The Sheep and the Goats [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH]

Language: English

Published by Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg / Berlin, 2018

386828835X / 9783868288353

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Signed R. J. Kern with hand-numbered limitation, 2/50, on front free endpaper. Laid in an original color inkjet print of a photograph (7 5/8 x 11 1/4"), signed and hand-numbered 1/25 by R. J. Kern, tissue guard. Large Quarto. Unpaginated (52 photographic plates) with eight leaves of text separating the two suites of photographs at the center. Laid in official R. J. Kern color photo-postcard, with printed contact info, hand-written and signed R. J. Kern, expressing gratitude for the support of his work. Original photo-illustrated boards with embossed gray lettering on cover and spine (with National Geographic issue November 2017 containing his photo-essay). Book and magazine housed in two separate pouches of a specially designed limited edition tof gray felt briefcase, lined with gray velvet and images of a goat and a sheep printed to inside flap, string-tied around mother of pearl buttons, with two additional velvet lined pockets on back of briefcase housing two plastic bags, connected by woolen string, containing sheep wool and goat hair. Magazine with additional wool bookmark with mother of pearl button tied to top, positioned at R. J. Kern's contribution to this issue. Extravagant production of two series of photographs taken by R. J. Kern: "The Bovidae" depicts animals and their environment in the countries of Kern's ancestors, Norway, Iceland, Ireland and Germany, while "The Unchosen" chapter depicts animals in rural America, focusing on Minnesota, the home of the photographer. The fifty-two photographs, thirty-two in part one, are reproduced photo-lithographically. "Animals have always been a canvas onto which mankind projects emotions or ideas. Kern's personal examination of his ancestry in Ireland, Germany, Norway, and Iceland resulted in an artistic project in which goats and sheep represent issues of identity and history. From the biblical story of Eve and the snake to the contemporary book and movie, "Life of Pi," animals have long connoted the polysemy of "nature": both man's intrinsic qualities and the pure actions of the animal world. In this way, Kern's photographs are part of a long cultural history in which animals act as metaphors, most notably in the pastoral tradition." (Lisa Volpe). The enclosed issue of National Geographic contains a story and color photographs by R. J. Kern entitled "The Unchosen. The competition is fierce at the county fair animal contest in Minnesota. Few are winners. What happens to the others?" Proof. A Photographer's Journal (page 105). The photographs have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in 2017/18, the Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, 2018, and the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, USA, in 2108, and they have been awarded the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017.…

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Title
The Sheep and the Goats [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH]
Author
Kern, R. J. (photographs); Lisa Volpe; George Slade (texts); Stuart Klipper (interview)
Publisher
Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg / Berlin
Publication year
2018
Condition
Fine condition
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
386828835X
ISBN 13
9783868288353
Edition
First edition.
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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.…

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