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(GOLDSTEIN, JACK). Hertz, Richard, Editor. Ojai, CA: Minneola Press, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Near Fine.. 228pp, illustrated in b&w. Designed by Joe Molloy. This is the Richard Hertz' fantastic anecdotal biography of the late, great Jack Goldstein that interweaves the reminiscences of John Baldessari, Troy Brauntuch, Rosetta Brooks, Nancy Chunn, Meg Cranston, Jean Fisher, Hiro Kosaka, Robert Longo, Matt Mullican, James Welling, and Tom Wudl into a narrative account of one of the most influential yet overlooked American artists of the eighties and nineties. A handsome example of the uncommon 2003 first printing of this compelling document additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED AND DATED PRESENTATION "March 3, 2004 / For ... / with admiration / and best wishes, / Richard" in blue ink on the half title page from author Richard Hertz to a well-known CalArts graduate showing just a bit of light wear and sunning along the spine. 0-9640165-4-0 Inventory Number: 025342