The Prophet And Other Paintings by Alvin Hollingsworth

ALVIN HOLLINGSWORTH first attracted widespread critical acclaim with this exhibition, The Prophet Series, that went from the Harbor Gallery, Long Island to the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1970. Romare Bearden positively reviewed the exhibition in the October 17, 1970 issue of the New York Amsterdam News. In a 1971 Ebony magazine interview, Hollingsworth said, "I have always felt that Christ was a Black man," and said the subject represented a "philosophical symbol of any of the modern prophets who have been trying to show us the right way. To me, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are such prophets."

Rare Catalogue for the Prophet Series Exhibition, published by the Harbor Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1970. First Edition. Softcover, dark yellow textured card covers with black printing and tipped on color plate, 9" x 6", side staple bound, 12 unnumbered pages including covers, illustrated with 7 b&w photographs of Hollingsworth's paintings and a b&w photographic portrait of the artist. NEAR FINE Condition: tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Scarce, only 11 copies in OCLC collections worldwide.

ALVIN C. HOLLINGSWORTH (1928-2000) Leading African American fine artist, trail blazing Black comic artist, painter, illustrator, abstract expressionist, best known for his paintings relating to civil rights issues, the experience of Blacks within the urban landscape, Black women's rights, jazz, spirituality, and dance. Founding member with Romare Bearden of the Spiral Group of African American artists who linked their creative expression to social justice, other prominent members included Charles Alston, Emma Amos, Earl Miller, Norman Lewis, Hale Woodruff, Richard Mayhew, and Reginald Gammon. As early as 1945 he was illustrating comic books for various publishers including Cat Man Comics, which were issued under his name and pseudonyms, by the early 1950's he successfully created his own nationally syndicated comic.

RAMSESS an AFRICAN-AMERICAN, LEIMERT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD of LOS ANGELES BASED, ARTIST. Lot of ELEVEN of his ORIGINAL, SELF-PRODUCED, JAZZ CALENDARS (including two duplicates). The Jazz Calendars measure 24x11 inches and have metal spiral bindings at the top. Each inner monthly page has a beautiful drawing of a Jazz musician or singer, mostly in b&w. Cover page drawings are in color. Calendar pages are printed on one side only, each suitable for framing imho. Every drawing in the calendars is unique (i.e. no drawings are repeated year to year). The calendars are UNUSED and in NEAR FINE condition, with perhaps just a touch of corner tip and/or spiral wear to a few. These RAMSESS JAZZ CALENDARS are collectible printed artworks. Though limitation is not stated it is known that these were all printed in limited numbers. SIX of the calendars are SIGNED by RAMSESS on the front cover, some somewhat obscurely with pen, some boldly with black marker; most are also DATED. The eleven calendars are for the years: 2002 (signed and dated 2001 at the bottom, above the printed name of Lester Young); 2003 (signed and dated 2002 at the bottom, just above the printed date of 2003); 2004 (signed and dated 2003 at the bottom white area); 2005 (signed and dated 2004 in the bottom area of the blue jacket image); 2007 Two Copies (ONE copy is signed along the white side margin); 2008 Two Copies (ONE copy is signed along the at the bottom); 2009, 2010, 2012. (The dated copies are each dated in the year prior to the year of the calendar because calendars are always printed well before the year they are marking.) Kisasi Ramsess, known as RAMSESS, was part of the revival, and has become part of the heart and soul, of the Leimert Park area of Los Angeles. Leimert Park has, over the years, become the L.A. center of both historical and contemporary African-American art, music, and culture. From the Estate of Albert Birdsong and Barbara Ruth Richardson Birdsong, of Benicia, California. Barbara Birdsong outlived her husband and died in 2018. She was originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. The Birdsongs had an interesting gathering of African American literature and ephemera. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: These 11 large format calendars are heavy and will be expensive to ship Internationally, requiring substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

A rare and forgotten artifact of early 20th century postcard printing. This original black & white 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition Key Plate photograph is mounted on cardboard, measures 9.75" x 6.75" and features unique hand painted alterations and additions. Used as the Key Plate for printing a well known chromolithographed architectural postcard of the Utah State Building. The photograph was taken by the Cardinel-Vincent Company, official PPIE Photographers. Hand painted and retouched by production staff at the San Francisco postcard empire of Edward H. Mitchell's Souvenir Publishing Company & Pacific Novelty Company. The hand painted details include: title lettered by hand; postcard series number painted in; American flags painted; sky darkened; clouds hand painted; man with top hat, walking stick and shadow painted in; woman ascending stairs with shadow painted in; shadows and perspective accentuated; and painted crop marks. VERY GOOD Condition: light foxing, a thin horizontal crack/line in the paint, cardboard is slightly bowed, otherwise an excellent and historic deltiology piece. See photos for an image of the chromolithographed Utah Building postcard (not included).

RICHARD PRINCE: TELLING STORIES (with digressions).

Hard-to-find catalog for the Richard Prince exhibition that took place at the Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, from November 10, 2012 to January 13, 2013.

Softcovers, small square format, 6x6 inches (15x15 cm), 48 pages. Illustrated with 12 photographic images of items in the exhibition, each on its own page.

NEAR FINE condition, smooth spine, sharp cornered, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Looks and feels barely used, if at all.

From the Gallery: "Vancouver based Richard E. Prince works in three dimensions, espousing a bricoleur aesthetic and working method. The exhibition features a group of new works that are three dimensional pieces, with some on wheels. Often his works have narrative aspects, and moving parts, and seem light hearted in tone. Upon closer looking, however, darker and deeper themes may emerge. Prince seems to ponder metaphysics and the what-makes-things-tick aspect of life on our planet. Richard E. Prince was born in British Columbia and has exhibited across the country since his first solo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1972."

1942-1944 / MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD. ROGER SHIMOMURA, ARTIST'S BOOK.

TEN HAND PAINTED AND HAND PRINTED COLOR LITHOGRAPHS in a HANDMADE BOOK - EDITION OF 30.

SIGNED, NUMBERED and DATED by the ARTIST, ROGER SHIMOMURA, on the Colophon Page (the last page). This is Copy #4 of 30.

The ten color lithographs are printed on 10x12 inch Somerset, Soft White and Japanese Goyu paper, the images are 7x10 inches.

Published by the Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York City and The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Sundland Park, New Mexico, 1999.

From the Colophon Page: "This book of lithographs by Roger Shimomura is a co-publication project of the Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York City and The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Sundland Park, New Mexico. The images are derived from a series of paintings about the artist's experience as a child in Minidoka Concentration Camp in Hunt, Idaho, during World War II. The key line images were drawn by the artist on mylar and exposed to positive working plates. The color plates were hand painted under the artist's direction...The prints were hand printed by Michael Sims at The Lawrence Lithography Workshop on a direct pressure flatbed press...The binding and cover assembly were done by Priscilla Spitler at Hands on Bookbinding in Smithville, Texas. There are 30 books in the edition."

Artist's Statement: "Because I was so young at the time, the memories I have are very few, but those that I have maintained are still quite vivid. This series of works represents nearly all of those memories, that is, all of them except for one. As wonderful as it had seemed to live close to most of my friends and relatives, I remember never fully understanding exactly why we moved, and wondering if we were ever going to go back home."

When originally published in 1999 the book was priced at $8,000.

Condition: There is a bump to the bottom of the spine affecting the bottom blank spine corner of the inner pages, and a slight bump to the top of the spine only affecting that corner of a few preliminary pages. Otherwise bright, brilliant, and very scarce.

ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PUBLISHED WORKS ON EAST-ASIAN CERAMICS.

SEKAI TOJI ZENSHU - CATALOGUE OF WORLD'S CERAMICS. Edited by Fujio Koyama, Sakutaro Tanaka, Ryoichi Fujioka, Tadanari Mitsuoka, and Seiichi Mizuno.

FOURTEEN VOLUMES, No. 1 - No. 14.

Published by The Zauho Press & The Kawade Shobo, [Tokyo, Japan], 1955 - 1958.

Fourteen Hardcover Books, cloth covered boards, front covers blind embossed with a floral design, 8.5x12 inches, approximately 280 pages per book. No slipcases.

Each volume is ILLUSTRATED with approximately 140 PAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES in b&w and color, plus approximately 140 pages of text RICHLY ILLUSTRATED with numerous in-text b&w photographs and drawings.

Text in Japanese. However, an English language pamphlet is laid-into each Volume except Volumes 4 and 13, that provides a Table-of-Contents, Introduction, Descriptions of the Colour Plates, and Descriptions of the Monochrome Plates.

ASSOCIATION COPY: This set was previously owned by WINFIELD SCOTT WELLINGTON, b.1897 d.1979, with his bold and florid signature on the front pastedown of volumes 2-9. Wellington was a noted San Francisco Bay Area Architect, Museum Director, Artist, and Professor of Decorative Arts at UC Berkeley. He was also a noted collector of ceramics.

Each volume covers a different period in East-Asian Ceramic History:

(1) Japan: Pre-Historic, Proto-Historic and Early Historic Periods. (2) Japan: Ceramics in the Nara to Muromachi Periods. (3) Japan: Ceramics in the Momoyama period. (4) Japan Ceramics in the Edo Period (part I).

(5) Japan: Ceramics in the Edo period (part II). (6) The Edo period (part III). (7) Tea Ceremony Implements. (8) From Ancient China to Six Dynasties. (9) China: Sui and Tang Dynasties. (10) China: Sung and Liao Dynasties. (11) China: Yuan and Ming Dynasties. (12) China: Ch'ing Dynasty and Annamese and Thai Ceramics. (13) Korea: Pre-Koryo and Koryo Periods. (14) Korean Ceramics in the Li Dynasty.

Volumes 15 and 16 which ARE NOT part of this set, were the only volumes not related to East-Asian ceramics. Volume 15 is on the ceramics of "Europe & Others" and. Volume 16 is on Contemporary Ceramics (mainly non-Asian). As a collector of indigenous East-Asian ceramics perhaps this is why Professor Winfield Scott Wellington was not interested in those last two works.

CONDITION: Volume 1 is in GOOD condition: The back cover of has the ghost of a large sticker that was removed, the front and rear covers have some small stains, and there is a bump to the top of the spine; internally, there is some waviness to the bottom margin of the first few pages, and there are small rust stains and light offsetting to the rear endpapers from the laid-in English language booklet, otherwise the book is tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

VOLUMES 2-14 are in VERY GOOD condition, just a bit of soiling to some of the covers; tissue guards have been removed from most of the frontispieces, else tight, bright, clear, clean and unmarked.

ALL THE PLATES (1800+ in the 14 volume set) are brilliant.

A couple of the laid-in booklets are wavy, and a couple have pulled from their staples but are complete.

Considered to be one of the most extensive published works on East-Asian ceramics.

About WINFIELD SCOTT WELLINGTON (from the University of California "In Memoriam" website):

******Winfield Scott Wellington, b.1897 d.1979, was an architect, collector, and esteemed Professor of Design at the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at Berkeley from 1937 until his retirement in 1965. He had a "hands on" approach in his teaching, his popular classes in materials required students to examine and handle the beautiful objects from his ever expanding personal collection. He was chairman of the U.C. Berkeley Art Gallery from 1946 to 1962.******

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This 14 Volume set is very heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges.

Seven Nathan Oliveira art exhibition catalogs. Softcovers, various sizes and pagination. They are lovingly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by NATHAN OLIVEIRA to his close friends MARGOT & JAMES SCHEVILL. Six are inscribed on the title page or front endpaper, one has a laid-in inscribed postcard.

GOOD Condition: All the catalogs have some soiling to the covers, two have a sunned spine, one, Turomaquia, has a half-dollar size old grease stain to the front cover; internally all are tight, bright, clean and clear. A nice set.

Both James Schevill and Margot Schevill, to whom the catalogs were inscribed, led very interesting lives.

James Erwin Schevill, b.1920 d.2009, was an American poet, critic, playwright and professor at San Francisco State University and Brown University, and the recipient of Guggenheim and Ford Foundation fellowships. In a 1950 letter to Robert Sproul, the president of the University of California, he refused to sign a loyalty oath, at the time a prerequisite to becoming an instructor at UC Berkeley. - Wikipedia.

Margot Blum Schevill, b.1934 d.2024, was a talented musician and scholar. In 1972 she graduated from Brown University's first women's class. Margot was an opera singer in San Francisco during the 1950s and 60s, performing with orchestras. She founded the New Music Ensemble at Brown University. In the 1980s, she transitioned to anthropology, focusing on indigenous textiles and curating exhibitions. - S.F. Chronicle Obituary

You can read much more about the Schevills on the Internet.

SHOWA SHASHIN ZENSHIGOTO (PHOTOGRAPHY of the SHOWA ERA).

15 MONOGRAPHS presenting the work of 15 noted JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHERS of the Showa Era 1926-1989. A complete set of this important Japanese photography monograph series.

Published by Asahi Shimbun Sha, Tokyo, Japan, 1982-1984. First editions. TEXT in JAPANESE.

15 volumes. Softcovers / Wrappers with pictorial dustjackets, 9.5 x 11.75 inches (24 x 29.5 cm), approximately 125-150 pages per volume. Original obi bands are on 14 of the 15 monographs. FULLY ILLUSTRATED with b&w and color photographs.

The 15 monographs are:

Monograph (Series) 1: Shotaro AKIYAMA. Monograph (Series) 2: Yoshikazu SHIRAKAWA. Monograph (Series) 3: Tadahiko HAYASHI. Monograph (Series) 4: Shoji OTAKE. Monograph (Series) 5: Ken DOMON. Monograph (Series) 6: Yoichi MIDORIKAWA. Monograph (Series) 7: Jun MIKI. Monograph (Series) 8: Masaya NAKAMURA. Monograph (Series) 9: Ikko NARAHARA. Monograph (Series) 10: Shoji UEDA. Monograph (Series) 11: Shiro SHIRAHARA. Monograph (Series) 12: Takamasa INAMURA. Monograph (Series) 13: Shinzo MAEDA. Monograph (Series) 14: Taikichi IRIE. Monograph (Series) 15: Shomei TOMATSU.

CONDITION: The issues and their dustjackets are all in VERY GOOD condition, the inner hinge of a few issues has split where the issues were over-opened but the signatures are sewn bound and always holding well; otherwise the issues are bright, clean, clear and unmarked. The obi bands are all in GOOD condition, with some general wear and a few creases and closed tears here and there; one obi band is lacking as noted above. Overall a lovely, complete set.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This collection of 15 monographs is very heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

DAISY WITH ALL THE PETALS YES / Two Heads Really Are Better Than One / Yes. Yes. Yes. / Art D'Eglise by SISTER MARY CORITA KENT

Published by Immaculate Heart College, Los Angeles, CA, 1966. First edition, softcover, illustrated wrappers, side staple bound, 11.25" x 8.5", 32 pages, off-set printed, profusely illustrated in black & white and color, edition size unknown. A promotional booklet by and about Sister Corita, her art, prints and serigraphs with contributions from various authors including poet Robert Lowell and artist Ben Shahn. GOOD Condition: covers have light foxing and some staining, corner-tip, spine edge wear but remain bright. Internally, the staples are oxidized but holding well, otherwise the inner pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A respectable copy of this uncommon Sister Corita Artist Monograph.

Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986) was the most controversial nun of the 1960s and is one of the most famous Graphic Artists in America. A Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she ran the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles until 1968 when she left the Order to pursue her art.

THE FLORIST AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL, a Monthly Magazine of Horticulture, Agriculture, Botany, Agricultural Chemistry. Edited by H. C. Hanson. VOLUMES I and III.

TWO BOUND BOOKS containing Issues from the FLORIST AND HORTICULTURE JOURNAL VOLUMES I, II and III. With numerous HAND-COLORED PLATES.

Two Hardcover Books, leather spines and corners with marbled paper covered boards, spines titled in gilt, marbled page edges, marbled endpapers, 6.5x9.5 inches (16x23.5 cm). Pagination by issue. The spines of the two books are titled Volume I and Volume III, though Volume I actually contains issues from Volume I and II, and neither of the Volumes contain a complete run of the year's issues. It appears that the books were bound with the previous owner's favorite issues.

PHILADELPHIA: Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1852, 1853 and 1854.

The gorgeous plates are what make these works rare and wonderful. As the Publisher writes on the last page of Volume III: "Our Plates are unsurpassed. There is not a work of the kind published in London whose plates are more beautifully executed, certainly not in this country. There are in the Volume just furnished [Volume III], COUNTING EACH DOUBLE PLATE AS TWO, THIRTEEN PLATES, all colored, and of most beautiful subjects. The paper on which the Florist is printed is much superior to that generally for magazines: it is made for us at one of the best mills in the country..."

PLATES INCLUDED IN THE TWO VOLUMES:

VOLUME I (containing issues from Volume I and Volume II) has TWELVE HAND COLORED PLATES (10 single page plates, and 1 double page plate which the Publisher counts as 2).

VOLUME III: Contains TEN HAND COLORED PLATES (of the THIRTEEN called for), (4 single page plates, and 3 double page plates which the Publisher counts as 6)

The ISSUES in the book titled VOLUME I (containing issues from V.I and V.II), published in 1852 and 1853, are: V.I N.2 TWO PLATES + pgs 33-64; V.1 N.4 ONE PLATE + pgs 97-128; V.I N.6 pgs 127-192; V.II N.3 ONE PLATE + pgs 65-96; V.II N.4 ONE PLATE + pgs 97-128; V.II N.6 ONE PLATE + pgs 161-192; V.II N.7 ONE PLATE + pgs 193-224; V.II N.8 pgs 218-256 (Publisher's incorrect pagination); V.II N.9 ONE DOUBLE PAGE PLATE (which the Publisher counts as TWO) + pgs 257-288; V.II N.10 ONE PLATE + pgs 289-320; V.II N.11 pgs 321-352; and V.II N.12 TWO PLATES + pgs 354-388. The title page for the hardbound Volume II and the Index are bound in at the rear, pages numbered 389-392.

The hardbound VOLUME III has its overall title page, stating Publisher and the date 1854, but the title pages of the bound-in issues do not show their individual issue numbers or months of publication as did the issues of Volume I and II. The pagination of the issues in Volume III Is: iv; ONE PLATE + pgs 33-64; ONE DOUBLE PAGE PLATE (which the Publisher counts as TWO) + pgs 97-128; ONE DOUBLE PAGE PLATE (which the Publisher counts as TWO) + pgs 97-128; pgs 193-224; ONE PLATE + pgs 225-256; ONE DOUBLE PAGE PLATE (which the Publisher counts as TWO) + pgs 257-288; ONE PLATE + pgs 289-320; and ONE PLATE + pgs 354-380.

All the plates are protected with their original tissue guards.

CONDITION: The covers have scrapes and rubs at the edges, folds and spine ends, but are sturdy, attractive and doing their job well; there is a small previous owner's stamp at the top of a blank prelim of each volume "Pear Hill / J.W."; the early pages and plates of Volume I are age toned; otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked, and the plates are BRILLIANT.

RARE, EARLY AMERICAN FLORIST & HORTICULTURE BOOKS with GORGEOUS HAND-COLORED PLATES.

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NEW & SEALED

1. THE TAROT OF LEONORA CARRINGTON. Published by RM Verlag, Spain, 2022. New expanded edition, text by Susan Aberth, Tere Arcq and Gabriel Weisz Carrington. Text in English. Hardbound in gold with embossed black printing on the front cover and spine, the front cover has tipped-on images of the Magician and High Priestess cards, 12.5" x 9.75", 168 pages, richly illustrated throughout. The book details each of Leonora Carrington's Tarot Cards and its symbolism. Her other worldly images are a spellbinding interpretation of the Major Arcana, rich with color and sumptuous detail. Roughly dated to 1955 her extraordinary work fuses surrealism with the occult and mystical explorations of femininity. EXCELLENT CONDITION: As new, still sealed in original shrink wrap.

2. LEONORA CARRINGTON MAJOR ARCANA DECK. Published by Fulgar Press, United Kingdom, 2023. Second edition. Deck of 22 Major Arcana Tarot Cards, a 48 page booklet with introductory essay by Susan Aberth And Tere Arcq, and a custom box, 5.25" x 4.25". A collection of only the Major Arcana, a smaller portion of the entire canonical tarot that's focused solely on archetypal images and symbologies. Replete with symbolism and evocations of the occult. EXCELLENT CONDITION: As new, still sealed in original shrink wrap.

Artist Leonora Carrington (b. United Kingdom 1917-2011 d. Mexico) Surrealist Painter and Writer. A key figure in the Surrealist Movement she was highly regarded by her peers including Andre Breton and Max Ernst, but overlooked by the art establishment, she's only recently been recognized as an equal to her male counterparts. A captivating figure, she delves fearlessly into the esoteric worlds of alchemy, the occult and feminism.

THREE JAPANESE ARTIST BOOKS. Three Hardcover Books in Dustjackets, 9x11.5 inches, 71 pages each. TEXT entirely in JAPANESE. Each of the 3 books is part of a 24 volume series on Japanese artists. All were published by Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan, 1963 and 1964. Condition: VERY GOOD books, tight, bright, clean and unmarked, in only FAIR dustjackets that have tears chips, creases, some clear tape repairs on the backsides, etc. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: These three books will be heavy to ship and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

THREE LARGE FOLIO PLATES based on Original 17th or early 18th Century Engravings. These Reprints were probably printed in the late 1800s to the early 1900s.

The engravings measure 15x21.5 inches, including margins.

They all appear disbound from the same, large folio book, but I do not know which book. My guess would be a German edition. All the plates appear to have been printed in the late 1800s to the early 1900s, and most appear to be facsimiles of engravings from the 1600s and 1700s.

The plates have stamped information just below the images: "Ch. Milsan Sculp." and "Aubriet del Paris 1763", but I believe that information is incorrect.

Condition: The images all have soiling, some spotting, and are creased, chipped and worn at the edges and margins; some have edge tears, some have marks, all have general signs of age. Nonetheless, a wonderful group of 3 large engraved plates, with scenes that are quite lovely. Would look great framed.

Please Note: These Plates will be Shipped ROLLED IN A MAILING TUBE.

THREE WAYNE THIEBAUD ART MONOGRAPHS:

(1) WAYNE THIEBAUD - A PAINTINGS RETROSPECTIVE. Text by Steven A. Nash and Adam Gopnik. Published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco on the occasion of the exhibition that took place at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, June 10 - September 3, 2000, then traveled to other museums.

Softcover Book, 9x12 inches, 216 pages. Illustrated throughout. FINE condition.

(2) THIEBAUD SELECTS THIEBAUD : A Forty-Year Survey from Private Collections. Text by Stephen C. McGough. Published by the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name that ran from April 21 - August 4, 1996. First edition.

Softcover Book, 8.5x11 inches, 56 pages. VERY GOOD condition, toning to the margins of the covers and inner pages, otherwise barely used, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. The art reproductions are all brilliant.

(3) THE PALETTES OF WAYNE THIBAUD. Published by the Elliott Fouts Gallery of Sacramento. Illustrated with numerous color photographs of palettes used by Thiebaud. The collection of palettes was built by Matt Bult, stepson of Wayne Thiebaud. Matt Bult is currently the chairman of the Wayne Thiebaud foundation.

From the Introduction by Matt Bult: "For more than three decades I've been collecting the discarded palettes of Wayne Thiebaud. Some are large pieces of glass, palette paper or some are what could be referred to as 'portable palettes.' These consist of paper plates, napkins, tennis ball can lids, cottage cheese lids or small scraps of paper...Once framed, they become three dimensional objects putting them into a different realm - something that one can hold and exhibit."

Softcovers, 8.5x11 inches oblong, NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

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TRANSFERWARE TREASURES - 25 WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS of NINETEENTH CENTURY POTTERY by EMILY SUTTON.

Limited edition of only 250 copies, each SIGNED by the ARTIST, Emily Sutton. FINE-PRINTING from a small, private ENGLISH PRESS, the FLEECE PRESS.

Published by Fleece Press, Upper Denby, U.K., 2014.

Hardcover Book in a Slipcase. Pages open accordion style and are printed on one side only. The book measures 9.5x9.5 inches (24x24 cm), and the accordion style inner pages stretch out quite a ways. Illustrated with 25 gorgeous prints of paintings by Emily Sutton of her Transferware Pottery, each print on its own page.

FINE condition, a beautiful copy.

From the Publisher:

******Emily Sutton has made a series of watercolours of the transferware pottery - plates, mugs and jugs - found on her dresser. They are a charming set, full of the quaint and fascinating subjects which the Victorians felt appropriate, mostly for the moral benefit of their children. Fleece Press has now published these together in a long accordion-fold book with a slipcase. Emily drew a title page specifically for this book, and signed each of the 250 copies.******