Sarai Sherman (American, b. 1922), Folk Rock Blues

Sarai Sherman (American, b. 1922), Folk Rock Blues and Flower Children, Complete Portfolio of Nine Color Intaglio Prints (2 on One Sheet, Some Framed), plus One Framed Artist Proof, Published November 1969 by Renzo Romero, Rome, in Original Cream Leather Portfolio Case with Embossed Cover. A rare portfolio celebrating 1960's popular music and psychedelia with images of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Janis Joplin and The MC6, etc., artistically integrated with lyrics of the Beatles, Donovan, Hendrix, ett al. Number 34 from an edition of 35 (there were also at least 12 Artist's Proofs with large margins, one unnumbered example inluded in this lot), the lot consists of: Original Cream Leather Portfolio Containing Frontispiece Signed and Numbered 34 in Pencil by the Artist, together with Title Sheet, Individually Printed Inner Sheets, Paper Dividers, Previously Unpublished Essay with Title Sheet, ''E Cosi Diffuso Essere Vivi'' by Neapolitan Avant-garde Intellectual, Carlo Bernari, and an Illustrated Leaflet Insert of Poetry Entitled ''Folk Rock Blues & Flower Children'', Prints Include: (A) Up in the Sky, Etching and Aquatint in 5 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Unframed, 19'' x 19'', (B) Lucy, Etching and Aquatint in 4 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Matted and Framed, 14'' x 19'', (C) Black Bird, Etching and Aquatint in 3 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Matted and Framed, 14'' x 19'', (D) Electric Circus I, Etching and Aquatint in 4 Colors, and Electric Circus II, Etching and Aquatint in 3 Colors, Printed on One Sheet, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Matted and Framed, Broken Glass, 19'' x 17'', (E) Lullaby of Spring, Etching and Aquatint in 3 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Matted and Framed, 17'' x 15 1/2'', (F) If 6 Were 9, Etching and Aquattint in 2 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Matted and Framed, 14'' x 19'', (G) Bungalow Bill, Etching and Aquatint in 4 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Unframed, 14'' x 19'', (H) Sun, Etching and Aquatint in 3 Colors, Signed and Numbered in Pencil 34/35, Unframed, 17 1/4'' x 14'', (I) Sun, Etching and Aquatint in 3 Colors, Artist Proof with Large Margins (Full Sheet), Signed in Pencil and Inscribed Prova d'Artista, Framed, Showing Full Margins, Image Size: 17 1/4'' x 14''; $800-$1,200.