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BRAVO 20: THE BOMBING OF THE AMERICAN WEST - SIGNED BY RICHARD MISRACH
(MISRACH, RICHARD). Misrach, Richard & Myriam Weisang Misrach. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press (Creating the North American Landscape), 1990. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Photography Monograph. Near Fine.. 136pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Lisa Miriski. With a bibliography. Published in conjunction with a 1999 traveling exhibition, this beautiful catalogue is the documentation of Richard and Myriam Weisang Misrach's proposal to turn the illegal Nevada bombing range known as "Bravo 20" into a National Park. Using the unique strategy of filing a mining claim to allow access to a section of the range, the photographer spent eighteen months capturing the devastated, bomb-cratered desert wasteland in a series of striking, often disquieting images. A most handsome example (cited on page 33 of "From Fair to Fine 3") additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Richard Misrach" in black ink on the half title page. 0-8018-4065-1 Inventory Number: 012115