Your Huddled Masses" being Part 1 of An American Portrait 1776-1976, constructed 1973-1975

by Transworld Art Corporation

$27,950 · Offered by Biblio

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1975. New York: Transworld Art Corporation, 1975. Huge folio, 711 x 540 mm: 98 unnumbered pages in 24 leaves and 1 sheet of Arches, of which 10 leaves contain the 10 prints, in a square-cut folder of Arches contained in a white leather-covered solander box with the title blocked in gold on the front and the subtitle with one star on the spine. The solander box and sculpture contained in a white leather-covered presentation case fastened with two metal studs, with the title blocked in gold on the front and the subtitle on the spine. Condition: Prints and text leaves near-fine with very minimal off-setting and age toning; small blemish to one edge of the Soto sculpture; the presentation case with a touch of inevitable wear to the edges. Muriel Rukeyser's copy and evidently very rarely removed from the original cardboard shipping box, together with her copy of the absurdly small trade edition with her ownership inscription on the half title. § One of 25 copies not intended for sale, with the ten original prints numbered "H.C. 20/25" and signed in pencil by the artists, together with a signed multiple by Jesus Soto. A lavish celebration of the United States bicentennial, combining original artworks and literary extracts with an introduction by Muriel Rukeyser. Incredibly, this monumental construction was only part one of the project and two similar compendia followed, published and issued separately. The portfolio contains the following: JESUS SOTO, "Homenaje al Humano" Multiple

• Year: 1975
• Binding: unknown

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