Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1994. Softcover. Slate/black wraps illustrated as vertical hanging flag. Tan lettering. 63 pp. with 16 color images and numerous bw illustrations. VG, clean and tight but with light bump to lower right corner. Original price sticker on back cover. Item #150293
Catalogue from the exhibition of 75 works shown June - August 1994. In-depth essay by David Rubin, From U.S.A. to S.O.S.: Changeing Perspectives on the American Flag, runs throughout the catalogue. Sections include Historical Background, The American Flag in Contemporary Art, The Beat Era, Pop Art, The Vietnam War, 1970s, 1980s, The Reinvention of Jasper Johns, The Jesse Helms Era, and With Liberty and Justice for All. Brief quotes by artists inserted throughout. Big names. Some making statements worth seeing and hearing. Great catalogue, the content/meaning still powerful today, 20 years later.
Price: $29.97