to any activity you're engaged in." Amen. Well illustrated,of course,(65+ illustrations) with lots of Day, Maurin and Thomas Merton musings.