n.p.:n.p., [1980]. Two-and-a-third pages on three quarto sheets. Postmarked Marina Del Rey, January 16, 1980. Kruger attempts to clarify details about an article that she submitted for Cover #3, and responds to Judith's suggestions about the piece. Kruger remarks: "I am unaware as to the deadline of Cover #3 and... More about Autograph Letter Signed to Judith Aminoff, editor of Cover magazine
Berlin: Realismus Studio, 1991. The covers feature multiple b&w reproductions of Kruger's famous "Your Body is a Battleground" poster. The inside of the card has black text (in German) printed against a red background. Fine (4" x 8.25"). More about Folding announcement card for Kruger's 1991 show at the Realismus Studio in Berlin
NY: Mary Boone, 1997. The front of the card shows a photo of Eleanor Roosevelt with the words "Not Ugly Enough" and the back features a photo of Malcolm X with the words "Not Angry Enough." Printed glassine insert laid-in stating that this invite is for the opening night party... More about Folding invitation for the opening night of Barbara Kruger's 1997 show at the Mary Boone Gallery...
NY: Public Art Fund, 1991. The front of the card prints photographs of three bus shelters with posters by Kruger and gives their locations. Included is a 4-page press release from the Public Art Fund discussing the project---two pages reproduce Kruger's posters. Fine (5" x 9.25"). More about Large announcement card from the Public Art Fund giving the location of Kruger's posters...
NY: Public Art Fund/Whitney Museum, 2000. Prints color photos of Kruger's billboards, buses, and large scale works around NYC. Published to coincide with the "Barabara Kruger" retrospective at the Whitney. Included is a press release on Whitney Museum letterhead. Fine (5" x 5" folded). More about Multi-folded brochure from The Public Art Fund titled "Barbara Kruger: Big Picture"
NY: Guggenheim Museum, 1980. Large Guggenheim label pasted to verso describing this 1980 work as a "photostat and collage on paper from the collection of the artist." It was exhibited at Guggenheim's "19 Artists---Emergent Americans: 1981 Exxon National Exhibition." James Dee was a prominent photographer of art who documented the... More about Original photograph by James Dee documenting Kruger's early work, "Trance"
NY: The Public Theater, 1990. A dynamic design featuring an image of a child placing their hand in the mouth of the distorted head of a statue. Lists the participants at this event that included Eric Bogosian, Annie Sprinkle, Allen Ginsberg, Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, and The Guerrilla Girls, among... More about Poster designed by Kruger for the 1990 event "Franklin Furnace Fights for First Amendment...
n.p.: Privately produced, ca. 1989. Mantegna was an Italian-born photographer who was a member of The Living Theater in the '60s. Fine (5" x 3.5"). The pair:. More about Two color photographs by Gianfranco Mantegna documenting Kruger's "We need health care and...
London & Basel: Institute of Contemporary Arts / Kunsthalle, 1983. 4to. A terrific catalog for Kruger's first major exhibition in Europe that traveled to several locations. Almost entirely devoted to dynamic full-page reproductions of Kruger's work, with supplementary essays by Craig Owens and Jane Weinstock, among others. Includes an exhibition... More about We Won't Play Nature to Your Culture
NY: Birth Press, 1963. Pamphlet. First edition. Published as Pedantic Pamphlet No. 3. Fine (couple of minute marks to cover). More about The Christine Keeler Colouring Book: A Cautionary Tale
NY: Birth Press, 1962. Narrow 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Published as Pedantic Pamphlet No. 2. Pages toned as usual, else near fine. More about Sex & War
Tokyo: Dai San Shokan, 1980. 8vo. Softbound in illustrated wraps with French flaps. First edition. A nice collection of photos documenting Japanese biker gangs. Stunning and very inventive typography and graphic design that must be seen to be appreciated. Minor wear to spine extremities, else a bright, near fine copy. Scarce. More about The Bosozoqu
Enschede: Kunstzaal Enschedese Kunstenaarssocieteit, 1968. Square 8vo. Catalog for this important early exhibition of Kusama's work at the Kunstzaal Enschedese Kunstenaarssocieteit. The back cover features a magenta photo of Kusama naked, with polka dots affixed to her body, posing on top of one of her textile works. Inside are photographs... More about Yayoi Kusama / Paul Damaste
[SF]: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Pamphlet. First edition. Texts advocating the legalization of drugs by Lamantia and Artaud. Cover photographs by Wallace Berman of Lamantia injecting a syringe into his arm. One of Berman's earliest book covers (if not the first). A fine, fresh copy without the usual soiling and discoloration... More about Narcotica
n.p.:n.p., [1951]. Offprint from the Dec. 1951 issue of the Journal of Personality. First separate printing of one of the earliest psychology papers authored or co-authored by Leary. The text reproduces two of the charts that Leary devised for measuring personality traits. These charts were widely used for many years..... More about The Interpersonal Dimension of Personality
LA: J. P. Tarcher, 1983. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Superb presentation copy inscribed as a birthday gift to longtime friend, Allen Ginsberg: "To Allen, a birthday present with love & gratitude Timothy Leary." On the same page as the inscription Ginsberg has written: "Allen Ginsberg skimmed thru w/notes... More about Flashbacks: An Autobiography
n.p.: Peace Press, 1979. 4to. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition. Boldly inscribed by Leary taking up the entire inside front cover. Very near fine and unread (acidic paper slightly toned at edges as usual). More about The Game of Life
LA: Falcon Press, 1987. Softbound. Later printing. A revised edition of Exo-Psychology. Signed by Leary. Near fine. More about Info-Psychology
n.p.:n.p., [1963]. Offprint from the Dec. 1963 issue of The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. First separate printing, one of a small number of copies for the author's use. Detailed early account of Leary's pioneering experiments with hallucinogenic mushrooms at Harvard. The first research where the drug was given..... More about ''Reactions to Psilocybin Administered in a Supportive Environment.''
NY: Dial Press, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Illustrated by Tom Feelings. "The ancestry of any black American can be traced to a bill of sale and no further." Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More about To Be a Slave
NY: Multiples,1970. Single cardstock sheet printing 10 small b&w photos of a naked female torso, enclosed in a printed envelope. This humorous homage to Eadweard Muybridge's Human Locomotion studies was LeWitt's contribution to Multiples' "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970, but is here offered separately. Fine (5 1/8" x 12 3/8"). Scarce. More about Schematic Drawing for Muybridge II
Cincinatti: Contemporary Arts Center, 1967. Oblong 8vo. 8pp. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog for Lichtenstein's 1967 show at the Contemporary Arts Center. Color cover illustration by Lichtenstein with text by Larrence Alloway. Illustrated throughout. Fine. More about Roy Lichtenstein
SF: Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library, 1974. Twelve folding notecards featuring rare graphics of opium smokers and other drug images from the 19th Century and earlier. The wrap-around band is lacking. Fine. More about Complete set of Ludlow Library drug-themed notecards
n.p.:n.p., [1951]. This handmade announcement is for the production of "Four Plays" that were performed at the Beck's NYC apartment from August 15-20, 1951 (only 20 people were invited to each performance). The plays were: "Childish Jokes: or Crying Backstage" by Paul Goodman, "Ladies Voices" by Gertrude Stein, "He Who... More about Original collage announcing the very first performance by The Living Theatre
Providence, RI: Model(?)Art Co., 1958. Beat-era marijuana spoof item: "Marri-Warner Tobacco Co. Old Reefer Unfiltered Cigarettes A Blend of Selected Leaves and Processed Poppy." Also states: "The Smoke That Sends You" and "Fly High With Old Reefer." This brand "sold only to undiscriminating smokers" promises to give you "happy dream... More about Spoof matchbook cover advertising ''Old Reefer Unfiltered Cigarettes.''