Andy Warhol Darling Candy (4 results)

Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. Pink vinyl padded boards with gilt lettering and decoration; diary lock with two keys on a pink cord; wrapped in original plastic from publisher. 127,[1] pp. Fine. First edition. Preface by the filmmaker Mary Harron who directed I Shot Andy Warhol, and by Jeremiah Newton and Francesca Passalacqua, Candy's friends and roommates. The "diary" is a compilation of diary and journal entries, letters, sketches, and personal and publicity photos of the a transgender woman, whose dead name was James Lawrence Slatterly, who gloriously emerged as Candy Darling, an Andy Warhol Superstar. Candy reveals her transformation through her drawings and writings, and further relates her frustration at society, and the film industry's refusal to accept her for the woman she knows herself to be.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film, both showing actress Candy Darling. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. A satire of the women's liberation movement, starring Warhol superstars Darling, Jackie Curtis, and Holly Woodlawn, about three New York women who join a militant feminist group, Politically Involved Girls (P.I.G.), in an attempt to find happiness apart from men. The last film to use footage filmed directly by Andy Warhol himself. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, one with faint discoloration on the center right of the verso.…

127 pp. 8vo. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. First edition. 127 pp. 8vo. Of all Andy Warhol's superstars Candy Darling (1944-1974) blazed the brightest. This book compiles edited diary entries written at different times and in different journals with various letters and sketches. Includes a preface by filmmaker Mary Harron who directed 'I Shot Andy Warhol' and by Jeremiah Newton and Francesca Passalacqua who were friends and roommates of Candy Darling. Pink vinyl padded boards with gilt on both sides and spine, metal lock pasted down to cover and two keys on a pink cord are present, very light rubbing to cover, pages are bright and binding is tight; a near fine and scarce copy.…

Vintage black-and-white double weight still photograph of director Paul Morrissey and actor Joe Dallesandro, shot during the making of Andy Warhol's 1968 film "Flesh." Photographer Werner Bokelberg's rubber stamp and manuscript pencil annotations to the verso. Morrissey's first production for Warhol, Dallesandro's second leading role, and an intentionally envelope-pushing film, Dallesandro plays a bisexual prostitute who tricks in order to fund his wife's lover's abortion. "Flesh" was considered so explicit that it was confiscated by the police in 1970 during one of its early screenings, and features an overabundance of scenes that depict our main character's genitalia. The two would work together on five more Warhol films following "Flesh," including "Lonesome Cowboys," and "Heat." 9.5 x 11.75 inches. About Near Fine.…