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An original Keith Haring button from 1989 of a dancing figure with a flower for a head, 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 1989" printed on the edge of the button.
Condition: Very Good, some light rusting/oxidation to the circular edges on the back of button.
Item #1280
An original Keith Haring button from 1987 in turquoise and pink of a dancing figure with two bodies and one head, possibly sold at to the Pop Shop store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York. With a "USA" bug printed on the edge of the button.
Condition: Fine / Like New.
Item #1279
An original Keith Haring button from 1987 with a yellow bear face on it which he drew as a logo or mascot for the Gymnase du Bugnon, a school in Lausanne, France. With "Keith Haring + Gymnase du Bugnon" printed on the edge of the button.
Condition: Very Good, a white plastic circular band on the back of the button (meant to help the button retain its shape) is slightly dislodged and shrunken but does not affect the front of the button in any way.
Item #1278
An original Keith Haring "Fingers Crossed" button in red and black, possibly sold at to the Pop Shop store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York.
Condition: Very Good, some light rusting/oxidation to the circular edges on the back of button.
Item #1276
An original Keith Haring "Winged Devil" button in yellow and red, 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: Fine / Like New.
Item #1274
An original Keith Haring "Dancing and Barking Dog" button in purple and yellow, 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 1986" printed on the edge of the button.
Condition: Very Good, the purple color has bled slightly into the yellow.
Item #1273
An issue of David Moe's "Love Lights Erotic Art Newspaper" which featured poetry and illustrations against a background of neon printing. Including poems by Jack Hirschman and others, and with an ad on the cover for the "First Annual San Francisco Poetry Festival" in November of 1976.
Condition: Very Good, toning to news print.
Item #1268
The second printing (with light blue endpapers) of Lenore Kandel's book of four erotic (some might say pornographic) poems that was censored when it first was released, with copies confiscated by the police from City Lights Books in SF. Kandel was also one of the speakers at the famous Human Be-In in Golden Gate Park during 1967's "Summer of Love"
Condition: Fine.
Item #1266
A vintage poster by Portland graphic designer Steven Birch with the image of Malcolm X and the phrase "Fight the Power!". Inspiration likely came from the band Public Enemy, who were touring the states in 1988-1990 with the release of their albums "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back" and "Fear of a Black Planet". The song "Fight the Power" originally appeared on the soundtrack of Spike Lee's film "Do the Right Thing" and later on "Fear of a Black Planet". Printed on heavier, glossy paper stock.....
Item #1263
The poster for the Portland premiere of Spike Lee's 1992 film "Malcolm X" on November 17, 1992. The premiere was a benefit for the Urban League of Portland and was sponsored by Nike, Inc. Phyllis Yvonne Stickney of the film was in attendance, as was Ruby Dee, who appeared in Lee's "Do the Right Thing". The film starred Denzel Washington as Malcolm X. Printed on heavier, glossy paper stock. Poster design by Mike King.
Condition: Like New.
Item #1262
A concert poster for Iggy Pop with special guest Nash the Slash at the Pine Street Theater in Portland on November 17, 1982.
Condition: Good-, multiple pinholes and staple holes (80 or more, likely from being on a bulletin board); edgewear and some creasing along top edge with about 4-5 closed tears up to .5" along the top edge; some toning to paper around edges.
Item #1258
An early Portland punk flyer from 1978 featuring The Wipers and King Bee, with a plea on the poster to help save/pay the rent at the short-lived New Arts Center, which hosted punk shows in Portland for only about two months.
Condition: Near Fine, light toning to paper.
Item #1256
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.....
Item #1288
A very nice condition copy of the advance uncorrected proofs for John Gruen's authorized biography of Keith Haring. The book was released in 1991 about a year and a half after Haring's death.
Condition: Near Fine, some sunning/toning to text block and at page edges.
Item #1287
A collection of 35 monographs and publications on Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), spanning the long career of this iconic American architect and designer. Including rare and out-of-print early books and publications, plus contemporary retrospective exhibition monographs, single-issue dedicated or feature magazine publications, and a small collection of ephemera, including Taliesen items. An instant FLW Library! The collection includes: • Frank Lloyd Wright: On Architecture (Grosset & Dunlap, 1941 paperback) • Frank Lloyd Wright: The Natural House (Horizon Press, 1954 hardcover) • Monona Basin Project: Schematic Master Plan for the City.....
Item #1250
A wonderful collection of 18 pochoir-printed plates from the Paris fashion magazine, La Gazette du Bon Ton, dated from 1920-1922. Published by Les Éditions Lucien Vogel of Paris and The Field Press Ltd. of London. The magazine was published from 1912-1925 (with a hiatus during WWI) and featured exquisitely printed illustrations of the latest fashions using the pochoir printing process, in which stencils were created for the various spot colors and the plates hand-stenciled in vibrant inks - a precursor to silkscreen printing and achieving a similar effect. Fashion designers and.....
Item #1249
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
The Tuttle-designed poster for his Dallas Exercises exhibit at the Ugo Ferranti Gallery in Rome from December 14, 1979 to January 14, 1980. The gallery exhibited the greats of minimal and conceptual art from 1974-2014.
Condition: Near Fine.
Item #1234
An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still a mutli-page, black and white, XL oversized double-sided, fold-out one-sheet - plus additional inserted loose pages. A "24 hours-a-day" themed issue on the A-Z of non-stop New York. With articles on middle-of-the-night sidewalk shopping, 24-hour bagel options, beauty sleep, the city's best broken public clocks, gossip and more. Great design and with ads by Danceteria, Pyramid Club, Screaming Mimi's and Laurie Anderson's movie "Home of the Brave," among others.
Condition: Very Good+, some toning to paper.....
Item #1201
An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out double-sided one-sheet. A "world to go" themed issue with features on the multitude of ethnic influences on New York culture. Great design and with ads by Manolo Blahnik, Agnes B. and Ted Muehling, among others.
Condition: Very Good, some toning and light scuffing; bump to one corner.
Item #1200
An early issue of the influential NY style magazine, PAPER, when it was still an XL oversized, black and white, fold-out double-sided one-sheet. A "secret" themed issue with tips and hints about NY's cool places and other secret info such as how to petition the FBI to see if they have a file on you. Great design and with ads by Screaming Mimi's, Danceteria, Fiorucci and Pyramid Club, among others.
Condition: Very Good-, some toning along folds and to the two covers; additional vertical fold, some edgewear and light soiling.....
Item #1199
A postcard featuring Rick Griffin's artwork issued by his Berkeley Bonaparte poster company in the Bay Area, from the same period when he was also being commissioned to do work for Family Dog Productions and Bill Graham Presents.
Condition: Very Good, thumbtack hole and impression at center-top; previous owner's name written in blue pen on blank card back; light edgewear.
Item #1193
An original concert flyer for Roy Loney (formerly of the Flamin' Groovies) and the Phantom Movers, plus Eye Protection with Black Flag Opening! At the Temple in San Francisco on February 1, 1980. Loney, a much-loved and longtime member of the Bay Area music scene, and a trail blazer in early garage rock during the psychedelic era, died in December of 2019.
Condition: Fine.
Item #1156
An original concert flyer for Public Image, Ltd. with the Mutants and Pompeii 99 at the Hollywood Palladium on June 10, 1983. Also an early Goldenvoice poster, which promoted its first concert in 1981.
Condition: Near Fine, a few soft creases and surface dimples to flyer.
Item #1155
The postcard for The Doors, Lothar and the Hand People, and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band at The Family Dog in Denver (1601 West Evans Street), the rock club that presented many psychedelic bands during the short period it was open in 1967-1968. These concerts on September 29 & 30, 1967 occurred during the first month the club was open. Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began.....
Item #1146
