Barbie Ken: Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear on the boards. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original 1981 Color Photograph. SIGNED and DATED in black the ink by the artist KEN BOTTO on the front mat and on the rear frame backing. Ektacolor print, 8" x 12", double matted in an 11" x 16" metal and glass frame, the photograph is loosely set into 4 photo corners. The photograph is in NEAR FINE Condition bright and clean, the inner signed mat has a shoreline stain in the lower left corner, not affecting the photograph (this can also be seen on the rear backing board), and both of Ken Botto's signatures are bold and bright. A scarce early photograph from his famous Barbie Series. A darkly surreal image that evokes a nuanced sense of unease and satire with a touch of uninhibited dominatrix energy. An iconic image from an iconic series by a very unique photographer. Photographer Ken Botto (American, 1937-2008) Bolinas based artist who received his BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and his MFA from Claremont Graduate School. Botto's photographic work has been widely exhibited and is in the permanent collections of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Signed by Author(s).…