Although known primarily for his illustrations, murals, and portraits, Charles Banks Wilson things of himself chiefly as a lithographer. "Lithography," he says, "is what made an artist of me." The 118 lithographs collected here, each reproduced from an original print in the artist's own collection, represent fifty years of experience in the medium.
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Although known primarily for his illustrations, murals, and portraits, Charles Banks Wilson things of himself chiefly as a lithographer. "Lithography," he says, "is what made an artist of me." The 118 lithographs collected here, each reproduced from an original print in the artist's own collection, represent fifty years of experience in the medium.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Quarto. 270pp. Gilt-stamped black cloth. Illustrated with 118 stone lithographs reproduced as black-on-black duotones. Fine fine dustwrapper.
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Like New. Size: 9x1x12; 1989 Hardcover Edition. Signed by author(Wilson) on title page. Pages clean & unmarked. Light handling wear to DJ edges. Looks unused. No Expedited Shipping due to weight.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0806121513. Illustrated with 118 stone lithographs reproduced as black-on-black duotones. With commentary by the artist. Stated first edition. SIGNED by Charles Banks Wilson on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 270 pages.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1989. 270 pgs. Illustrated with 118 black and white plates + 6 additional BW illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's gift inscription present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Although known primarily for his illustrations, murals, and portraits, Charles Banks Wilson things of himself chiefly as a lithographer. "Lithography, " he says, "is what made an artist of me." The 118 lithographs collected here, each reproduced from an original print in the artist's own collection, represent fifty years of experience in the medium. True to the American regionalist tradition that influenced him, Wilson has used his own surroundings as subject matter, producing an intensely personal record of his own time and place-an Oklahoma of varied landscapes and of farmers, cowboys, miners, and Indians. EB; 9 X 1.17 X 12 inches; 280 pages.
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Used-Very Good. Although known primarily for his illustrations, murals, and portraits, Charles Banks Wilson things of himself chiefly as a lithographer. 'Lithography, ' he says, 'is what made an artist of me. ' The 118 lithographs collected here, each reproduced from an original print in the artist's own collection, represent fifty years of experience in the medium. True to the American regionalist tradition that influenced him, Wilson has used his own surroundings as subject matter, producing an intensely personal record of his own time and place-an Oklahoma of varied landscapes and of farmers, cowboys, miners, and Indians. The prints reproduced here are a representative sample of Wilson's long and prolific career in lithography. Well represented are the Indian subjects for which he is most famous, including the entire Tel Little Indians series, the Plains Madonna, and portraits from the Search for the Purebloods series. Several rural landscapes, immensely popular among collectors, are included, as are prints based on Wilson's best work in other media: book illustrations (of J. Frank Dobie's The Mustangs, for example), murals (the Oklahoma State Capitol murals, for instance), and portraits (including Will Rogers, Jim Thorpe, and Sequoyah). Design and printing techniques are inseparable components of stone lithography, and Wilson's works embody the skills of both artist and craftsman. His descriptions of the lithographic process are of a discipline demanding patience, foresight, dexterity, and the sheer physical strength to manipulate a printing stone that may weigh as much as two hundred pounds. The first published collection of Charles Banks Wilson's lithographs, this unique, personal documentary includes a biographical sketch of the artist, annotations for each print, and a description of stone lithography by the artist himself. It will be judged an important contribution to contemporary art studies, and all collectors and admirers of stone lithographs, particularly those of Charles Bands Wilson, will find it a valuable reference. Book has dust particles on the bottom corner of pages.
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Fine. With a Commentary by the Artist. 118 black & white plates. 4to, red cloth, black spine, board slipcase. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1989). Limited Edition. Fine. One of only 170 numbered copies signed on the title page by the artist.
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VG/G+. Dust jacket shows some soiling and edge wear. Book is beautifully clean and tight. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Cream dust jacket with red lettering and BW illustration. 270 pp. 118 BW plates + 6 additional BW illustrations. A beautiful catalogue of stone lithographs reproduced as black-on-black duotones. (dj) "Well represented are the Indian subjects for which [Wilson] is most famous, including the entire Ten Little Indians series, the Plains Madonna, and portraits from the Search for the Purebloods series." (dj flap).
