Barbara Kruger Illustrations (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. B : First Trade Edition. Not paginated. - "My Pretty Pony" is a short story written by Stephen King and illustrated by the artist Barbara Kruger. It was the sixth publication in the Whitney Museum of American Art artist and writer series. Kruger's art often pairs appropriated black and white photographs with red bands of text carrying punchy, loaded phrases, such as "I shop therefore I am" or "Your body is a battleground." These provocative combinations of texts and images subvert commodity culture while simultaneously reveling in its attractive packaging. Barbara Kruger (illustrator).…

First Trade Issue. Quarto (35cm); pictorial paper-covered boards, with titling in white on spine; [n.p.]; illus. Spine-faded, with modest shelf-wear, 4" split to upper front joint, rubbing to spine ends and board edges, and bumped corners (affecting upper margins of text); Very Good. In publisher's slipcase, with shelf-soil and residue, tiny cracks and rubbing to edges, and splits to joints (the longest of which is 6" along lower edge); Very Good. First published as a deluxe, limited edition in the Artists and Writers series of fine press books, this trade issue includes reproductions of original lithographs, silkscreens, and typography. This short story was later included in King's Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993), and explores a grandson and grandfather's relationship as they consider time. [84825].…

Condition: Near Fine. First Trade Edition. First trade edition, first printing. Signed by Stephen King and inscribed "For Sandy -- All the best -- And keep an eye on your pretty pony!" Folio. Bound in publisher's decorated red, white and blue paper-covered boards, housed in original paper-covered slipcase. Near Fine with light foxing, trivial wear to corners and spine ends. In a Near Fine slipcase with light toning and foxing, short superficial split to top joint, light offsetting from an old circular sticker and small bit of soiling to one panel. A lovely copy, signed by the author. Signed.…