“The artist Florine Stettheimer (1871–1944) was one of the most intriguing figures in New York’s vibrant arts scene in the first half of the 20th century. The painter and poet counted among her fans Andy Warhol and Marcel Duchamp, who organized a retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1946, two years after her death. With a long-standing interest in beauty contests and the revelries of celebrities, Wall Street and consumer culture, Stettheimer anticipated in her painting many of the same interests that would later characterize Pop Art, and her synthesis of the arts and urban life remains a source of inspiration for many artists working today. 
This lavishly illustrated book brings together the artist’s paintings and poems, as well as her designs for studio and stage, offering deep insights into Stettheimer’s exceptional life and influence on the artists around her. Published to accompany a major retrospective of Stettheimer’s work at the Lenbachhaus in Munich, this well-illustrated book brings together the artist’s paintings and poems, as well as her designs for studio and stage, offering deep insights into Stettheimer’s exceptional life and influence on the artists around her.”

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ANTHONY FRIEDKIN:THE GAY ESSAY

For more than forty years, Los Angeles-based photographer Anthony Friedkin has created captivating full-frame black-and-white images documenting people, cities, and landscapes. During the culturally tumultuous years of 1969 and 1970, Friedkin made a series of photographs that offer an eloquent and expressive visual chronicle of the gay communities of Los Angeles and San Francisco at the time. This is the first book to explore that series, titled The Gay Essay, in depth, within the broader historical context that gave rise to it.

1969 witnessed the Stonewall riots in New York City and was a turning point in the history of community building and organized political activism among homosexuals in the United States. The Gay Essay provides a singular, intimate record of this crucial moment. Friedkin’s images taken in streets, hotels, bars, and dancehalls demonstrate a sensitivity and an understanding that imbues these photographs with an enduring resonance. This handsome hardbound book is published by Yale University Press in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition of the work at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and features seventy-five full-page plates accompanied by engaging essays and a poem by Eileen Myles.