John Gordon Preface (8 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Produced for the traveling exhibition of 1962-1963.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 128pp; 27cm x 22cm. 112 illustrations, including 102 photographs in full color. Pristine, FINE, condition; unmarked; no blemishes.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Arthur B. Davies [1862 - 1928 ] Centennial Exhibition. This is the exhibition catalog issued for 1962 and 1963. For 1962 : the July - August show at the Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute in Utica, NY; the September - October Show at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, NY; and the November - December show at the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, NY. For 1963 : The January - February show at The Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; the February - March show at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; the April - May show at the City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri; and the May - June show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. The catalog has a Preface by John Gordon, Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art; a "Recollection of Arthur B. Davies" by Walter Pach; and the text for the exhibits by Harris K. Prior, Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester. The catalog contains a tipped in photograph of Arthur B. Davies and 24 monochrome illustrations, all printed on calendered paper. These were 84 works of art by Davies in the show, so the catalog presents only a selection. TITLE : Arthur B. Davies [ 1862 - 1928] Centennial Exhibition ARTIST : Arthur B. Davies [ Arthur Bowen Davies, an avant - garde artist, was born in Utica, N.Y. He was one of the group of artists called "The Eight"] TEXTS : John Gordon (Preface), Walter Pach (Recollection), Harris K. Prior (Exhibition Text) IMPRINT : Munson - Williams - Proctor Institute PLACE : Utica NY. PRINTING DATE : [Either late1961 or early 1962 ] STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Contains a tipped-in photo portrait of Davies; has 24 monochrome illustrations. Text is printed on uncalendered paper (unpressed, matte paper); the photo portrait and illustrations are printed on calendered paper (pressed, glossy paper); approximately 8 1/4" x 9" , pictorial, stiff, dark brown wraps - a grouping taken from one of the paintings is presented in black silhouette on the front cover (three women with umbrella and four ducks) CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- Minute loss of color along the spine folds; barely perceptible spots or discolorations on covers; edges display near-negligible nicking; else the exterior is clean and attractive. BINDING -- Solid INTERIOR -- A few of the leaves have a touch of foxing . this is mild and of no great extent, and none seem to impinge on the pictures - else the interior is clean and free of marking - no marginalia - no writing - no signatures. Arthur B. Davies (illustrator).…

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (slipcase). Second Printing (first trade, 1981). 24 x 16 cm. xx 584pp. Illustrated with line drawings, photos of rifles. Housed in slipcase. Sun toning to the slipcase. Blue leather spine and blue cloth cover with gilt emblem. Gordon Allen (Line drawings) (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 4to. 175 pp. Oblong. Very Good. Hard Cover. Maroon boards with gilt lettering. Dust Jacket Good. Some shelf wear, and tears along top edge on front and verso, partially repaired with tape. Pages fine. Chielfy B&W plates throughout. Heavy volume, additional shipping fee may apply.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.…

Softcover. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 126. Square 4to. Pictorial covers. Richly illustrated in colour throughout. Bright, clean, and unmarked; as new. See OCLC #190965494. Subconscious City examines the often hidden underpinnings of Winnipeg - its myths, its vacant lots, its forgotten communities, its hidden gems - and reveals a complicated picture of place. Created as a companion to the contemporary art exhibition of the same name curated by Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Milan, this publication delves into the nature of our urban social and physical landscape, and its power to shape identity.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. 541+pp. Original dark brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on brown cloth spine. Binding very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper; owner's name/address stamp on copyright page and rear blank endpaper. One of 950 copies. Comes in original dark brown cloth slipcase. Illust. w/ b/w text drawings. Contents very nice.…