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(ADLER, TOM). Adler, Tom. Santa Barbara, CA & New York: T. Adler & Danziger Projects, 2002. First Edition 1/500. Oblong 4to. Printed Poster. Exhibition Announcement. Fine.. One 10 x 15" white cardstock sheet printed offset and letterpress recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed and printed by noted Santa Barbara graphic designer and publisher Tom Adler, this is the small poster issued to publicize his 2002 exhibition at Danziger Projects in New York that featured a then-new selection of Adler's own works comprising photographs he had worked with in his career in fashion and surf editorial edited and reproduced as paired images hung on the gallery walls. The amalgam of anonymous and vernacular seaside studies abutting the likes of Don James and Tom Blake's historical views from the shore produced a joyous and sophisticated body of work, which has yet to be reproduced in book form. A brand new, bright white example of this uncommon, elegant object limited to five hundred copies individually NUMBERED by rubber stamp that has been additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Tom Adler" for us in black ink across the lower right margin. These were produced hors commerce - never commercially for sale - and sadly only a handful were ever distributed. Inventory Number: 027026

(ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO, THE). Art Ensemble of Chicago, The. Los Angeles: Rhino Records & The Century City Educational Arts Project, 1976. First Edition. Small Folio. Printed Sheet. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 17 x 11" sheet printed offset, recto only. This is the striking poster for a series of June 1976 Art Ensemble of Chicago performances presented in Los Angeles by the Rhino Records store and The Century City Educational Arts Project. The concerts marked the first time the AACM stalwarts had brought their Great Black Music to the city, playing two completely different sets each of four evenings at the former ballroom that served as David Hammons' studio. A most handsome, guaranteed vintage example of the larger format version of this uncommon ephemeral item (featuring lettering by noted percussionist Alex Cline) of which only one hundred were printed. We know this because I personally produced these concerts and the posters! Inventory Number: 027468

(BASS, SAUL). Bass, Saul. NP (Los Angeles). ND (Circa 1960s): Saul Bass. Edition Not Stated - Presumed Firsts. Oblong 8vos. Printed Paper. Illustrated Greeting Cards. Fine.. Three folded paper greeting cards printed in colors on heavy paper stock recto only, 3 color illustrations. This is a group of three personal greeting cards designed by Saul Bass that were sent at the Holidays from the family - Ruth, Saul, Andy and Bobby - to a significant Los Angeles-based film creative for whose projects Saul Bass & Associates produced several iconic advertising posters. Each folds in half horizontally and incorporates the image of a dove. Opened fully, they measure 3 ½ x 12 ½", 6 ¼ x 14", and 5 ¼ x 15 ¾", and appear to date between the early sixties and early seventies. A bright, most handsome set of these three ephemeral hors commerce mementos from one of the titans of 20th Century graphic design. Inventory Number: 026460

(BEARD, PETER) (FLEETWOOD MAC). Beard, Peter. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Records, 1979. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Color Photolithographic Print. Promotional Print. Fine.. One 34 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed using four color continuous-tone photolithography recto only, 1 illustration. This is the striking print art-directed by Larry Vigon in collaboration with Peter Beard that was produced by Warner Bros. Records as a limited edition promotional item for Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". Beard, along with photographers Jayme Odgers and Norman Seeff contributed the album package's photography, and was selected to contribute this image for what became a luxe in-house giveaway for the label's promotions staff. While visiting Los Angeles, Beard photographed his collaged diaries - incorporating his images of band members Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and John McVie - in the dirt beside some train tracks, with his hand visible in the bottom left corner in the image. The resulting transparency was sent to Chicago's noted Black Box printers, who produced this spectacular limited edition continuous-tone four color photolithograph. A brand new, most handsome flat example of this exceedingly uncommon object issued hors commerce - never commercially for sale - perfect for the Peter Beard and/or Fleetwood Mac completeist. PLEASE NOTE: This "Sample" copy is NOT SIGNED by Peter Beard! Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 026482

(BLOOM, BARBARA). Bloom, Barbara. Los Angeles: Foundation for Art Resources, Inc. (FAR), 1981. First Edition. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 30 ½ x 21 ¾" poster printed color offset recto only, flat and unmailed. This is the limited edition poster/artwork produced as part of Barbara Bloom's 1981 piece entitled "The Diamond Lane" - a supposed feature-length film written and directed by the artist with music by Peter Gordon that starred Eric Fischl, Susan Davis, Marianne deGraaf, and Cees van Hoorn. There was however no full-length film, only a psychologically fraught five-minute "trailer" (produced with the assistance of a Dutch governmental grant) and a small print-run of one-sheet posters to be used for publicity purposes. In 1981, Los Angeles' conceptually-based Foundation for Art Resources, Inc. rented time in several local theatres to show the trailer amongst actual studio coming attractions while displaying the posters in their lobbies. The idea seemed to be that the anticipation created in a few random viewers would never be fulfilled, thus potentially spawning individual mythologies about the fictional movie based on the fragments they had observed in the theatre... Needless to say, if you blinked, you missed this one, and this poster designed by Ms. Bloom is the remaining documentation of the artwork/event. A most handsome, still flat example of this uncommon artist's multiple (documented on page 147 of New York's International Center for Photography's 2007 publication "The Collections of Barbara Bloom" ) that has been neither folded nor hung, showing some mild handling marks and crinkling along the length of one of its edges. Inventory Number: 027356

(BYRNE, ALEC). Uber Archives. Los Angeles: Uber Archives, 2012. First Edition 1/1000. 36 x 24". Exhibition Poster. As New.. One 36 x 24" heavy paper sheet printed photolthographically recto only, 1 monochrome illustration.

This is the striking lithograph published in conjunction with "Rock & Roll Time Capsule" - the one-evening-only 2012 exhibition of the rediscovered sixties and seventies rock 'n' roll images of British photographer Alec Byrne. It features an image of Jimi Hendrix backstage at London's Saville Theatre from May 1967 that is the lead image for Byrne's new full-length book, "London Rock - The Unseen Archive". A brand new, pristine example of the 2012 first and only printing limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by the photographer rolled in a heavy poster tube, as issued.

PLEASE NOTE: These signed posters will be available at Arcana on Sunday, December 17th, and orders will ship beginning on Tuesday, December 19th.
Inventory Number: E000ABRRTC-LITHOGRAPH

(CASSANDRE, A.M.) (DEBERNY ET PEIGNOT). Cassandre, A.M. Maximilien Vox, Editor. Paris. 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931 & 1933.: Fonderies Deberny et Peignot. First Editions. 4to. Loose Contents in Wrappers. Graphic Design Monographs. Very Good. or Better. np + np + np + np + np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in French. In protective clear acetate dustwrappers. Deberny et Peignot were perhaps the premier modernist type foundry in Art Deco period Paris. Their designer of choice was the renowned French illustrator A.M. Cassandre. To promote Deberny et Peignot's typefaces, the firm published the lavish "Divertissements Typographiques" on an annual basis between 1928 and 1933 - skipping 1932. Thematically entitled "Travaux De Ville", "Publicite", "Edition", "Europe et le Studio", and "Pharoaon", each installment contains several stylish Cassandre-designed components laid into a graphically striking heavy paper portfolio. A bright, exceptionally well-preserved complete set of all five Fonderies Deberny et Peignot editions showing the occasional bit of minor wear, soiling, and age-toning. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value- we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 025314

(COLEMAN, ORNETTE). Coleman, Ornette. Pasadena, CA: Poo-Bah Records, 1982. First Edition. Large 4to. Printed Sheet. Concert Poster. Fine.. One 13 x 9 ½" sheet printed in black and white, recto only. This is the poster for two February 22nd, 1982 Ornette Coleman with Prime Time performances presented by the venerable Pasadena record store Poo-Bah at Los Angeles' Westwood Playhouse. Sharing the bill was Leroy Jenkins on solo violin. A most handsome, guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027034

(CONAL, ROBBIE). Rugoff, Ralph & Deborah Irmas. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Alliance, 1990. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 56pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Deborah Ross. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with the 1990 Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts retrospective of the work of wry political satirist Robbie Conal. Firmly in the lineage of such 20th Century political artists as John Heartfield, Hans Haacke, and Klaus Staeck, Conal is renowned for his midnight guerrilla postering raids of the Los Angeles urban landscape with such memorable images as "Contra-Diction (Ronald Reagan)" and "It Can't Happen Here (George Bush Sr.)". Other Reagan-era stalwarts skewered here include Nancy Reagan, Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Jesse Helms, Ed Meese, Oliver North, Dan Quayle, John Poindexter, Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Swaggart, and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. This reproduces virtually his entire oeuvre of the eighties - both paintings and posters - including documentation of many defaced and in-situ works. A most handsome example additionally SIGNED "Robbie Conal" in black ink on the title page. 0-937042 Inventory Number: 020821

(COPPOLA, SOFIA). Coppola, Sofia. Los Angeles: Paramount Classics, 2000. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Theatrical Film Release Poster. Near Fine.. One 17 x 11" sheet printed color offset recto only. This is the small format theatrical release poster produced by Paramount Classics for Sofia Coppola's 1999 directorial debut, "The Virgin Suicides". Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, it starred Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Kathleen Turner, James Woods, Scott Glenn, Michael Paré and Danny DeVito. A handsome example of this uncommon, vintage poster - not a reproduction - showing some minor handling and surface indentations that can be viewed in raking light that has been additionally SIGNED "Sofia" in gold ink on the front. Inventory Number: 027500

(DIBBETS, JAN). Dibbets, Jan. New York: Multiples, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Folded Poster. Artist's Multiple. Near Fine.. One 19 ½ x 25 ½" sheet printed offset recto only, neatly folded in quarters, as issued. This artist's multiple cum poster was Dutch Conceptual practitioner Jan Dibbets' contribution to the Multiples, Inc. "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970. A bright white, most handsome example of this uncommon item offered here individually. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 023930

(EMIGRE MAGAZINE) (V23) (4AD). Vanderlans, Rudy, Editor/Designer. Typeface Designs by Zuzana Licko. Berkeley, CA: Emigre Graphics, 1988. First Edition. Folio. Stapled Tabloid Wrappers. Graphic Design Periodical. Good +.. 32pp, profusely illustrated in monochrome. This ninth installment of Rudy Vanderlans' highly influential quarterly contemporary graphic design and typography survey "Emigre" is devoted to output of London-based record label 4AD, and its graphic designers 23 Envelope collaborators Vaughan Oliver and Ralph Grierson (soon to become v23 with Grierson's departure). It features interviews with label founder Ivo Watts-Russell, Oliver and Grierson, along with articles on The Cocteau Twins and Throwing Muses, quotes from numerous 4AD artists, and most significantly an eight page design insert produced by 23 Envelope especially for this issue. An internally bright,handsome example of this most uncommon, highly prized v23 / 4AD document showing some mild dampstaining and insect damage to its bright orange covers along with some creasing through the heel of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. ISSN 1045-3717 Inventory Number: 026397

(FERUS GALLERY). Turnbull, Betty & Walter Hopps. Newport Beach, CA: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1976. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good.. np, profusely illustrated in b&w. Designed by Jerry McMillan. With a complete Ferus Gallery chronology. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This invaluable reference catalogue was produced in conjunction with a 1976 Newport Harbor Art Museum exhibition of sixty-two artworks celebrating Ed Kienholz and Walter Hopps' visionary Ferus Gallery. During its ten year run, the gallery was home to such influential California artists as Robert Alexander, John Altoon, Billy Al Bengston, Wallace Berman, Streeter Blair,, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Richard Diebenkorn, Llyn Foulkes, Sonia Gechtoff, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, James Kelly, Edward Kienholz, Frank Lobdell, John Mason, Edward Moses, Richard Pettibone, Kenneth Price, Philip Rich, Arthur Richer, Richards Ruben, Edward Ruscha, Paul Sarkisian, Hassel Smith, and Julius Wasserstein. It was also the site of Los Angeles exhibitions by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, and Joseph Cornell. The publication reproduces thirty-six of the gallery's highly sought-after announcement posters - many featuring photographs by Dennis Hopper - as well as vintage documentary and installation images. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon and important document. Inventory Number: 027190

(FRANCIS, SAM). Francis, Sam. New York. ND (1957).: Martha Jackson Gallery. First Edition. Small Folio. Printed Paper. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine.. One 13 ½ x 9 ¾" sheet printed offset recto only in black, white and purple, 1 illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with Sam Francis' second ever American one-man exhibition held at New York's Martha Jackson Gallery between November 25th and December 20th 1957. A most handsome, flat and unmailed example of this uncommon, lovely ephemeral object showing the slightest bit of age-toning. Inventory Number: 007749

(GINSBERG, ALLEN) (SNYDER, GARY). Ginsberg, Allen, Gary Snyder, Peter Orlovsky & Nanao Sakaki. Nevada County, CA. ND (circa 1975): Nevada City Taxpayers Association. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Poetry Reading Poster. Near Fine.. One 14 x 8 ½" sheet of goldenrod bond paper printed offset recto only, one illustration. This is the poster for a September 14th - assumed to be 1975 - benefit reading by poets Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Nanao Sakaki held at the American Victorian Museum in Nevada City, California. Entitled "True Gold is of the Heart" in a nod to the locale's Gold Rush heritage, the four appeared in support of the San Juan Ridge Taxpayers Association. "The roots of the Taxpayers Association go back to 1972 when a few dozen local residents founded the San Juan Ridge Study Group to explore issues of community concern. Meetings focused on county planning and building department policies, permits and code requirements for owner/builders; fire preparedness; forestry practices; and involvement with the Ridge's public schools. In 1975 the group founded the SJRTA, whose membership includes residents and non-resident landowners of the San Juan Ridge and other concerned citizens." Both Snyder and Ginsberg maintained residences nearby, and were supporters of the Association and its ideals. A most handsome example of this informally designed, inexpensively produced item that notes the "added attractions!" of Orlovsky and Sakaki to the bill rubber stamped in ink additionally SIGNED "Gary Snyder", "Allen Ginsberg", "Peter Orlovsky", and "Nanao Sakaki" in black and red inks on the evening of the event across the face. Inventory Number: 027320

(GRAPUS) (LOEWY, RAYMOND). Grapus. Paris: Galerie Impressions 1900-1950, 1987. Edition Not Stated - Presumed First. Elephant Folio. Screenprinted Poster. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine.. One 40 x 28 ¼" heavy paper sheet screenprinted in colors, recto only. Designed by Grapus. This is the iconic poster created by Grapus for a 1987 exhibition held at Paris' Galerie Impressions 1900-1950 devoted to the work of the legendary American modernist designer Raymond Loewy. Its vibrant pink and black design incorporates illustration along with collaged photographic images of Loewy and his Studebaker Avanti, and both typeset (RAYMOND LOEWY GENIUS / GALERIE IMPRESSIONS 1900-1950  43 RUE DE VERNEUL  PARIS 7  DU LUNDI AU SAMEDI  14H30/19H, and handwritten text (Raymond Loewy dessine la Studebaker / du 1er au 15 juin 1987) with fluorescent and metallic inks. A flat, handsome example of this uncommon and classic poster held in the Museum of Modern Art's permanent Design collection that was acquired directly from the gallery showing some light creasing along the edges. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027285

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien. Robert Violette, Editor. London: Other CRITERIA, 2005. First Reduced Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. 4to. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/As New. 334pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and Damien Hirst. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Originally published in 1996 by Booth-Clibborn Editions in conjunction with the Gagosian Gallery, "I Want to Spend My Life With You,..." was at the time likely the most lavish single trade publication to date on a contemporary artist. Frieze enfant terrible Hirst collaborated with the great Jonathan Barnbrook on its innovative, over the top design; incorporating a number of pop-ups, sliding and movable plates, transparent overlays, die-cut pages, stickers, and two posters. The book reproduces nearly every work created by the artist up to 1997, and is a lasting monument to the Saatchi decade. A brand new, most handsome example of the deluxe edition of the 2005 first 9 ½ x 8 ¼" reduced format printing by Hirst's publishing firm Other CRITERIA limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED (5/1000) AND BOLDLY SIGNED "Damien Hirst" in black marker across the entire title page with everything including its magnifying glass book mark present showing a trivial binding flaw at the lower front hinge. 1-904212-30-1 Inventory Number: 025763

(HIRST, DAMIEN). Hirst, Damien. Robert Violette, Editor. London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1996. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Cloth in Dust Jacket. Artist Monograph. Near Fine/Near Fine. 334pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and Damien Hirst. With a chronology, bibliography, and exhibition history. Published in conjunction with Booth-Clibborn Editions and the Gagosian Gallery, "I Want to Spend My Life With You,..." is likely the most lavish single trade publication to date on a contemporary artist. Frieze enfant terrible Hirst collaborated with the great Jonathan Barnbrook on its innovative, over the top design; incorporating a number of pop-ups, sliding and movable plates, transparent overlays, die-cut pages, stickers, and two posters. The book reproduces nearly every work created by the artist up to 1997, and is a lasting monument to the Saatchi decade. A most handsome example of the 1997 Booth-Clibborn Editions British first printing with everything present additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "Happy Birthday ... Love Damien (bought by ...) XXX! in black ink on the title page showing a bit of sunning to the orange printed lettering at the spine. The book was purchased as a birthday gift by the husband of a fellow artist at the opening of the Royal Academy "Sensation" exhibition of the Saatchi collection which Hirst then inscribed at an after-party held later that evening at Soho's notorious The Groucho Club. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 1-873968-44-2 Inventory Number: 020552

(HOCKNEY, DAVID). Hockney, David. London: Buzzy Enterprises and Lagoon Enterprises, 1974. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Illustrated Wrappers. Cinema Poster. Near Fine.. One 40 x 30" sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with the British theatrical release of Jack Hazan's 1974 full-length documentary on artist David Hockney and his then-muse Peter Schlesinger entitled "A Bigger Splash." A bright, most handsome guaranteed vintage example of this uncommon item that was originally acquired from one of the film's production staff showing a few light handling creases. Inventory Number: 027081

(HOLLAND, HUGH). Holland, Hugh. Los Angeles, CA: Wax Poster, 2019. First Edition. 24 x 36" Unframed Sheet. Archivally Printed Poster Rolled in a Sturdy Custom Cardboard Mailing Tube. Artist's Poster. As New.

Photographer Hugh Holland captured the beauty and grace of the burgeoning skateboarding scene in Southern California during the 1970’s. Holland documented his friends and locals who were thrill seeking youth in pursuit of a perfect ride. From the hills of Laurel Canyon to emptied drought-stricken pools and the sidewalks of Venice, Holland’s work is an important time capsule of this youth driven movement. His stylish images evoke the laid back sun-drenched utopia and charm of this era and the important beginnings of the skateboarding subculture.

A brand new, pristine example of this 24 x 36" poster printed on heavy, acid-free paper stock with archival inks sent rolled in the publisher's sturdy custom cardboard mailing tube.

Inventory Number: WAX015HH

(HOLLAND, HUGH). Holland, Hugh. Los Angeles, CA: Wax Poster, 2014. 36 x 24" Unframed Sheet. Archivally Printed Poster Rolled in a Sturdy Custom Cardboard Mailing Tube. Artist's Poster. As New.

Photographer Hugh Holland captured the beauty and grace of the burgeoning skateboarding scene in Southern California during the 1970’s. Holland documented his friends and locals who were thrill seeking youth in pursuit of a perfect ride. From the hills of Laurel Canyon to emptied drought-stricken pools and the sidewalks of Venice, Holland’s work is an important time capsule of this youth driven movement. His stylish images evoke the laid back sun-drenched utopia and charm of this era and the important beginnings of the skateboarding subculture.

A brand new, pristine example of this 36 x 24" poster printed on heavy, acid-free paper stock with archival inks sent rolled in the publisher's sturdy custom cardboard mailing tube.

Inventory Number: WAX012HH

(HOLLAND, HUGH). Holland, Hugh. Los Angeles, CA: Wax Poster, 2016. 24 x 36" Unframed Sheet. Archivally Printed Poster Rolled in a Sturdy Custom Cardboard Mailing Tube. Artist's Poster. As New.

Photographer Hugh Holland captured the beauty and grace of the burgeoning skateboarding scene in Southern California during the 1970’s. Holland documented his friends and locals who were thrill seeking youth in pursuit of a perfect ride. From the hills of Laurel Canyon to emptied drought-stricken pools and the sidewalks of Venice, Holland’s work is an important time capsule of this youth driven movement. His stylish images evoke the laid back sun-drenched utopia and charm of this era and the important beginnings of the skateboarding subculture.

Hugh Holland: “That shot was one of several I did on the street, at Balboa Island, in the summer of 1975, just as I was beginning the Skate series. I was shooting some kids that were hot-dogging on the street on the sidelines of a small skate contest. I had no idea who they were. A few years later, someone saw them and asked if I knew who that kid was. I said no. He said it was Danny Kwock, who went on in the eighties to be a top surfer in the Newport area, and surfed for Quicksilver. Now he is the president of Quicksilver entertainment. He is a very cool guy.”

A brand new, pristine example of this 24 x 36" poster printed on heavy, acid-free paper stock with archival inks sent rolled in the publisher's sturdy custom cardboard mailing tube.


Inventory Number: WAX009HH

(JAY, RICKY). Jay, Ricky. Davis, CA & New York: The Richard L. Nelson Gallery at UC Davis & Christine Burgin Gallery, 2007. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Gallery Exhibiton Poster. Fine.. One 24 x 18" heavy paper sheet printed color by offset lithography recto and verso, 46 color illustrations. Designed by Ricky Jay and Coco Shinomiya. This is the elegant poster produced in conjunction with a pair of exhibitions of printed materials and magic-related ephemera from the late, great Ricky Jay's "Sad Museum of Specimens of Misdirected Ingenuity." Printed lithographically on both sides, it beautifully documents seventy-nine arcane pieces drawn from Jay's estimable collection accompanied by his incisive captions. A brand new, most handsome example. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027332

(KLINE, FRANZ). Janis Gallery, Sidney. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1958. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. One 27 x 22" sheet printed offset recto only, 1 b&w illustration. This is the striking black and white poster issued in conjunction with a 1958 Sidney Janis Galley exhibition by influential Abstract Expressionist artist Franz Kline. A bright white, flat (and never machine-folded), exceptionally well-preserved example of this stellar poster. Inventory Number: 027304

(LICHTENSTEIN, ROY). Lichtenstein, Roy. Valencia, CA: The California Institute of the Arts, 1977. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Screenprinted Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 38 x 24 ¾" inch heavy paper sheet screenprinted in colors recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Jayme Odgers at CalArts. This is the lovely color poster published in conjunction with a 1977 Roy Lichtenstein exhibition of recent drawings and collages held while the pioneering Pop artist was in residence at The California Institute of the Arts. A bright, most handsome flat example that was originally acquired directly from its designer. It will be shipped rolled in a poster tube. Inventory Number: 027419

(LOVE). Richardson, Noble. NP (Los Angeles, CA). ND (1967): Noble Richardson. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Painted Construction Paper. Original Fan Art. Very Good.. One 28 x 22" heavy construction paper sheet hand painted with tempera and colored marker recto only. This is an amazing unique vintage fan art poster produced by the beloved late Twentynine Palms-based artist Noble Richardson to celebrate the 1967 appearance of Arthur Lee's Love at Santa Monica teen hotspot, The Cheetah. Then a nineteen year old student at Los Angeles' Mt. San Antonio College, Richardson created this vibrant piece utilizing tempera and colored markers employing lettering inspired by the burgeoning San Francisco psychedelic poster scene. The actual concert was promoted by popular LA top 40 "Boss Radio" station 93 KHJ disc jockey "Humble Harve" Miller, and presented headliners Love preceded by Iron Butterfly, and The Chambers Brothers (misspelled here as "Chamber Bros."). The Cheetah was located next to Santa Monica's POP (Pacific Ocean Park) Amusement Park and had a distinctive logo featuring a bright pink Cheetah with the face and breasts of a young woman, a copy of which has been collaged to the lower left corner. A most presentable example of this one-of-a-kind original artwork showing some minor creases, a dozen pinholes, and some minor water spotting across its face. This was acquired directly from Noble Richardson prior to his passing in 2021. Inventory Number: 027308

(MADALENA, BATISTE). Katten, Judith & Anthony Slide. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986. First Edition. Folio. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 64pp, 24 color and 16 b&w illustrations + color covers. This is the lovely, oversized monograph on the extraordinary hand painted Silent era movie posters of artist Batiste Madalena. Working for the Rochester-based George Eastman Theatre in the mid-twenties, Madalena was give free reign to create these captivating images promoting the Hollywood fare of the day to fill the popular cinema's huge display windows. A handsome example showing a bit of overall wear and handling. 0-8109-2311-4 Inventory Number: 019372

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027182

(MATTA-CLARK, GORDON). Matta-Clark, Gordon. Antwerp, BELGIUM: Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1977. First Edition #118/250 Deluxe. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Very Good.. One 35 x 24 ½" heavy paper sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Gordon Matta-Clark. This is the striking poster cum artist's multiple published in conjunction with Gordon Matta-Clark's 1977 project in Antwerp sponsored by the Internationaal Cultureel Centrum. Invited to create a work in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of the Antwerp Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens, the noted artist elaborated upon his "Splitting" piece by performing an intervention that became known as "Office Baroque" on a vacant building on the Ernest Van Dijckkaai provided by the I.C.C. The poster reproduces Matta-Clark's photomontage proposal for the work. A handsome example of this exceedingly uncommon item whose provenance derives from Holly Solomon - Matta-Clark's primary dealer during his lifetime who along with her husband Horace purchased the Humphrey Street residence for the artist's use - from the edition of two hundred and fifty copies BOLDLY SIGNED "Gordon Matta Clark" AND NUMBERED (118/250) in black ink on the recto showing some minor handling creases and small nicks along the edges. Inventory Number: 027181

(NARA, YOSHITOMO). Santa Monica Museum of Art. Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2000. First Edition. Oblong Folio. Printed Sheet. Exhibition Poster. As New.. One 11 ½ x 18" sheet printed offset recto and verso, machine-folded in fourths, 1 color illustration. This is the poster cum exhibition brochure issued for the Santa Monica Museum of Art's 2000 traveling Yoshitomo Nara retrospective entitled "Lullaby Supermarket." Folded as issued, one side reproduces one of the artist's sleeping puppies, with the other containing typographic details for the exhibition and the Museum's associated lectures and events. A brand new, most handsome example of this ephemeral item. Inventory Number: 027396

(OBAMA, BARACK) (JACK, LISA). M+B Gallery. Los Angeles: M+B Gallery, 2009. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 17 ½ x 11 ½" sheet printed offset recto only machine-folded in quarters to make 9 x 5 ¾", 1 b&w illustration. This is a poster for a 2009 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of Lisa Jack's photographs of a youthful Barack "Barry" Obama taken while both were students attending Eagle Rock's Occidental College. A bright, most handsome example of this ephemeral item featuring a jaunty image of the straw-hat wearing future president smiling and smoking a cigarette. Inventory Number: 027296

(OLDENBURG, CLAES). Oldenburg, Claes. Los Angeles: Margo Leavin Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine.. One 24 x 17 ½" sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration, machine-folded in fourths, as issued. This is the striking poster produced for the 1991 exibition of "20th Century Collage" organized by Los Angeles' Margo Leavin Gallery. The show featured ninety-one significant practitioner of the medium - from Kurt Schwitters to Edward Ruscha and Joseph Cornell to Richard Prince - and subsequently traveled to the Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, and the Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Nice, France. The image reproduced is Claes Oldenburg's 1961 ink and newspaper collage on paper entitled "Street Figure (Using Movie Section, with Manhole)". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item folded for mailing, as issued. Inventory Number: 026192

(ONO, YOKO) (LENNON, JOHN). Ono, Yoko. Paris: agnes b., 2003. Edition Not Stated. Oblong Small Folio. Printed Paper Sheet. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 11 x 17" sheet printed offset recto and verso, no illustration. This is the typographic artist multiple cum small poster published by the noted Parisian fashion designer and art patron agnes b. as a 2003 iteration of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's conceptual project, "Imagine Peace." A brand new, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 027334

(PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY). Peace and Freedom Party. Berkeley. ND (1968): Peace and Freedom Party. Edition Not Stated. Folio. Printed Sheet. Political Campaign Poster. Very Good -.. One 22 ½ x 17" sheet printed offset recto only, no illustrations. "In 1968, FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover vilified the Black Panthers as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the United States". So, imagine the generational divide for the country when Eldridge Cleaver, author of "Soul on Ice", Senior Editor of "Ramparts" Magazine, and Minister of Information of the Black Panther Party qualified for the ballot in some twenty states that same year as the Presidential candidate of the Peace and Freedom Party. Wrote "The New York Times" that November, "Running on a platform of immediate withdrawal from Vietnam and support of the Black liberation movement. Eldridge Cleaver can present the only electoral challenge to the discreditable politics of Nixon, Humphrey, and Wallace." Printed by union press workers at noted leftist press Berkeley Graphic Arts, this attention getting poster was used during 1968 to register California voters in support of the Peace and Freedom Party's Eldridge Cleaver For President / Peggy Terry for Vice-President ticket. A still bright, well-preserved flat vintage example of this bit of countercultural political history showing some light handling creases and a few minor brown stains along the top and bottom edges. Inventory Number: 027306

(REID, JAMIE). Reid, Jamie, Jon Savage & Jon Wozencroft. London, UK: Gallery Hamiltons, 1986. First Printing. Elephant Folio. Printed Paper Sheet. Exhibiton Poster. Very Good -.. One 39 x 26" poster silkscreened in colors on the recto and printed monochrome offset on the verso, machine folded in eighths and subsequently flattened, profusely illustrated. This is the vibrant day-glow poster produced in conjunction with a 1986 exhibition of works by renowned graphic designer and provocateur Jamie Reid held at London's Gallery Hamiltons. Invoking the Sex Pistols on the face, the rear is a mass of familiar Reid images interspersed with brief texts selected by Jon Savage and Jon Wozencroft. A most presentable example of the uncommon 1986 first printing - not to be confused with Reid's quartet of similar-looking restrikes editioned in 1997 - showing some wear and handling along the folds, pinholes at the four corners, and some age-toning to the rear. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 027141

(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen. Los Angeles: Allen Ruppersberg & Rosamund Felsen Gallery, 1979. First Printing. Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 22 x 14" sheet of heavy cardboard printed in monochrome offset on a coated surface recto only, 1 illustration. Designed by Allen Ruppersberg. This is the very cool poster cum artwork published in 1979 for the tenth anniversary celebration and recreation of Ruppersberg's 1969 installation, "Al's Café", at the Rosamund Felsen Gallery. Designed by Al, it was produced at The Colby Poster Company - the legendary Los Angeles commercial printer of boxing-style posters that collaborated with the noted Conceptual practitioner on his similarly fabricated cardboard artworks for over thirty years. The text reads in blue against a white background; "Al's Café / 1913 W. 6th St. Los Angeles / Best in Town / 1969 Gala Celebration 1979 / Rosamund Felsen Gallery / 669 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles" interspersed with linocut images of a cup of coffee, plate of doughnuts, slice of pie, and a satisfied diner. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon first and only printing of this cheerful artwork whose full page illustration appears on page 7 of "Allen Ruppersberg: One of Many - Origins and Variants") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Allen Ruppersberg" in ink across the face of the poster. Inventory Number: 027303

(RUPPERSBERG, ALLEN). Ruppersberg, Allen. Los Angeles: Allen Ruppersberg & Rosamund Felsen Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Folio. Printed Poster. Artist's Multiple. Fine.. One 22 x 14" sheet of heavy cardboard printed in monochrome offset on a coated surface recto only, 1 illustration. Designed by Allen Ruppersberg. This is the very cool poster cum artwork published in 1979 for the tenth anniversary celebration and recreation of Ruppersberg's 1969 installation, "Al's Café", at the Rosamund Felsen Gallery. Designed by Al, it was produced at The Colby Poster Company - the legendary Los Angeles commercial printer of boxing-style posters that collaborated with the noted Conceptual practitioner on his similarly fabricated cardboard artworks for over thirty years. The text reads in blue against a white background; "Al's Café / 1913 W. 6th St. Los Angeles / Best in Town / 1969 Gala Celebration 1979 / Rosamund Felsen Gallery / 669 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles" interspersed with linocut images of a cup of coffee, plate of doughnuts, slice of pie, and a satisfied diner. A brand new, most handsome example of the uncommon first and only printing of this cheerful artwork a full page illustration of which appears on page 7 of "Allen Ruppersberg: One of Many - Origins and Variants." Inventory Number: 027231

(TEMPLETON, ED) (HUCK MAGAZINE). Templeton, Ed. Huntington Beach, CA & London: Ed Templeton & TCOLondon Publishing, 2014. First Edition. Oblong Small Folio. Printed Poster. Event Poster. Fine.. One 11 x 17" heavy paper stock sheet printed color offset recto only, 1 color illustration. Designed by Ed Templeton. London-based "Huck" is the stylish international magazine devoted to radical culture. Their forty-fifth installment was guest-edited by artist, photographer, skate legend, and unique chronicler of Southern California, Ed Templeton. For an August 2nd, 2014 publication party for the issue held at Arcana, Ed created the artwork and hand-lettering for a limited edition promotional poster for the event. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item perfect for the Tempster completeist. Inventory Number: 027570

(TEMPLETON, ED) (POSTERZINE). Templeton, Ed & Kate Hollowood. NP (London): People of Print, 2020. First Edition. Elephant Folio. Printed Sheet. Photography Monographs. Fine.. One 47 x 33" sheet printed offset recto and verso, machine folded in eights (as issued) to make 11 ¾ x 8 ¼", profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Tom Sutcliffe. This sixty-fifth installment of London-based People of Print's monthly fold-out "Posterzine" is devoted all things Ed Templeton! It features an interview with "The Tempster" by Editor Kate Hollowood, a selection of the renowned skateboarder turned artist's photographs, drawings, and paintings, and a giant original poster commissioned especially for the issue. A brand new, most handsome example additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" in silver marker across the bottom edge of the poster image at our shop. ISSN 2059 7452 Inventory Number: 027568

(TEMPLETON, ED). Templeton, Ed, Aaron Rose & Arty Nelson. New York: Seems, 2011. First Edition 1/1000. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. As New.. 80pp + one 22 ½ x 22 ½" poster printed black and white on newsprint recto only, neatly folded in sixteenths as issued, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Teenage Kissers should be viewed as a historical volume. As we look at these photographs of young people exchanging awkward kisses we are reminded again of that wonderful uncomfortability that comes with the discovery of young sexuality. Not only do we all remember the feeling of that first clumsy teenage kiss, as mature viewers we can now look at the photos from afar and understand exactly where it's all going. Like its predecessor "Teenage Smokers", this is a perfect documentation of this feeling. The photographs are, in many ways, beyond innocence. They brim with humanity in its most raw form and remind us that although some of us have now grown up, we're still never so far from that first kiss. The basics of our sexual lives are reflected back to us in these images and no matter how many times we see it, it cannot be denied that there's a little "Teenage Kisser" in every one of us". A brand new, pristine example of the quickly sold out 2011 sequel to Ed's acclaimed "Teenage Smokers" limited to one thousand unnumbered copies additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ed Templeton" on the title page with the publisher's SIGNED poster of Ed's image of Deanna Templeton laid in still in the publisher's plastic pouch. 0-9825936-7-8 Inventory Number: 027518