Walter Hopps Robert Creeley (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Sculpture JOHN CHAMBERLAIN 1970's & 1980's is the catalog for his 1987 show. Texts by Walter Hopps, Robert Creeley and Chamberlain. Includes photographs of his crushed metal sculpture and seven color drawings beautifully reproduced on heavy stock. The drawings were lent by the artist and were marking pen on paper. 24 pages, paper with stiff cover. 9" x 8 1/2".…

Softcover, 24 pages, very good condition; light rubbing to covers; owner's name; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Pictorial boards, 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 x 36 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "A beautifully produced monograph devoted to the paintings and drawings of John Altoon, a central figure in the Los Angeles art scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Haunting and erotic, Altoon's colorful paintings and intimate drawings capture a magical moment in postwar California, between the Beat Generation and the sexual and psychedelic revolution of the late sixties. His larger-than-life personality and enthusiasm energized the circle of artists associated with the Ferus Gallery, a nexus of L.A. avant-gardism that included such still influential figures as Ed Keinholtz, Robert Irwin, Ed Moses, Larry Bell, and Ed Ruscha. A boisterous, hard-living man, in love with the ladies, Altoon was plagued by bouts of depression alternating with episodes of mania that sometimes turned destructive. He died young, at the age of 43, from a massive heart attack, and his funeral is said to have included the largest number of Los Angeles artists ever to gather in one spot. This unique, oversized presentation includes reproduced sketchbooks; moving personal essays by major figures including poet Robert Creeley and pioneering West Coast curator Walter Hopps; photographs of Altoon in his Venice studio; a booklet of letters to Altoon; and over 50 works of art." - Publisher. Size: Oblong. Collectible. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. A beautifully produced monograph devoted to the paintings and drawings of John Altoon, a central figure in the Los Angeles art scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Haunting and erotic, Altoon's colorful paintings and intimate drawings capture a magical moment in postwar California, between the Beat Generation and the sexual and psychedelic revolution of the late sixties. His larger-than-life personality and enthusiasm energized the circle of artists associated with the Ferus Gallery, a nexus of L.A. avant-gardism that included such still influential figures as Ed Keinholtz, Robert Irwin, Ed Moses, Larry Bell, and Ed Ruscha. A boisterous, hard-living man, in love with the ladies, Altoon was plagued by bouts of depression alternating with episodes of mania that sometimes turned destructive. He died young, at the age of 43, from a massive heart attack, and his funeral is said to have included the largest number of Los Angeles artists ever to gather in one spot. This unique, oversized presentation includes reproduced sketchbooks; moving personal essays by major figures including poet Robert Creeley and pioneering West Coast curator Walter Hopps; photographs of Altoon in his Venice studio; a booklet of letters to Altoon; and over 50 works of art.…

Softcover, 24 pages, very good condition; light rubbing to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, some rubbing to edges of black cover boards, Very Good. Thick card cover with yellow coth spine, 224pp, colour and B&W reproductions of paintings and drawing augmented with photographs. Altoon died in 1969 at the age of 43. This compendium of Altoon's works includes text contributions b some of Altoon's closest friends and collaborators. Also included are facsimiles of About Women, a collaboration in poems and lithographs between Altton and Creeley; letters from Billy Al Benston, Irving Blum, Ruth Braunstein, Robert \irwin, and Ed Moses; and a reproduction of Altoon's memorial catalog wit an essay by Ed Kienholz. Altoon's struggle with mental illness, his big, dark, robust personality and his early death from a heart attack at 44 have, even more than his art itself, come to define his legacy. (7.25 JM 0501 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall.…

Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. 24 pages with 11 illustrations in color. Introduction by Walter Hopps. Illustrated wraps. Square format. This publication has been conceived and produced on the occasion of the inauguration of The Menil Collection, a museum established by The Menil Foundation and other benefactors, in Houston, Texas. The Menil Collection opened to the public on June 7, 1987. Selected Bibliography. Chronology. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Covers edgeworn.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: Good. Folio. Oblong. [224] pp. Hard Cover. No dust jacket as issued. Color and black and white plates throughout. Very Good, some edge wear.*Heavy book, shipping may cost extra.