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ROBERT GRAHAM - SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE ARTIST
(GRAHAM, ROBERT). Arteaga, Augustin, Rafael Tovar, Geraldo Estrada, Eugenio Lopez, Esthella Provas & Alberto Ruy Sanchez. Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1997. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Very Good.. 189pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and Spanish. With an exhibition checklist, chronology and bibliography. Published in conjunction with an extensive retrospective exhibition held at the Sala Diego Rivera in 1997, this is still the major reference on the renowned late Mexican-born, Los Angeles-based figurative sculptor. It contains beautifully detailed photographs of over one hundred works including the Los Angeles Olympic Gateway, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Duke Ellington Memorials as well as scores of the anatomically detailed nudes for which the artist was primarily known. A handsome example of the softbound edition of this uncommon item additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "For ..., Aug 1997, R. Graham" in black ink to a noted Los Angeles art critic in the year of publication above the artist's portrait on the half title page showing two vertical creases along the spine. 968-29-9890-5 Inventory Number: 019941
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