Various Artists

Reality and Fantasy 1900-1954

Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, Publisher, 1954. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 57 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A catalog to a 1954 exhibition of abstract, surrealist and dada art, including work by Ernst, Picasso, Tanguy, Tapies, Magritte, Braque, O'Keeffe, Joseph Cornell, Gorky, Klee etc. Primarily illustrations with short artist bios in the rear GOOD condition. Covers toned and soiled, with spotting, staining and offsetting along the fore edge. Minor wrinkling. Ink note on the upper front cover. Minor toning in the interior. Faint musty odor when opened. Good .

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Book number: 016152

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various artists

Women Pioneers in Maine Art. The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art. December 26, 1981 Through February 14, 1982

Portland, ME, Westbrook College, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 18 pp. Small black and white reproductions of art throughout. A catalog to an exhibition of art by women artists from Maine. Includes a critical overview, as well as artist bios and critical commentary. Artists present include Sarah Adams Baxter, Martha Darling, Ann Hall, Chansonetta Stanley Emmons and others. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 019618

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Asante, Molefi Kete; Welsh, Kariamu (authors)

A Guide to African and African-American Art

Buffalo, NY, Museum of African and African American Art and Antiquities, Publisher, 1980. Wraps. Purple wraps. Small squarish format. 42 pp. Purple and white reproductions of art throughout. A guide for teachers and students to the collection of African and African-American Art held at the Museum of African and African American Art and Antiquities. This include art by indigenous peoples and tribes, as well as art by contemporary American artists such as Richard Wyatt, Jr. GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing and some creasing to the covers and extremities. Minor fading. Good .

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Book number: 020068

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn African American Black Studies

Jean-Aubry, G.

Eugene Boudin

Neuchatel, Switzerland, Editions Ides et Calendes, 1968. Cloth. Cream cloth. No jacket. Folio. 246 pp. Color plates pasted down throughout, with black and white illustrations also present. All text in French. A monograph on the life and work of Eugene Boudin, drawing on primary sources. With many color examples of his paintings. Eugene Boudin was a 19th century French painter, known for his landscapes and painting outdoors, as well as befriending and influencing a young Claude Monet. GOOD+ condition. Some dark scuffs to the covers, with minor soiling and toning. Light wear to the cloth at the corners. Ownership signature on the first endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009784

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

No author

Peace on Earth Blacklight Poster

Los Angeles, Cocorico Graphics, 1969. Unbound. Roughly 21 by 21 inches. Silk screen poster with slightly psychedelic letters, a gridded globe and a peace sign. Dayglow lettering presumably for illumination by blacklight. Silkscreened by Royal Screen Craft. GOOD condition. Minor fading and soiling to the poster. Faint "crackling" to a few small areas of the globe. Minor edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 017802

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Posters

No author

Perm. 1979 Performance Flyer

San Francisco, The Back Room/A Fine Hand, Publisher, 1979. Unbound. Single sheet approximately 11 ¼ by 4 ¼ inches. Printed on a single side only. With a few small illustrations. A flyer advertising a 'music' and visual performance including a multi-box, napkin dispenser, violin, harmonica, sticks and stones, voice, tape and various props. This was performed by fig. 7, which may have been a one woman or man group, according to previous owner. Illustrations and performance reminiscent of Fluxus or Happenings style events. This performance was held at a venue called the Back Room, a gallery devoted to mail and performance art in the back of a store "A Fine Hand" that specialized in left hand items. VERY GOOD condition. Four small pieces of tape adhered to the reverse. Very light curling. Very Good .

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Book number: 013997

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn Performing Arts

No author

We at Typographic House Wish You a Happy Christmas Poster

No Place, Typographic House, presumed Publisher. Unbound. No place or date. Perhaps Boston. Single sheet, purple paper stock with a rough cut top edge. 26 by 19 ½ inches. A promotional poster issued by the Typographic House, perhaps the typesetter business in Boston, although this could not be confirmed through our meager research. Staff (?) names in a variety of fonts create a Christmas tree, with the letter O's in bright orange red, to suggest ornaments on a tree. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, wrinkling and creasing. Good .

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Book number: 017489

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn Typography Posters

Various authors

The Age of Elegance, the Joan Taub Ades Collection

New York, The Morgan Library and Museum, Publisher, 2011. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 102 pp. Reproduced artwork throughout. A catalog to a 2011 exhibition of drawing and prints primarily from the 1700s, including scholarly entries with each piece, discussing aesthetics, history and significance. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 012719

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Albert Christ-Janer. February 22-March 28, 1976

Athens, GA, Georgia Museum of Art, Publisher, 1976. Wraps. One of 2500 copies. Glossy blue wraps. Oblong format. 118 pp. Black and white and color illustrations throughout. A catalog to a 1976 exhibition of the paintings, drawings and lithographs of Albert Christ-Janer, featuring reproductions of his work preceded by several essays on his life and work. Albert Christ-Janer was an American artist using abstract and experimental forms to explore and portray nature. GOOD condition. Covers with dark spotting, mostly to the front. Minor soiling and staining. Minor creasing. Former owner's signature present, that of Edward Betts, an American landscape painter. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 011233

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

American Vanguards. Graham, Davis, Gorky, de Kooning and Their Circle, 1927-1942

Andover, MA/ New Haven, CT, Addison Gallery of American Art/Yale University Press, 2011. Cloth. Folio. Beige cloth in unclipped jacket. Small square folio. 241 pp. Color reproductions of paintings and sculpture throughout. A work written to accompany an exhibition, containing three essays on the work of American artists John Graham, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky and Willem de Kooning, discussing what influenced them and how they influenced American art. This includes a look at their social and political activities, as well as their influence on the New York School and Abstract Expressionism. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling, rubbing and edgewear. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013155

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various Authors

American Moderns on Paper. Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

New Haven, Yale University Press, 2010. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Folio. 208 pp. Color reproductions of art throughout. A work issued to coincide with an exhibition of work by American modern artists, all on paper instead of canvas. With critical essays on the implications of art on paper, as well as critical essays on the works themselves. Includes work by Arthur Dove, Edward Hopper, Ellsworth Kelly, Maurice Prendergast, Max Weber, John Marin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Burchfield and many others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, soiling, rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 018360

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors and artists

American Paradise. The World of the Hudson River School

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Publisher, 1987. Cloth. Folio. Maroon cloth in unclipped dust jacket. Squarish folio. 347 pp. Color reproductions of paintings throughout. A work written to coincide with an exhibition of paintings by artists who were part of the Hudson River School. This includes scholarly and critical essays on the group and individual artists such as Frederic Church, Thomas Cole, Worthington Whittredge and many others. GOOD+ condition. Minor wrinkling, fading, rubbing and soiling to the jacket. Minor fading and soiling to the book. Good/Good.

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Book number: 019477

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Art in America. Vol. 52, Number Two April, 1964

New York, Art in America, 1964. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards, with cover art by Roy Lichtenstein. 144 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to art in America, with this number containing several items relating to the 1964 World's Fair in New York. A few other essays look at the New York School and associated artists. GOOD+ condition. Some scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. Light toning. Good .

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Book number: 018047

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Art in America. New Talent Usa. Vol. 52, Number Four August, 1964

New York, Art in America, 1964. Hard Cover. Illustrated paper covered boards, with cover art by Milton Glaser and Sam Antupit. 144 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to art in America, with this number containing work by Larry Rivers, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samaras, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Ellsworth Kelly, etc. GOOD+ condition. Some scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. Uneven toning. Good .

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Book number: 018801

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

Art in America. New Talent Usa. Vol. 49, Number Four, 1961

New York, Art in America, 1961. Hardcover. Illustrated paper covered boards, with cover art by Milton Glaser and Sam Antupit. 144 pp. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to art in America, with this number containing images of stamps designed by Rockwell Kent, Leonard Baskin and others, as well as an article on art/artists in New Mexico by Elaine de Kooning, etc. GOOD condition. Some scuffing and soiling to the covers, along with some spotting. Extremities bumped and worn. Uneven toning. Good .

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Book number: 019920

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn