AN ARTIST'S AMERICA. by Albert, Michael - (2008).

New York: Henry Holt and Company, (2008)., (2008).. Very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL ALBERT WITH ORIGINAL DRAWINGS - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], color pictorial boards in a matching dust wrapper. The top corners of the covers are bumped & the top corners of the dust jacket's panels are lightly creased. 48 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Very good.

First edition.

Boldly inscribed and signed by the artist. The inscription, which fills the front endpaper, reads "4 Aliah -- / Best wishes / Michael Albert / 2009". It incorporates two sketches of fantastical heads with thought bubbles emanating from them ["Follow your Art! / Sir Real" and "There's No Place Like Home!"] Albert was the originator of "Sir Real", a brand of organic orange juice which is distributed nationwide.

Michael Albert [b. 1966] is a pop artist who combines his style of art with his recycling philosophy by creating collages from consumer packaging, old photographs and discarded cardboard. He shares his vision of American popular culture through his personal interpretations of such events as the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address.