Artchie Strips: Andy Warhol in the Factory / Jane Fonda in the Max's Episode / Rolling Stones in the Metropolis.
Staten Island: Privately published by the author, 1970.
Item #SKB-15825
4to. Photographic comic book in stapled pictorial wraps. First and only edition. Cover features a collage by Artchie of Mick Jagger hitchhiking while floating in outer space, with the entire book devoted to Artchie's drawings and photo-collages. Artchie was an elusive figure in the Factory orbit. It appears he was Archie Dukeshire, short-lived husband of Jackie Curtis who was also featured in her play "Vain Victory" in 1971, and who reportedly died in a scuba accident shortly thereafter. The first of the three "strips" is set in Warhol's Factory where Warhol and Brigid Berlin are featured prominently. The sequence opens with Artchie riding the Staten Island Ferry musing to himself when he gets the inspiration to use telepathy to transport himself to "a loft known as the Factory pulse central of the Andy Warhol World---what's ever happening that day---talk interviews super stars screening of movies and general nonsense....Any way I am here with my camera & tape." The story continues with Artchie meeting Brigid Berlin and Andy Warhol who, camera in hand, says "Why don't you get nude and I'll take some photos of you." Artchie then documents, utilizing photo-collage, the escapades surrounding Andy's Polaroid photo shoot involving Gerard Malanga, Bridgid Polk, and Artchie himself in various scenarios that evolve into a montage of nude photos of Artchie and Brigid. The second strip is devoted to Jane Fonda's visit to Max's Kansas City and features photos of her, Roger Vadim, Candy Darling (Warhol Superstar), and Eric Love in the famous back room at Max's. The final section is devoted to the Rolling Stones, revealing them in conversation at their Plaza Hotel suite and backstage at Madison Square Garden before their concert there, including photos of them on stage. A charming, entertaining, and little-known Warhol-related publication with a distinct DIY vibe, reflecting the Factory scene and the NYC avant-garde of the period. Long corner crease to front cover, both sides show some handling impressions and some modest wear and creasing, the pages are perfect, very good. Rare. No copies on OCLC and the only other copy we handled was 15 years ago.
Price: $1,250.00