STEPHEN DAITER GALLERY: 15 YEARS

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. 15th-Anniversary Gallery Commemorative Catalog, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography catalogs ever produced in our time. Limited Edition of 45 Copies, 5 Artist Proofs, and 3 Publisher's Proofs. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Commemorative Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery and Jace Graf at Cloverleaf Studio Austin, Texas: Oversize-volume format. A big book at 13.0 X 13.5 inches. The book is handcrafted: Cream cloth boards with titles embossed in front. Exposed spine. One (1) original photographic print by selected artist/photographers who had a one-person exhibition by Stephen Daiter Gallery during its first fifteen years (1997-2012) , 26 artist/photographers in all. Each photographic print is pasted in the center of the page and protected with a transparent plastic sheet overlay. Except for Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Joseph Sterling (who had both died before publication) , each artist/photographer signed his or her respective print on recto. The frontispiece is an archival pigment print by Andre Kertesz, whose Estate is represented by The Stephen Daiter Gallery. List of Plates appended at the end. In publisher's original protective plastic wrappers. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago's 15th-Anniversary Year in 2012. Presents "Stephen Daiter Gallery: 15 Years". One of the most beautiful photographic exhibitions in book form. A distillation of the photographic art, the book itself is a work of art. Each photograph reveals the spirit and substance of photographic expression and artistry. Showcases a wide range of photographic styles, with archival prints by (in sequence) : Andre Kertesz, Wayne F. Miller, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Marvin E. Newman, Lee Balterman, Charles Swedlund, John Cohen, Brian Seed, Art Shay, Joseph Jachna, Joseph Sterling, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Crane, Elliott Erwitt, Jay King, Willem Diepraam, Lynne Cohen, Alex Webb, John Gossage, Dawoud Bey, Gary Schneider, Susan Meiselas, Rod Cook, Martin Parr, Alec Soth, Paul D'Amato, and Ben Gest. An absolute "must-have" title for art photography book collectors. This is a copy of the Limited Edition Gallery Commemorative Catalog of 45 copies, indicated as such on the Back Limitation Page. It consists of a sequence of 26 original photographic prints plus an Andre Kertesz archival pigment print as the frontispiece. Except for Yasuhiro Ishimoto's and Joseph Sterling's respective Contributions (they had both died before publication) , each print is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on recto by the artist/photographer (in order) : Wayne F. Miller, Marvin E. Newman, Lee Balterman, Charles Swedlund, John Cohen, Brian Seed, Art Shay, Joseph Jachna, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Crane, Elliott Erwitt, Jay King, Willem Diepraam, Lynne Cohen, Alex Webb, John Gossage, Dawoud Bey, Gary Schneider, Susan Meiselas, Rod Cook, Martin Parr, Alec Soth, Paul D'Amato, and Ben Gest. This title is a great collectible photography book. 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: None of the copies was sold to the public. A rare signed copy thus. 27 original photographic prints. Some of the greatest photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STEPHEN DAITER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).