A Bicentennial Treasury: American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan / The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin

Howat, John K.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975 pps. 165-244; well illustrated, in color and in b&w; paintings and decorative arts. MMA Bulletin Winter 1975/1976. Clean and tight, nearly as new

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Important American furniture, folk art, silver, prints and decoy. Properties from the Estate of Cynthia Garstin Blackwell. et a

Christie's, New York.

New York: Christie's, 2007., 461 p. Quarto wrappers. color illustrations, collection of ceramics and furniture in 726 lots. Good condition. Sale 1787. 18 and 19 January 2007. Price list laid in.

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The American Indian Parfleche; A Tradition of Abstract Painting.

Torrence, Gaylord

Seattle:: University of Washington Press w/Des Moines Art Center,, 1994. 272pp, illus. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with a crease to the back panel, else near fine. The parfleche - a container of folded or sewn rawhide elaborated with painted designs on the exposes surfaces - constitutes one of the great traditions of abstract imagery created by Indian artists. This is a major study of the form, lavishly illustrated with much color.

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!MIRA!

Quirarte, Jacinto.

Ontario: Hiram Walker Incorporated, 1985 White illus. wraps; Staple-bound; Unpaginated, 36 pp.; 32 color figures From the second Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour; Exhibition was called "!MIRA! The Tradition Continues" and appeared in New York City, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, and San Francisco; Includes works by 31 Hispanic artists from across the United States VG.

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" 291" AGAIN! [caption title].

[Stieglitz, Alfred]: Flint, Ralph:

[New York: An American Place, October 1937]., [4]pp. Large octavo. Folded leaflet. Near fine. First edition of this essay in recapitulation, written two decades after "291" closed its doors. Issued as IT MUST BE SAID Number seven for its year.

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" A HOME IN A PRAIRIE TOWN" [with:] "A SMALL HOUSE WITH 'LOTS OF ROOM IN IT'," contained in THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL. XVIII:3 &

Wright, Frank Lloyd:

Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing Company, February & July 1901., Two issues. Folio. Pictorial wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Spine of first volume slightly split toward crown, modest dust soiling, but unusually nice copies. The first appearances of these two contributions by Wright to the "New Series of Model Suburban Homes of Moderate Cost" (#s 5 and 9 in the series - Wright's sole contributions to the series). These plans were represented in the MOMA Retrospective as" revolutionizing the American suburban home and providing direction for the architect's work during the next decade - the horizontal composition of the so-called Prairie House with low overhanging eaves organized around a central vertical element - the fireplace - became the formal program of numerous residential projects." SWEENEY 45 & 46..

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" AN AMERICAN PLACE"...JOHN MARIN 14 OIL PAINTINGS - MAINE 30 WATERCOLORS - NEW MEXICO 4 ETCHINGS - NEW YORK (ALL NEW)...[captio

Marin, John:

New York: An American Place 1931., Large octavo broadsheet (28 x 21.6cm). Stencil facsimile holograph. About fine. First edition of this handbill announcement for this exhibition held at Stieglitz's An American Place (11 October - 27 November 1931).

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" AN AMERICAN PLACE"...JOHN MARIN 50 NEW WATERCOLORS DURING JANUARY 1930...[caption title].

Marin, John:

New York: An American Place 1930., Large octavo broadsheet (28 x 21.6cm). Stencil facsimile holograph. About fine. First edition of this handbill announcement for the first exhibition held at Stieglitz's An American Place (15 December 1929 - 25 January 1930). The handbill notes that "'An American Place" continues the work of 'Room 303' - Intimate Gallery."

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" AN AMERICAN PLACE"...JOHN MARIN NEW OIL PAINTINGS & WATER COLORS & DRAWINGS...[caption title].

Marin, John:

New York: An American Place 1932., Large octavo broadsheet (28 x 21.6cm). Stencil facsimile holograph. About fine. First edition of this handbill announcement for this exhibition held at Stieglitz's An American Place (7 November - 17 December 1932).

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" AN AMERICAN PLACE"...JOHN MARIN NEW WATER COLORS NEW OILS NEW ETCHINGS...[caption title].

Marin, John:

New York: An American Place 1933., Large octavo broadsheet (28 x 21.6cm). Stencil facsimile holograph. About fine. First edition of this handbill announcement for this exhibition held at Stieglitz's An American Place (20 December 1933 - 1 February 1934).

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" FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE BEAUTY OF AMERICAN LIFE," [wrapper title] contained in HOUSE BEAUTIFUL. XCVII:11.

[Wright, Frank Lloyd]:

New York: House Beautiful, November 1955., Large quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Profusely illustrated. The first of two issues of this periodical turn over in large part to Wright. A couple small chips and a crease or two, but very good. SWEENEY 1066..

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"...The Second Greatest Show on Earth: The Making of a Museum"

(art).

Boston:: Museum of Fine Arts Boston,, 1977. 4to. 20 pp. "An exhibition of works of art, documents, & photographs, sponsored jointly by the Archives of American Art -- Smithsonian Institution & the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston November 8, 1977 - January 15, 1978." Inscription on front cover. Covers lightly edgeworn, curled corners. Very Good.

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"A Man of Genius", The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843).

Gerdts, William H. & Theodore E. Stebbins Jr.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1979 sm. folio. 255 pp. 67 b/w figures in the text, 100 b/w illus. bibliography. fine in dj.

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"AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION PRESENTS ALEX HALEY, FIRST ANNUAL FOUNDER'S BANQUET" (cover title)

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Detroit, May 8, 1977. Illus, 9 x 6", pict stapled wraps, minor cover wear & soil else vg. SIGNED ON BACK COVER BY COLEMAN YOUNG, DETROIT'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAYOR. Also SIGNED INSIDE FRONT COVER BY ROSA PARKS. Also included are two original photos: one of Alex Haley & Rosa Parks embracing, and one of Coleman Young giving an autograph (this program?). Illus of children's art & poetry.

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"ALL-AMERICAN GIRL": The Art of Cole Phillips.

Schau, Michael.

NY 1975. Illus, 12x9", cloth, 176pp, remainder mark on bottom edge, price clipped dw else good. FIRST PRINTING.

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"American Ancestors" 2nd Exhibition.

Downtown Gallery, NY: Oct. 3-14, 1933.

1933 White folded sheet. [2] pp. 1 bw illus Masterpieces by Little Known and Anonymous American Artists, 1720-1870. Loaned by the American Folk Art Gallery. Includes works by Pieter Vanderlyn (2), Edward Hicks, S.D. Johnson and many anonymous artists. Lists 22 works. VG.

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"American Ancestors" Exhibition.

Downtown Gallery, NY: Dec. 14-31, 1931.

1931 White folded sheet. [2] pp. 1 bw illus Masterpieces by Little Known and Anonymous American Artists, 1790-1890. Loaned by the American Folk Art Gallery. Includes works by Joseph Pickett, Edward Hicks, Raphaelle Peale, and many anonymous artists. Lists 20 works. VG.

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"An Enkindled Eye": The Paintings of Rockwell Kent.

Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, June 29 to Sept. 1, 1985, three other locations.

1985 Blue wraps. 119 pp. 17 color, 71 bw plates. Main essay by Richard V. West looks primarilly at Kent's early career. Contributions by Fridolf Johnson and Dan Burne Jones. Terrific plates, great selection of pictures. An excellent source of information on Kent. Good, spine worn, small label on lower left spine art library copy.

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"And Eagles Sweep Across the Sky" Indian Textiles of the North American West.

Katzenberg, Dena S.

Baltimore:: The Baltimore Museum of Art,, 1977. 4to. 150 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and rubbed. Book is in excellent condition. Illustrated throughout. Navajo blankets and rugs, baskets of the west. Very Good.

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"ANNOUNCING EXHIBITION AND SALE"

Butterfield, Fred R.

Early small broadside for the still in business auction company. No year, but firm was at 1244 Sutter St. with phone number of Ordway 1362 in San Francisco. Folded else ok. Auction was for furnishings and works of art of European, Chinese and American Origin, etc. (circa 1930's?).

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