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The oversize exhibition poster for an Ad Reinhardt exhibit at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Museum in April/June of 1985. Photo by Walter Rosenblum of Reinhardt, circa 1955, in his New York studio. Reinhardt died in 1967.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item #1236
Announcement for a planned Black Art & Fashion Show at Wadleigh Junior High School (P.S. 88) on May 3, 1969. As noted in the flyer, this show along with other similar events was planned to unite the local black community and help younger African American students develop their talents.
Condition: Good-, two half-ring coffee stains at top of page; faint soft creasing along top edge; smudging to printing at center; stamped "May 7 1969" at bottom of flyer.
Item #728
June 5-30, 1962 exhibition poster for the showing at Martha Jackson Gallery of Alex Katz's stage set used in a Kenneth Koch play. The set came about in an example of New York School collaboration. Koch, inspired by Larry Rivers' painting, George Washington Crossing the Delaware, wrote a one-act play of the same name. After seeing an Alex Katz exhibition of figures made of canvas and wood, Koch asked Katz to create the set for his play, which was later installed for viewing at Martha Jackson's gallery.
Condition: Very Good+.....
Item #759
A folded exhibition announcement/catalog plus invitation for Arman at the Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles in 1962. The announcement features an image of Arman's Alarm Clocks (Reveils), an assemblage of alarm clocks placed in a painted wooden box. The interior of the flyer lists the works included in the exhibition as well as a statement (in French) from Pierre Restany. Also included is a uniquely printed, black on clear mylar invitation to the preview opening on May 6, 1962. Arman is known for his sculptural accumulations and deconstructions/recompositions of mass-produced objects.....
Item #633
An original weekly concert flyer for Black Flag at the On Broadway club in San Francisco, and featuring the Raymond Pettibon scissors imagery from their "Everything Went Black" album from 1982. Also advertises a May 28 concert by the Minutemen and a June 10 concert with 7 Seconds, Social Unrest and others. With cribbed Pettibon images/flyers from other concerts down the right side.
Condition: Near Fine, light dogear to one corner.
Item #1158
An original concert poster for Black Flag plus the Meat Puppets and Portland band The Jackals at the Portland State University Ballroom on Saturday, April 28, 1984. With the Pettibon "My War" album imagery. The album was released right around the concert date.
Condition: Fair/Good, numerous pin/staple holes to poster (100 or more likely from being on a bulletin board); some small edge tears and some creasing to poster; residue/grease spot in top right.
Item #1159
An original exhibition poster for Alberto Burri's February 1960 exhibition at the Martha Jackson Gallery. This color offset poster pictures a detail image from a welded steel sheet metal piece. This exhibition occurred during a momentous time in the artist's career; in 1959 he won the Premio dell’Ariete in Milan and the UNESCO Prize at the São Paulo Biennial. In 1960, Burri was awarded third prize at the Carnegie International and his work was shown at the Venice Biennale that same year, where he was awarded the Critics’ Prize.
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Item #490
An oversize poster for a Carlo Scarpa exhibition at the Querini Stampalia Foundation in Venice from June 30-October 14, 1984 and sponsored by the City of Venice Department of Culture. Scarpa was commissioned in the early 1960s to restore parts of the Stampalia Foundation's historic 1868 building including interior, exterior and garden elements. The dates at the top of the poster refer to the year of birth (1906) and death (1978) of Scarpa. Carlo Scarpa was an Italian architect influenced by Venetian and Japanese architecture and known for a combintation.....
Item #1088
A collection of 41 Boston and Main Railroad photos taken in 1966 and 1967, with detailed location notes written on the backs of the photos, and stamped with the date and year taken. Photographer unknown. Generally taken in the areas of Troy and Lansingburg, New York on the Troy Branch of the railroad. The passenger train traveling from Boston to Troy, NY was named The Minuteman. The dates of operation for the B&M Railroad were 1836-1983. An example of the detail of the notes on the back of one photo reads: "Boston.....
Item #1246
A double-sided flyer promoting a one-hour employee walkout and rally at Columbia University in support of student demands, which included abolishing ROTC, war research and recruiting, opening up apartments held vacant and ending evictions in area apartment houses. The flyer is printed in English on one side and Spanish on the other and is stamped March 26, 1969.
Condition: Near Fine, mild toning; stamped "Mar 26, 1969" on one side.
Item #721
An original concert poster for the Dead Kennedys, Poison Idea and Crucifucks at Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon on October 16, 1984. Printed in orange and black ink on yellow paper stock.
Condition: Fair, numerous pin/staple holes to poster (50+); some edge nicks/tears and soft creasing to poster; a 1" chunk is missing at bottom left corner.
Item #1160
An original concert flyer for the the Dead Kennedys at the Farm in San Francisco on May 24, 1985. Also appearing: Subhumans U.K., Frightwig, Scream, The Breze!, and Sea Hags.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1153
The exhibition announcement card for "ALife: Shop" a pop-up project featuring 60 artists at Deitch Projects Gallery in New York City. The card mimics Andy Warhol's famous Campbell's soup can and inspiration for the art shop came from Keith Haring’s Pop Shop of the 1980s. Alife was/is a NYC collective and artist's agency. Some of the participating artists were Kaws, Brendan Fowler, Doze, Dynamo/Keith and Alisa Dynamo, Ed Templeton, Galaxia,HUGA/Green Lady, Neverstop/Caterina deCarlo, Ryan McGinness, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Tommy Guerrero, Toy Group 360, Twist and Young Kim.
Condition: Near Fine.....
Item #1288
The flyer for the February 7 to March 4, 1967 group exhibition at the Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, bringing artists from the New York outpost of the Dwan Gallery to the Los Angeles location. Artists in the exhibit included Sol LeWitt, Arakawa, Anastasi, Robert Smithson, Kenneth Snelson, Michael Steiner, Richard Baringer and Tom Doyle.
Condition: Near Fine, faint soft creasing at edges.
Item #433
An exhibition flyer on heavy cardstock for an October, 1960 Dwan Gallery Los Angeles group show including Jackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Robert Goodnough, Grace Hartigan, Larry Rivers and Paul Jenkins, among others. The exhibition featured a survey of notable abstract expressionist painters based in New York. The tri-fold flyer opens to list the names of each artist included in the exhibition.
Condition: Very Good+, minor rubbing to edge folds.
Item #634
A Dwan Gallery Los Angeles group show postcard for the June 1-27, 1964 exhibition featuring Arakawa, Charles Frazier, Edward Kienholz, Martial Raysse and Jean Tinguely.
Condition: Fine.
Item #493
An "operations and information" newsletter published by E.A.T. (Experiments in Art & Technology) in November of 1968. E.A.T. was co-founded in 1966 by engineers Billy Klüver and Fred Waldhauer and artists Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman, growing out of the 10-day festival of experimental performances 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering held at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York in the fall of 1966. A program of Technical Services was established to assist artists by matching them with engineers and scientists. E.A.T. saw itself as a catalyst for integrating new technology.....
Item #58
A circa 1968 form used by E.A.T. (Experiments in Art & Technology) allowing scientists and engineers to apply for membership, either as an associate or participating member. E.A.T. was co-founded in 1966 by engineers Billy Klüver and Fred Waldhauer and artists Robert Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman, growing out of the 10-day festival of experimental performances 9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering held at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York in the fall of 1966. A program of Technical Services was established to assist artists by matching them with engineers and scientists.....
Item #62
Diecut exhibition invite tri-folded as issued and mailed (no postmarked date). Published in connection with Allen Carter exhibition at the Renshaw Gallery at Linfield College, April 5-25.
Condition: Fine, 1 cm tear on middle left and a very slight crease in center that runs half way down the document.
Item #243
The opening of Arlene Schnitzer's Fountain Gallery in 1961 was a pivotal moment in Portland's art history, and its influence still resonates today. This flyer, designed by Dale Ott, advertises a group show for the gallery's one-year anniversary with 32 noteworthy Northwest artists including Mark Tobey, Carl and Hilda Morris, Louis Bunce, Robert Colescott and Michele Russo. Postmarked and with handwritten mailing label on verso, remnants of a gold circular mailing tab seal.
Condition: Near Fine, folded twice as issued.
Item #731
A fluorescent sticker printed with black type asking "What are you doing to Free Angela"? With the phone number of the New York Committee to Free Angela Davis, and a union printing bug.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item #1225
Flyer put out by the American Library Association's Task Force on Gay Liberation at its annual conference. One side of the flyer contains a program of events for the 1977 conference in Detroit. The other side summarizes the task force's accomplishments of the past 7 years and projects currently underway.
Condition: Very Good+, horizontal fold across middle.
Item #718
A poster for a Holly Woodlawn performance at the Continental Sauna, the gay bathhouse in the basement of New York’s Ansonia Hotel on West 56th Street, where Bette Midler gave some early performances. The Warhol superstar appeared in Warhol’s films Trash and Women in Revolt, and was the “Holly” in Lou Reed’s song Walk on the Wild Side.
Condition: Very Good, lower left corner crease, some edgewear to black border; edges of poster unevenly cut and possibly trimmed from a larger size.
Item #1099
Mimeographed flyer for illustrated lecture entitled: Portrait of the Artist As a Man presented by Henry Augustine Tate. Gotham Book Mart, now closed, was a legendary bookstore, writers' center, and literary salon. The James Joyce Society meetings were an important aspect of this bookstore's programing and its usual meeting place. The Society was founded in 1947, and is devoted to the life and works of the Irish author. The first member of the Society was T.S. Eliot.
Condition: Very Good, folded once in half.
Item #366
Exhibition document for James Lee Hansen's May-June 1966 exhibition at the legendary Fountain Gallery located in Portland, Oregon. The light brown cover which includes biographical information folds out and includes a large photograph of the artist working along with a list of works. Staple bound into the larger cover flyer is a small book of images of bronze sculptures included in the exhibition. The catalogue was designed by Dale Ott. This catalogue was mailed and includes a note in pencil near mailing address with the message "come say goodbye."
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Item #295
