KENNETH JOSEPHSON: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2008. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 125 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Kenneth Josephson. Limited Slipcased Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies. Should not be confused with the Limited Edition of 300 copies, in effect the regular trade edition, which was published simultaneously with it. Published as a hardcover original only. None of the copies was sold commercially. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Jess Mott: Oversize-volume format. Black cloth boards, as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Josephson. Text by Sylvia Wolf and A. D. Coleman. Black cloth slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 2008. Presents "Kenneth Josephson: The First Fifty Years". The seminal and beautifully produced precursor, by eight years, to "The Light of Coincidence: The Photographs of Kenneth Josephson" (2016) . "For over 50 years, Josephson has been using photography to explore ideas about how we view reality. Formally trained under Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan, Josephson taught at the School of The Art Institute Chicago (SAIC) from 1960 to 1997. During his career, he produced an impressive array of work, ranging from stunning black-and-white prints to striking assemblages to humorous Polaroids. A retrospective of his many experiments and inquiries into the nature of photography, including several extensive Series, and other pieces being published for the very first time. The result is not only an exciting explication of Josephson's endless curiosity, but also an important discussion of photography as a modern, flexible, and fully expressive artistic medium" (Publisher's blurb) . "He has explored in a thoroughly creative and complex, yet accessible, way the perhaps narrow but infinitely deep gap between actuality and image" (Gerry Badger) . An absolute "must-have" title for Kenneth Josephson collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Slipcased Edition of 50 numbered and signed copies, indicated/numbered as such on the Back Limitation Page. It is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by Kenneth Josephson. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The publisher has also added a Front Dedication Page, which is stamped with the facsimile of the photographer's signature. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: This is Kenneth Josephson's rarest - and one of his most beautiful - title, limited to 50 copies only, none of which was sold commercially. Should NOT be confused with the Limited Edition of 300 copies, in effect the regular trade edition, which was published simultaneously with it. A rare signed copy thus. 72 plates. One of the greatest artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER KENNETH JOSEPHSON TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).