Castagno, a multimedia artist and sculptor and author of other books in the Artists' Signatures and Monograms series, presents a reference for identifying, authenticating, and verifying
signatures and works of well-known and little-known abstract artists. About 2,300 painters, printmakers, sculptors, and photographers around the world are listed. Monograms and initials, common
and alternative surname signatures, symbols, and Cyrillic signatures are included. An additional 1,500 artists whose work bears no signature are listed as well. Information on their
nationality, birth and death dates, and sources where the signature was found are included. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
