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Condizione: New. In.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Accordion Folded 8 pages. Oversized. Heavy stock. Scarce.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Likely first edition with no other printings noted. Undated, but 1982. Catalog of the exhibition. Extremely slight dusting to the covers and minimal edgewear otherwise a close to fine copy.

Softcover staple bound, 24 pages; very good condition, museum library stamp to first page; no other internal marks.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, card covers, 92pp., b/w ills. First edition. VG: a clean, bright and solid copy; very light dust soiling to the rear cover, very light rubbing to the rear corners. Extra postage may be asked (3).

Paperback. Condizione: VG. Text free of underlining, writing and highlighting. Very nice clean copy. H "He is a poet who has the ability to distinguish between the colors of the various winds which blow through this world in which man dwells. "1 jan Sawka by Neil C. Trager Jan Sawka is an artist of limitless energy, imagination, and talent. He was born in 1946 in Zabrze, Poland, into a family of intellectuals, artists, and political libertarians. Sawka attended both the Wroclaw Polytechnic Institute, where he studied architecture (a family chosen profession), and the Fine Arts Academy, where he was able to pursue his primary interest, painting. During his student years (1964 - 1972), he was active in a cultural ?underground movement that openly ignored the constraints of the "official" art sanctioned by the Communist government in power. In search of a "free-culture," Sawka and his contemporaries experimented and explored all avenues of creative expression, defying authority in a spirit analogous to the counter-culture in America at the time. Sawka's contribution to the cultural "underground" in Poland was formidable. Essentially one of its prime movers, he chronicled its activities through magazine and book illustrations and through his biting and sardonic posters.2 He also provided strong creative leadership as the visual director of the innovative, radical STU theatre.3 His independent and innovative style and his position of influence among his contemporaries aggravated the Communist authorities. Sawka's work (and the work of others in his group) was censored, and he was relentlessly harassed. Daily existence became a question of personal survival. Fortunately, Sawka's fate was not to be left in the hands of the bureaucrats who surely would have found ways to terminate his "negative" influence. With great effort and determination he was able to prevail, but not before witnessing the political and personal devastation wrought upon those less able to resist. Sawka's reputation as one of Poland's most talented artists grew steadily. In 1975, he received two prestigious awards: the "Oscardela Peinture" at the International Festival of Painting held at Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France, and a special award for artistic excellence from French President Giscard d'Estaing. (All awards remain the property of the Polish government to this day.) In 1976, he left Poland to take a position as a resident artist at the newly-opened Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. Sawka thrived in Paris. As a direct result of his formidable achievements and the attention focused on him, Sawka slowly gained an international reputation as an artist. His dream of artistic independence was being realized. While in Paris, Sawka's activities were carefully monitored by Polish agents who became increasingly disturbed by their loss of control over him and his new-found international recognition. Efforts to force him to conform to a more traditional position (as a "socialist-artist") failed. The punishment for his defiance was extreme: his passport was revoked, preventing him from ever returning to Poland. 72 pages.

Softcover. White & illus. wraps, 92 pp., many BW illus., 8 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2003 exhibition of artwork rendered by American artist and Woodstock art colony founder Bolton Brown (1864-1936). With thematic and illustrated essays by Neil C. Trager, Tom Wolf, Ronald Netsky, Arthur A. Anderson, and John Taylor Arms, as well as a Woodstock remembrance by Brown. Includes a chronology, an exhibition checklist, and many examples of his work. A nice introduction to an artit you may not know. VG (Label on front cover and few marks as ex-gallery owned; bottom corner bumped, otherwise nice.).

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Softbound. Condizione: VG. Beige wraps with cut-out square. 52 pp. 44 bw reproductions, some quite large. There is no publication date in this catalogue. Three-page introduction on The Photo League by Anne W. Tucker, followed by brief statements from the curators, followed by a lengthy listing of the works in the exhibition. Scarce and informative.

Condizione: New.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Softbound. Beige wraps with cut-out square. 52 pp. 44 bw reproductions, some quite large. There is no publication date in this catalogue. Three-page introduction on The Photo League by Anne W. Tucker, followed by brief statements from the curators, followed by a lengthy listing of the works in the exhibition. Scarce and informative. G (Ex-lib., small label at front cover, remnants of a large label at the back cover, bookplate inside front cover; Some wear to extremities).

Condizione: fine. New York no date c. 1951. College Art Gallery, College at New Paltz and Photofind Gallery, New York City. 4to wraps. 51p. Brief history of the Photo Leagure with many fine photo illustrations of New York City. Striking cover photo of young girl by Consuela Kanaga. Other photographs in catalogue include Lisette Model and Aaron Siskind. VG white cover is lightly worn and slightly frayed on edges.

Condizione: Very Good. Book is in very nice condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.