ARTISTS FOR OBAMA: THE EXHIBITION/AUCTION CATALOG - Rare Pristine Copy of The Exhibition/Auction Catalog - ONLY COPY ONLINE

Published by Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012

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1st Printing. 37 pages. Published in 2012. Rare Barack Obama, Dawoud Bey, and Marc PoKempner collectible item. Exhibition/Auction Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. Published on the occasion of the fund-raiser exhibition held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery in July, 2012. Presents "Artists For Obama: Exhibition Sale And Auction To Support The Re-Election of President Barack Obama". Fundraiser by artists for the beloved President. Thirty-six art and photographic works are shown in the catalog out of almost 100 pieces that were donated by artists, photographers, Chicago galleries, dealers, and collectors to raise funds for President Obama's re-election campaign versus Mitt Romney. All of the proceeds were given to President Obama's campaign. Aside from donating works, Stephen Daiter Gallery and other (passionate) volunteers donated their space, time, and effort so no one was paid (as the people who work for political campaigns or charitable causes/foundations are). Artists often make political statements. But with few exceptions, they seldom take an explicitly partisan stand. This was one such partisan issue that united numerous artists, whose donation of their work amounted to making a statement and taking a stand. The artists are a Who's Who of contemporary art and photography, too numerous to mention here. They include foreign artists with deep ties to America such as the late great Yasuhiro Ishimoto, among many others. Two examples: The cover shows a formal portrait of President Obama by Dawoud Bey. And there is a stunning black-and-white photograph by Marc PoKempner that deserves to be better-known: "Alley Ball, 1995", which shows a very young (and completely unknown) Obama playing basketball with a group of kids during his first campaign, as a candidate for the Illinois Legislature, more than ten years before he rose to national prominence and eventually, the Presidency. An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, item for Barack Obama, Dawoud Bey, and Marc PoKempner collectors. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Exhibition/Auction available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. A rare copy thus. 36 black-and-white and color plates. Some of the greatest artists and photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAWOUD BEY AND MARC POKEMPNER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

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Title
ARTISTS FOR OBAMA: THE EXHIBITION/AUCTION CATALOG - Rare Pristine Copy of The Exhibition/Auction Catalog - ONLY COPY ONLINE
Author
Obama, Barack (Subject); Bey, Dawoud; Pokempner, Marc; Other Artists & Daiter, Stephen (Editor)
Publisher
Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012
Condition
As New
Dust jacket
None, As Issued
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no
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition.

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