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Janis, Sidney, Pierre Restany & John Ashbery. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1962. First Edition. 4to. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good.. np (36pp), 29 b&w illustrations + cover. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. With an exhibition checklist. Published in conjunction with a 1962 survey exhibition at New York's Janis Gallery, this important catalogue documents one of the earliest American exhibitions of Pop Art and Nouveaux Realisme. It features brief textual contributions by John Ashbery and Pierre Restany as well as reproducing one work each by participating artists Peter Blake, John Latham, Peter Phillips, Arman (Fernandez), Christo, Raymond Hains, Yves Klein, Martial Raysse, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely, Enrico Baj, Gianfranco Baruchello, Tano Festa, Mimmo Rotella, Mario Schifano, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Per Olof Ultvedt, Peter Agostini, Jim Dine, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Moskowitz, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, George Segal, Harold Stevenson, Wayne Thiebaud, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item showing a bit of rubbing, creasing, and four tiny pinholes along the spine of the rear cover. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 025836