Norman Kanter (10 results)

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. McCormick Gallery and Vallarino Fine Art, Published 2013. Wraps, 41, [2] pp., the last two pages unnumbered chronology and colophon; 28 cm; chiefly color illustrations, with black-and-white photographs of the artist. In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers show mild shelf and edge wear. Sewn signatures with glued covers, tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Norman Kanter (1926-2010) was born in Charleston, West Virginia, studied at UC Berkeley under Esteban Vicente, and painted from a Chambers Street loft in New York for fifty years. Abstract paintings and pastels of roughly 1953 to 1960, published after Kanter's estate came to gallery representation. Tom McCormick's introduction recounts how that happened: a stranger at the 2012 Los Angeles Art Fair mentioned his late uncle's canvases sitting in storage, and the dealers drove out to see them the next day. Kanter's own account of the period follows, reproduced from a typed curriculum vitae he prepared in the late 1990s, alongside his 1956 passport photograph. With a chronology of studies, awards, teaching and exhibitions.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: VG. Color illustrated wraps. 41 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. Accompanied the September 2013 exhibition at Vallarino Fine Art and McCormick Gallery, featuring selections by American abstract painter Norman Kanter (1927-2010). Includes an introduction by McCormick, as well as an essay by the artist himself. Vivid portrayals.…

Vintage color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1954 US film. Bob Hope stars as a tailor who disguises himself as Casanova in order to romance an attractive widow, played by Joan Fontaine. A story set in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Vintage large-format color transparency from the set of the 1960 film, showing Marilyn Monroe laughing with Yves Montand. A billionaire poses as an actor in order to gain a part in an off-Broadway musical revue, hoping to romance the show's beautiful leading lady. In an attempt to impress her, the billionaire hires Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, and Bing Crosby (playing themselves) to teach him how to deliver jokes, dance, and sing, respectively. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000.…

Second Revised Shooting Final script for the 1960 film musical. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 26 reference photographs bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960). A billionaire poses as an actor in order to gain a part in an off-Broadway musical revue, hoping to romance the show's beautiful leading lady. In an attempt to impress her, the billionaire hires Milton Berle, Gene Kelly, and Bing Crosby (playing themselves) to teach him how to deliver jokes, dance, and sing, respectively. Bound in blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine.Title page present, dated January 15, 1960, noted as Second Revised Shooting Final, with credits for screenwriter Norman Krasna and director George Cukor. 187 leaves, with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 1/19/60 and 6/13/60. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with boards slightly warped. Rosenbaum 1000.…