Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1897 - 1992 Date of plate: c. 1940 Condition: Faint mat burn.
#8821
Series: Playboy Portfolio of Art and Satire Medium: Linocut on thin woodpulp paper as issued Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/2 inches Signature: Initialed in the block Artist details: American, 1896 - 1969 Condition: Some losses along sheet edges.
#29773
Medium: Drypoint Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches Signature: Signed. Signed and dated in the plate. Artist details: American, 1887 - 1975 Date finished: 1928 Condition: Faint mat burn; light struck. Small loss, bottom right corner margin. Partial watermark, top right margin. Strong, rich impression.
#48361
Series: Birds of America Medium: Color etching Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1929 Edition: 103/175
#27957
Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1907 - 1986 Reference: Original AAA label present. Publisher: Associated American Artists Condition: Very faint mat burn.
#27180
Series: SMS No. 6: December 1968 Medium: 24 Index cards with typography Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 5 inches Artist details: American writer Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS612
Series: SMS No. 6: December 1968 Medium: Hand-bound pamphlet with magic marker cover drawing containing typewritten pages of proposed menus of American food Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Artist details: Swedish/American, 1929 - 2022 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager): "An absurd and almost pointless project, Oldenburg finds just the right amount of humor while looking at the precious, boring thing we call everyday life. Although very different from his famous large-scale sculptures, this booklet is captivating to me precisely because it's so small and personal. After his recent passing, this piece and the meaning of 'unattended' are even more intriguing."
Series: SMS No. 6: December 1968 Medium: Printed ephemera concerning Los Angeles life and culture, xeroxed with typed and written notations Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 14 inches Artist details: American writer, 1940 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS606
Series: SMS No. 5: October 1968 Medium: Instructions for constructing conceptual assemblage Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches Artist details: American, 1942 - 1982 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS511
Series: SMS No. 5: October 1968 Medium: Silver paper printed with pattern and scored for folding to form three sculptures Dimensions: 11 x 7 1/8 inches Artist details: American, 1934 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS510
Series: SMS No. 5: October 1968 Medium: Sheet of 24 color stamps depicting a still-life painting Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches Artist details: American, 1927 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS504
Series: SMS No. 5: October 1968 Medium: Box containing materials and instructions to "Take your favorite cup. Break it in many pieces with a hammer. Repair it with this glue and this poem in three stanzas dedicated to John." Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (case) Artist details: Japanese/American, 1933 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS508
Series: SMS No. 4: August 1968 Medium: Pink tissue folio containing two "Machine Art" compositions using a typewriter and Xerox reproductions of objects Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 inches Artist details: American, 1942 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS403
John Cage
Diary: How to Improve the World (You Will Only Make Matters Worse)
Series: SMS No. 4: August 1968 Medium: Mylar case containing twenty page booklet of autobiographical impressions printed on heavy stock with typeface, weight, and color chosed according to chance Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Artist details: American composer, 1912 - 1992 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS404
Series: SMS No. 4: August 1968 Medium: Vinyl decal that makes the time indicator of a parking meter look like there is 45 minutes remaining Dimensions: 7 x 6 3/4 inches Artist details: American, 1923 - 1988 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS410
Series: SMS No. 4: August 1968 Medium: Drawings and writings on six brown paper towels Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches each Artist details: American asylum inmate , Active 1940s-1960s Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS411
Series: SMS No. 3: June 1968 Medium: Colored preparatory drawings printed on parchment with philosophical notations Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches Artist details: American, 1947 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS307
Series: SMS No. 3: June 1968 Medium: Eighteen page folio of sheet music with renderings of cloud formations Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches closed Artist details: American, 1946 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS304
Series: SMS No. 1: February 1968 Medium: Printed luggage labels commemorating famous disasters Dimensions: Up to 5 x 7 3/4 inches each Artist details: American, 1938 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS110
Ray Johnson
A Two-Year-Old Girl Choked to Death Today on an Easter Egg
Series: SMS No. 2: April 1968 Medium: Duotones on chrome-coated photographic paper Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches Artist details: American, 1927 - 1995 Date of impression: 1968 Edition: of 2000 Publisher: The Letter Edged in Black Press
#SMS206
Medium: Offset color lithograph poster Dimensions: 30 5/8 x 18 7/8 inches Artist details: American, 1927 - 1994 Date of impression: 1979/1980 Printer: Imprimerie Moderne de Lion, Paris Publisher: Galerie Maeght, Paris
#43899
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1907 - 1929 Condition: Glued to backing sheet, spots in margin.
#45552
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: German / American, 1894 - 1977 Condition: Tape residue edge of margin verso. Faintly toned within mat opening.
#45621
Medium: Drypoint Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: German/American, 1893 - 1959 Date finished: 1939 Edition: 250 Publisher: Associated American Artists Provenance: Original Associated American Artists label accompanies the work.
#45970
Medium: Collagraph Dimensions: 26 1/2 x 18 inches (image) 30 x 22 1/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1914 - 1996 Date of plate: 1961 Edition: of 20
Medium: Graphite drawing Dimensions: 19 x 25 inches Signature: Stamped estate signature lower right Artist details: American, 1899 - 1987 Condition: Traces of foxing top and right side.
#45176
Series: YANK Medium: Graphite drawing on paper Dimensions: 14 x 16 1/2 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American Date finished: 1942 Condition: Minor repaired tears at extreme outer edge.
#43591
Series: YANK Medium: Ink drawing on paper Dimensions: 14 x 16 1/2 inches Artist details: American Date finished: 1944 Condition: Faint tide line at right.
#43589
Grand Canal, America (Electrical Buildings at Night). Presentation print for the Chicago Society of Etchers.
Medium: Etching Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (plate) 14 1/8 x 11 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed in pencil Artist details: American, 1897 - 1958 Date finished: 1933 Edition: 100 Reference: Czestochowski 31 Publisher: Chicago Society of Etchers Condition: Chicago Society of Etchers embossed stamp lower left margin. Very faintly toned within mat opening.
Medium: Wood engraving Dimensions: 6 x 8 1/2 inches Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1907 - 1996 Condition: Corners of sheet trimmed. Paper clean, impression rich and strong.
#45777
Medium: Lithograph Dimensions: 25 x 19 1/2 inches (image) 35 1/2 x 25 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed Artist details: American, 1916 - 2003 Date finished: 1965 Edition: 4/50 Condition: Slight mat burn and toning well away from the image.
#51702