Two volume artist's book and catalogue published in conjunction with "Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings, 1948 - 1955," an exhibition organized by Harvard Art Museum and Kunstmuseums Winterthur. Vol. 1: "An Intense Detachment: Ellsworth Kelly's 'Line Form Color," an essay by Harry Cooper. Vol. 2: "Line Form Color," an artist book originally proposed by Kelly as part of his 1951 application for a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, which he did not receive. "This book was first conceived by Ellsworth Kelly in 1951 in a series of drawings and collages, a project he has here with brought to completion." -- publisher's statement.