Documentation book for Five car stud tableau and the Sawdy edition / [Edward Kienholz] ; photo credits, John Romeyn ... [et al.].

Author
Kienholz, Edward, 1927-1994 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Los Angeles : Gemini G.E.L., [1972], c1971.
Description
1 v. (3-ring binder, unpaged) : chiefly ill., facsims. ; 29 cm.

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Marquand Library - Rare BooksN6537.K48 A64 1972q Oversize Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    A hand-assembled book composed of proof sheets and enlarged photographic images, articles, clippings, and a text written and signed by the artist. The book documents the construction of the Five car stud tableau from its inception to its installation at Gemini G.E.L. for the purpose of creating the Sawdy multiple.
    Notes
    • "The work debuted at Documenta V in Kassel, Germany in 1972, and shortly thereafter was acquired by the Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art in Sakura, Japan, where it remained in storage for more than 35 years. In 2009 Nancy Reddin Kienholz, the artist's wife and collaborator, announced that the work [had] been restored in advance of an upcoming tour and exhibition in the United States and Europe." -- bookseller's description.
    • Edition limited to 103 copies: 55 signed and numbered; 44 signed, unnumbered; 3 artist's copies; 1 "A" prototype.
    • SAX copy: Signature and copy number wanting.
    Binding note
    SAX copy: In publisher's black vinyl 3-ring binder with vinyl joints; stamped inside lower cover: Genuine Trussell, made in U.S.A, F 176 S81, virgin vinyl."
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    62404650
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