(Artist's Book with Four Original Watercolors by Rainey Bennett) "to William A. Kittredge"

No Place (Chicago): Ann and Rainey Bennett Original accordion-fold artist's book designed and constructed by Ann bennett containing four original watercolors, image size each 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" , by noted Chicago artist Rainey Bennett. Simply inscribed at rear "to William A. Kittredge". Kittredge was the head of the department of design and typography for Lakeside Press under R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.'s of Chicago from 1922 to 1945, Under Kittredge's direction, Lakeside produced work for Chicago's Caxton Club and the Limited Editions Club. Ann Bennett was a professional dancer and the wife of Rainey Bennett until her death in 1975. Rainey Bennett (1907-1998) was a highly regarded artist, illustrator and muralist whose works are held by the Metropolitan Museum, MOMA, Hirshorn Museum, the Smithsonian, and the Art Institute of Chicago. No date, circa 1922-1945, the years Kittredge was at Lakeside Press. Bound in decorative cloth, Near Fine, light soiling to cloth. each of the paintings signed in pencil verso at bottom edge. A unique piece of Chicago and Lakeside Press publishing history, Bennett had a longtime working relationship with the publishers Scott Foresman. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. 5 1/4" x 4 1/4". Presentation Copy.