{"product_id":"frank-o-hara-willem-de-kooning-poems-1988-17-lithographs-limited-editions-club-no-204-550","title":"Frank O’Hara \u0026 Willem de Kooning — Poems, 1988 — 17 Lithographs — Limited Editions Club — No. 204\/550","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFrank O’Hara \u0026amp; Willem de Kooning — \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e, 1988\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e17 Lithographs — Limited Editions Club — No. 204 of 550\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank O’Hara (1926–1966)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWillem de Kooning (1904–1997), illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoems\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA monumental collaboration between two defining figures of the postwar New York avant-garde, pairing the poetry of \u003cstrong\u003eFrank O’Hara\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003e17 lithographs by Willem de Kooning\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber 204 of 550 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e, with de Kooning’s authorized facsimile signature on the colophon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO’Hara and de Kooning were close friends and central participants in the overlapping worlds of the New York School poets and Abstract Expressionist painters. Following O’Hara’s sudden death in 1966, the Museum of Modern Art began planning a memorial publication of his poetry and invited artists associated with the poet to contribute illustrations. De Kooning, one of O’Hara’s closest artistic friends and admirers, created a group of expressive drawings on Mylar for the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than twenty years later, the drawings were translated into lithographic form for this extraordinary Limited Editions Club publication. The resulting \u003cstrong\u003e17 full-page lithographs\u003c\/strong\u003e retain the spontaneous, gestural quality of de Kooning’s original drawings and provide a powerful visual counterpart to O’Hara’s poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a grand scale, the book measures nearly 22 inches tall and is one of the most imposing productions issued by the Limited Editions Club during its modern period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in \u003cstrong\u003efull black morocco by Jovonis Bookbindery\u003c\/strong\u003e, with gilt lettering, and housed in the original custom \u003cstrong\u003eUltrasuede-lined clamshell box by Portfoliobox\u003c\/strong\u003e. Tissue guards are preserved throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy additionally retains the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Limited Editions Club newsletter announcing the publication\u003c\/strong\u003e, laid in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 204 of 550 copies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 lithographs by Willem de Kooning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Authorized facsimile signature of de Kooning on the colophon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full black morocco by Jovonis Bookbindery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original Ultrasuede-lined clamshell box by Portfoliobox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Limited Editions Club, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21¾ × 17⅞ in. (55.2 × 45.4 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good to near fine overall. Lithographs and text leaves are well preserved with the original tissue guards present. Binding and custom clamshell box remain attractive. Original Limited Editions Club newsletter retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptional large-format artist’s book joining \u003cstrong\u003eFrank O’Hara’s poetry with Willem de Kooning’s gestural imagery\u003c\/strong\u003e, and an important document of the artistic and literary culture of postwar New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48216126914790,"sku":"BB-000034","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/c1_dac5547f-c6b8-4e1b-b91d-9715ef252f43.jpg?v=1787246056","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/frank-o-hara-willem-de-kooning-poems-1988-17-lithographs-limited-editions-club-no-204-550","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}