Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997). "Pop Art One [book/portfolio with signed "Explosion" sticker]". Color offset lithograph. 1965. Signed across the sticker in black marker. Edition unknown, presumed small. Fine impression. Very good condition. Overall size of book/portfolio: 7 1/2" x 5 5/8". A scarce item on its own, especially with the unbroken seal, even more so with Lichtenstein’s signature across his “explosion” sticker. This early, charming, and innovative catalogue edited by Dorothy Herzka (later to become Lichtenstein) is one of the earliest documents of the New York Pop Art movement. It presents brief texts, photographic portraits (by Rudy Burkhardt and Hans Namuth, among others), and four or five individual plates each for artists Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol. The design is ingenious: two plastic spiral bindings on the left and right hand sides, bound to a heavy card back panel, hold the Lichtenstein inspired black Benday dot card covers and the first 16 pages of text. The pages are cut vertically at the center so the pages open on the left and right sides and allow the catalog to stand up and showcase (if desired), via the medium of the shutter-like wrappers, any of the loose and unbound 27 plates (complete) in the rear compartment. Opened fully, the grey card folder that holds the individual plates reproducing works by these artists is revealed. The compartment is sealed with the Lichtenstein explosion sticker that is still unopened and uncut. An intriguing and imaginative production from the height of the Pop Art movement. New York: Publishing Institute of American Art, 1965. First Edition. Image copyright Estate of Roy Lichtenstein. [24522] |800| {R100} (TL1) tuzz~tozz