A handsomely lithographed exhibition poster for the 1958 exhibition in Paris, "Dutch Art Since Van Gogh," at the Musée National D'art Moderne in Paris, and featuring an image of an artwork by Piet Mondrian. The museum is still in existence and houses the second largest collection of modern and contemporary in the world (after MoMA New York), and is now located within the Centre Pompidou. Finely printed by Les Presses Artistiques, Paris. Poster text in French.

Condition: Very Good to Near Fine; light toning to paper slightly more pronounced along.....
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An original albumen photographic print attributed to Pascal Sébah, circa 1880. The title, "Ascent of Pyramids," is hand written in pencil in the lower left but the photo is unsigned. The attribution comes from the existence of a similar signed “P. Sébah” photograph of a veiled Turkish woman whom appears in one of the photographs acquired along with this photo, wearing the same dress, jewelry, and veil in both photos. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was one of the important professional photographers of his time in the Ottoman Empire, and served the.....
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An original albumen photographic print attributed to Pascal Sébah, circa 1880. The title, "Hotel du Nil," is hand written in pencil in the lower left but the photo is unsigned. The attribution comes from the existence of a similar signed “P. Sébah” photograph of a veiled Turkish woman whom appears in one of the photographs acquired along with this photo, wearing the same dress, jewelry, and veil in both photos. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was one of the important professional photographers of his time in the Ottoman Empire, and served the.....
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The 1964 revised edition of R. Klengston Rude's large pictorial map of Frontier Alaska, commissioned to celebrate Alaska becoming the 49th state in 1959. With historical events from 1741 to its statehood flanking either side, the map is densely packed with depictions of the state's abundant wildlife, marine life, flora, fauna, industries, highways (proposed and existing) and representations of native inhabitants. With a large totem pole illustrated at center right, a brown bear scratching at its base. A lovely and detailed map, richly printed in blue, green and amber colors.....
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A fun collection of interior design paintings/drawings circa 1930s. Artist unknown, these examples were possibly created by an interior designer to propose interior remodeling ideas and scenarios to clients. On "Chimatco Illustration Board" that was manufactured by the Chicago Cardboard Company. Skillfully rendered, with some nice details such as the wallpaper patterns, wood wall relief, recessed bench molding, mirrors, windows, and furniture and drape details. Choose Priority Mail at checkout.

Condition: Very Good; some scuffs, rubbing and dents to a few surfaces; light edge and corner wear; some edges slightly.....
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A collection of 24 counterculture buttons from the 1960s-1970s on the themes of drugs, LSD/acid, counterculture, peace and anti-war. Slogans and statements include "God is Alive in a Sugar Cube," Make Love, Not War," "Beware of Modern Hippies," and "Melts in Your Mind, Not in Your Hand." All buttons are vintage and original from the period, not contemporary reproductions. Most appear to be from the 1960s, although many are undated and of course LSD buttons would have no accreditation due to the drug's illegality. The "Om Mani Padme Humi" button.....
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An original Keith Haring button with an orange figure astride a joyous white dolphin on a light blue background, possibly sold at to the Pop Shop store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York. With "© K. Haring (date)" printed on the edge of the button. The date printed on the edge is unreadable as it is half under the fold of the backing, but it appear to be either 1986, 1988 or 1989.

Condition: Very Good+, light oxidation to back of.....
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An original Pop Shop button in black and white from the store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York. Haring also opened a Pop Shop in Tokyo in 1987. With "© K. Haring 1986"" printed on the edge of the button.

Condition: Very Good, some wear/oxidation to back of button.
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An original Keith Haring "Dancing and Barking Dog" button in orange and green, possibly sold at to the Pop Shop store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York. With "© K. Haring 1988" printed on the edge of the button.

Condition: Near Fine.
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The flyer for Smithson's February 1-27, 1969 exhibit at Dwan Gallery, New York. One side is printed with the exhibition dates and venue, the other with a sliver of a map running from Mono Lake, California to New York City, the "site" and "nonsite" for the work. Smithson, Michael Heizer and Nancy Holt traveled to Mono Lake in July 1968 and filmed their visit. Holt and Smithson originally planned to edit the footage together, but the film was put aside until 2004 when it was edited by Holt for the.....
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The exhibition/event poster for the Deitch Projects exhibition "Session: The Bowl" that took place from December 14, 2002 to February 15, 2003 at 18 Wooster Street in New York. The central element was a giant, empty wooden swimming-pool sculpture and skateboard bowl created by Simparch and placed in the middle of the gallery. The viewer approached the skate bowl sculpture from the underside, and a stairway led to the upper level. An exhibition of new painting, drawing, photography, and video by 33 artists associated with skateboard and street culture was.....
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The exhibition poster for Helen Frankenthaler's April 6-25, 1968 exhibit at the André Emmerich Gallery in New York. Hand addressed by Frankenthaler to the one of the most influential curators of modern American art, Dorothy MiIler of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Miller was MoMA's first professionally trained curator and from 1942 to 1963 organized the important series of "Americans" exhibitions, introducing a total of 90 American artists to the public, many of whom went on to become the great artists of the 20th Century. Miller also curated the influential.....
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Steven Leiber's bookseller's poster/catalog No. 51, released for the 2010 NY Art Book Fair, mimicing the design for Experiments in Art & Technology's "9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering" from 1966 (see the original E.A.T. poster in our listing for the E.A.T. Archive of items listed on our website). Leiber, a Bay Area dealer who championed artists' ephemera, produced famous catalogs that smartly payed homage via appropriation to moments, works or artists in contemporary art history such as Ruscha, Fluxus, Dada, conceptual art and other genres. The back side of the.....
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