Search Results: Authors starting with W from Arcana: Books on the Arts

(WACHTEL, ELMER). Anderson, Antony. ELMER WACHTEL (A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY) - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM MARION KAVANAGH WACHTEL. Signed Presentation Copy from Marion Wachtel. Los Angeles: Carl A. Bundy Quill & Press, 1930. First Edition. 8vo. Gilt-Debossed Boards. Artist Monograph. Very Good/No Jacket. 52pp, 33 sepia-toned illustrations. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. This monograph on the well-known Southern California Plein Air painter Elmer Wachtel was issued shortly after his death in 1929. It includes thirty-three reproductions of his work with commentary along with a frontispiece portrait of the artist by his widow Marion Kavanagh Wachtel. A handsome example of the 1930 Carl A. Bundy Quill & Press first edition this uncommon item that is still the major reference on the artist lacking its dust jacket showing some light soiling to the boards, a bit of spotting to the inside covers, and some typical age-toning to the frontispiece's tissue overlay additionally BEARING THE… Read More

(WAGNER, CATHRERINE). Johnstone, Mark. CATHERINE WAGNER: PHOTOGRAPHS 1976-1986. Tokyo: Gallery Min, 1987. First Edition. Large Square 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Good +. np, profusely illustrated in duotone. Text in English and Japanese. With a biography, exhibition history and collections listing. Published in conjunction with a 1987 exhibition at noted Tokyo photography space Gallery Min, Catherine Wagner's first book features photographs from the "California Landscapes", "George Moscone Site", "Louisiana World Exposition", and "American Classrooms" series. An internally most handsome example showing a slight dent just below the crown of the spine along with some pronounced sunning to the wrappers along the spine and top edge. It has been priced accordingly. 4-906265-11-7 Inventory Number: 020802

Walker, Hamza & Thelma Golden. Foreword by Lowery Stokes Sims. FREESTYLE. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 2001. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Very Good. 90pp, profusely illustrated in color + color cover. With an exhibition checklist and artists' biographies. This is the catalogue published in conjunction with "Freestyle" - the significant 2001 Studio Museum in Harlem exhibition curated by Thelma Golden and Christine Y. Kim. The show featured work by Laylah Ali, John Bankston, Sanford Biggers in collaboration with Jennifer Zackin, Mark Bradford, Louis Cameron, Rico Gatson, Deborah Grant, Kojo Griffin, Adler Guerrier, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Tana Hargest, Kira Lynn Harris, David Huffman, Jerald Ieans, Rashid Johnson, Vincent Johnson, Jennie C. Jones, Arnold J. Kemp, Dave McKenzie, Julie Mehretu, Adia Millett, Kori Newkirk, Camille Norment, Senam Okudzeto, Clifford Owens, Nadine Robinson, Susan Smith-Pinelo, and Eric Wesley. "Golden curated… Read More

(WALKER, KARA). Walker, Kara, Stephan Berg, Silke Boerma, Eungie Joo & Robert Hobbs. / KARA WALKER /. Hannover, GERMANY: Kunstverein Hannover, 2002. First Edition. 4to. Gilt-Embossed Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 197pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with the 2002 German museum exhibition "For the Benefit of All the Races of Mankind An Exhibition of Artifacts, Remnants, and Effluvia EXCAVATED from the Black Heart of a Negress" by noted African-American artist Kara Walker. Beautifully designed and printed, it has very much of the feel of an artist designed book. A brand new, most handsome example still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 3-922675-84-0 Inventory Number: 027453

(WALKER, RYAN). Communist Party of the United States of America. Foreword by Jim Allen. RACE HATRED ON TRIAL. New York: Daily Worker Publishing Company, 1931. First Edition. 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Civil Rights Document. Good -. 48pp, 3 b&w illustrations + cover illustration. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. According to this publication's authors, "The trial of August Yokinen before 1,500 white and black workers in Harlem for acts clearly based on race prejudice was an event without example in the history of the American Labor Movement. He was not tried before any court of American ruling-class "justice." He was tried by a court of workers." Written and published by The Communist Party of the United States of America, "Race Hatred on Trial" is the transcript and summation of the 1931 Party-sponsored adjudication of Mr. Yokinen for his inhospitable treatment of three Negro workers attending a Finnish Workers Club entertainment in Harlem. As… Read More

(WANNBERG, SCOTT). Wannberg, Scott. JUICE! THE MUSICAL - POETRY BY SCOTT WANNBERG - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Signed Presentation Copy from the Author. Los Angeles: Rose of Sharon Press, 1995. First Edition. Small 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Poetry Monograph. Very Good -. np (28pp), 2 b&w illustrations. Designed by Andy Takakjian. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. Published by the Rose of Sharon Press in 1995, "Juice! The Musical" is the late, fondly-remembered Los Angeles poet Scott Wannberg's quirky response to the city's mania over the O.J. Simpson murder trial of that same year. An internally most handsome example of this uncommon item additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "For ... / The Big Circus is full of miniature universes / Thanks / Scott / 12/6/95" in the year of publication in ink across the title page showing some mild brown spotting to a portion of the front cover. Inventory Number: 024932

(WANNBERG, SCOTT). Wannberg, Scott. Foreword by S.A. Griffin. NOMADS OF OBLIVION BY SCOTT WANNBERG. San Pedro, CA: Lummox Press, 2000. First Edition 1/300. 12mo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Poetry Monograph. Fine. np (48pp), no illustrations. "Nomads of Oblivion" is the late Scott Wannberg's 2000 collection of short poems issued as the twenty-fifth installment of San Pedro's Lummox Press' "Little Red Book" series of chapbooks. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item limited to three hundred unnumbered examples. 1-929878-25-7 Inventory Number: 026066

(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy. ANDY WARHOL: POSTER FOR A 1967 FILM SCREENING AND PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT THE TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER - BOLDLY SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Signed by Andy Warhol. Tucson, AZ: Tucson Jewish Community Center, 1967. First Edition. 4to. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Near Fine. One 14 x 10 ¼" paper sheet printed black and white offset, recto only, 1 b&w illustration. This is the poster published in conjunction with a November 5th, 1967 Andy Warhol lecture and film screening at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. Warhol was in Arizona as part of a college lecture tour two months prior to shooting what turned out to be his final independent film "Lonesome Cowboys" - which featured Factory Superstars Joe Dallesandro, Viva, Eric Emerson, Taylor Mead, Louis Waldon, and Tom Hompertz, To defray costs of the trip, the always-thrifty artist scheduled a paid college Film Department appearance at nearby Arizona State University. When a similar booking did… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Frei, Georg & Neil Prinz, Editors. THE ANDY WARHOL CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE 1961-1963 (VOLUME 01). London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2002. First Edition. Stout Oblong 4to. Boards in Printed Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 504pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Julia Hasting. With appendices and a title index.. Sponsored by Thomas Ammann Fine Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., this the massive first installment of the catalogue raisonné of the paintings and sculpture of Andy Warhol. Included are fully detailed and illustrated entries for five hundred and forty-six unique works created by the late Pop Art icon between 1961 and 1963. An internally most handsome example of the now unavailable 2002 first edition of this invaluable document whose slipcase shows a bit of wear and discoloration. It has been priced accordingly. PLEASE NOTE: Additional… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy. ANDY WARHOL: ART CASH (ONES) - IN AN ARCHIVAL ACRYLIC DISPLAY. New York: Experiments in Art and Technology, 1971. First Edition. Oblong 12mo. Printed Paper Currency. Artist's Multiple. As New. One 2 ¼ x 6 ¾" sheet printed in monochrome ink, recto and verso. In 1971, Billy Kluver's innovative Experiments in Art and Technology held a casino-themed fund-raising event for which ten contemporary artists were commissioned to produce faux currency. For the evening, Andy Warhol created this one dollar bill utilizing his "This Photograph May Not Be - - Etc" rubber stamp motif which was printed by the American Banknote Company on paper identical to that used for US currency. A brand new, pristine example of this charming, ephemeral artist's multiple displayed between two 3 x 8 x 5/8" archival clear acrylic blocks held together by magnetized clasps. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Geldzahler, Henry. ANDY WARHOL. Bogota, COLOMBIA: Galeria Fernando Quintana, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. np (24pp), 13 color and 1 b&w illustration. Text in Spanish. With a chronology and exhibition checklist. This is the slender twenty-four page catalogue published in conjunction with a 1988 exhibition of thirteen "Reversal Series" silkscreen on canvas paintings executed by Andy Warhol between 1979 and 1986 held at Bogota's Galeria Fernando Quintana. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. Inventory Number: 027174

(WARHOL, ANDY) (NADAR). Baldwin, Gordon & Judith Keller. NADAR WARHOL: PARIS NEW YORK. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Brochure. Fine. One 7 5/8 x 18" sheet printed offset recto and verso, neatly folded in thirds as issued to make 6pp, 2 color and 2 duotone illustrations. This is the slender six page brochure produced to accompany the 1999 J. Paul Getty Museum Department of Photography exhibition entitled "Nadar Warhol: Paris New York". A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon ephemeral item - NOT to be confused with the hardbound exhibition catalogue of the same title. Inventory Number: 017257

(WARHOL, ANDY). Fremont, Vincent. ANDY WARHOL: CAMOUFLAGE. Los Angeles: Honor Fraser, 2010. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np (72pp), 30 color illustrations. Designed by Brian Roettinger. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegantly designed catalogue produced in conjunction with a posthumous 2010 Los Angeles gallery exhibition of thirty variations of Andy Warhol's abstract "Camouflage Paintings" on canvas, board and paper produced between 1986 and 1987. A brand new, most handsome example. Inventory Number: 026767

(WARHOL, ANDY). Prinz, Neil & Sally King-Nero, Editors. THE ANDY WARHOL CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE 1970-1974 (VOLUME 03). London & New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2010. First Edition. Stout Oblong 4to. Boards in Printed Slipcase. Catalogue Raisonné. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. 702pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Julia Hasting. With appendices and a title index.. Sponsored by Thomas Ammann Fine Art and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., this the massive third installment of the catalogue raisonné of the paintings and sculpture of Andy Warhol. Included are fully detailed and illustrated entries for all unique works created by the late Pop Art icon between 1970 and 1974. A brand new, most handsome example of the 2010 first edition in the publisher's printed slipcase of this invaluable document. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy, Neil Printz, Gerard Malanga & Remo Guidieri. Foreword by Walter Hopps. ANDY WARHOL: DEATH AND DISASTERS. Houston, TX: The Menil Collection & Houston Fine Art Press, 1988. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Yuka Bizen and Marilyn Muller. With a chronology and bibliography. This is the elaborately printed catalogue published in conjunction with an impressive 1988 exhibition of forty-two works from the sixties entitled "Andy Warhol: Death and Disasters" held at Houston's Menil Collection. A handsome example showing some trivial brown speckling along the top edge of the textblock along with the discreet blindstamp of an art dealer on the front free endpaper. It has been priced accordingly. 0-939594-19-6 Inventory Number: 025150

(WARHOL, ANDY). Richardson, Brenda & Bob Colacello. ANDY WARHOL: CAMOUFLAGE. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 1998. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. 134pp, profusely illustrated in color (including several foldout plates). Designed by Kim Spurlock. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegantly designed catalogue produced in conjunction with a 1998 New York gallery exhibition of fifty-eight variations of Andy Warhol's abstract "Camouflage Paintings" produced during 1986. A most handsome example of this uncommon item. 1-880154-26-9 Inventory Number: 026766

(WARHOL, ANDY). Warhol, Andy. THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANDY WARHOL (FROM A-B & BACK AGAIN) - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY WITH A CAMPBELL'S SOUP CAN DRAWING. Signed Presentation Copy with a Soup Can Drawing. London: Cassell London / A Michael Dempsey Book, 1975. First British Edition. 8vo. Cloth Over Boards in Jacket. Artist Autobiography. Fine/Near Fine. 242pp, no illustrations. Dust jacket design by Julian Rothenstein with a photograph by David Bailey. "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (A-B & Back Again)" is the charming 1975 confessional autobiography cum successful artist's instruction manual penned by Andy Warhol with the assistance of Pat Hackett, Brigid Polk and Bob Colacello. It combines the Pop Art titan's ephemeral musings and concrete business suggestions intertwined with hilarious transcribed excerpts from his ever-present daily telephone calls. A most handsome example of the stated 1975 British first edition of this inspirational and aspirational tome additionally bearing… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Brant, Sandra & Elissa Cullman. Introduction by Robert Bishop. ANDY WARHOL'S "FOLK AND FUNK" - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM ANDY WARHOL. Signed Presentation Copy from Andy Warhol. New York: Museum of American Folk Art, 1977. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine. 24pp, 16 monochrome illustrations + color covers. This is the charming catalogue published in conjunction with a 1977 Museum of American Folk Art exhibition of eighty-five decorative and folk artworks drawn from the collection of grand acquisitor and connoisseur Andy Warhol. A handsome example of this uncommon item additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED PRESENTATION "To Virginia / Andy Warhol" in blue ink above the portrait of Warhol on page five to the wife of noted late Los Angeles assemblage artist Gordon Wagner showing some mild rubbing to the covers. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY) (NEIMAN, LEROY). Warhol, Andy & Leroy Neiman. LEROY NEIMAN & ANDY WARHOL: 1981 POSTER FOR AN EXHIBITION OF SPORTS PAINTINGS - BOLDLY SIGNED BY ANDY WARHOL. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, 1981. First Dutch Language Edition. Double Elephant Folio. Printed Poster. Exhibition Poster. Fine. One 35 x 21 ¼" heavy paper sheet printed color offset, recto only, 1 color illustration. This is the striking poster published in conjunction with the highly publicized 1981 "LeRoy Neiman / Andy Warhol" exhibition held at the long-defunct Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. A different poster was produced for each of the two artists with Warhol's featuring a colorful image of renowned jockey Willie Shoemaker. A brand new, most handsome example of the 1981 first - and only - edition of this exceedingly uncommon item acquired directly from LAICA additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Andy Warhol" in black marker along the bottom margin.… Read More

(WARHOL, ANDY). Gagosian Gallery. ANDY WARHOL: A COLLECTION OF SEVENTEEN GAGOSIAN GALLERY EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENTS + POSTER. New York & London. 1986-2016.: Gagosian Gallery, First Editions. 4to + 8vo + Folio. Printed Paper. Exhibition Announcements. Near Fine or Better. Seventeen sheets of primarily thick cardstock printed in color offset, recto and verso. This is a collection of sixteen stylish announcement cards plus one poster produced for exhibitions of the work of Andy Warhol held at Gagosian Galleries in New York and London between 1986 and 2016. The group consists of "Oxidation Paintings: 1978 ('86)", "Shadow Paintings ('89)", "Rorschach Paintings ('96)", "$ ('97)", "Diamond Dust Shoes ('99)", "Diamond Dust Shadow Paintings ('00)", "Pop Art: The John And Kimiko Powers Collection ('01)", "B&W Paintings: Ads And Illustrations (London '02)", "B&W Paintings: Ads And… Read More