A powerfully influential artist, who has been designated both the principal member of the New York Correspondence School and founder of Mail Art as a whole, Ray Johnson discovered in Black Mountain College the perfect environment in which to nourish his distinctive creativity. His work after his departure extends the exploration of freedom championed by the school perhaps as far as any other student at Black Mountain College.
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A powerfully influential artist, who has been designated both the principal member of the New York Correspondence School and founder of Mail Art as a whole, Ray Johnson discovered in Black Mountain College the perfect environment in which to nourish his distinctive creativity. His work after his departure extends the exploration of freedom championed by the school perhaps as far as any other student at Black Mountain College.
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Very good. No jacket. Cover is shelf worn and slightly rubbed, but otherwise is in good condition with no other visible flaws. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
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(JOHNSON, RAY). Wilson, William S. & Mary Emma Harris. Foreword by Mary Holden. BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE DOSSIERS NO. 4: RAY JOHNSON. Asheville, NC: Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, 1997. First Edition. 8vo. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine. v + 83pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by John Jicha. With an exhibition checklist. This is the elegant catalogue issued in conjunction with a 1997 survey exhibition of collages and works on paper by the idiosyncratic late Fluxus and Correspondence Art titan-not to mention the enigmatic subject of the great documentary film "How to Draw a Bunny"-Ray Johnson. A most andsome example of the 1997 first printing of this co-publication of the Black Mountain College (Johnson's Alma Mater) Museum and Arts Center and the Asheville Art Museum. 0-9649020-4-4 Inventory Number: 027538.
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Fine Condition. Book Very slim, 12 page square format paperback exhibition catalogue, staple bound with stiff illustrated paper covers. Minimal shelfwear to the edges. Else, the binding is tight, and interior is clean and free of markings. Edited by Frances F.L. Beatty, who also organized the exhibition for which this was published. Text in English. Illustrated.
