Karl Benjamin, Selected Works 1979-1986. by Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery - 1986

Los Angeles Municipal Art Galler, 1983T. paperback. Good. . first edition book

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1979. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A very good copy, with crisp pages; 'cortright' in ink to the front inside cover; light shelfwear to the edges and corners. Exhibition catalogue. 30 pages, illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm Introduction by June Wayne; essay by Gerard Haggerty.B & W and Color Illustrations.

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1983. First Printing. Large wraps. Art exhibition catalog.

The Figures, 1982. Soft Cover. Very Good. Clean tight unmarked copy, catalogue from an exhibition that ran from Jan into Feb 1982 in LA, with color reproductions, tiny closed tear on fore-edge of front cover.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1985. Softcover. Good. 52p. Cover corners worn, back cover lightly thumb creased. Includes bibliography and biography of the artist. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, March 12 through April 7, 1985. Notes in ink on some pages indicating prices of artwork. Oblong. B&w and color photographs. (8-1/2"x10-3/4")

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong). A very good+ copy with slight soiling and rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to edges of lower wrapper); else a near fine copy internally. 52 pages. Catalogue of the exhibition at LA Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, March - April 1985; notable for the transcript of a conversation between the artist, Frances Colpitt and Michael H. Smith (edited by Fine and Smith). Foreword and acknowledgments by Josine Ianco-Starrels; essay by Robert L. Pincus; biographical chronology and bibliography. One of 1000 copies printed (the entire edition).54 Color & b/w Photographs (chiefly b/w; Including Upper wrapper).

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. 1978. First edition.. Trade paperback. Good. moderate shelfwear,. Includes illustrations. . Well known for his California-inspired Asian work (or his Asian-inspired California work), the artist studied with both Leger and Kuniyoshi. Besides the black and whites, four color plates (one a double in the center) plus color cover convey the unique quality of Kanemitsu's watercolor technique. Rather than the muddle most abstract watercolors present, his "Birth of Black Moon" (Sumi and watercolor on paper, 1972) is pulsing with color and form. Includes brief biography, lists of solo and group exhibitions and public collections, plus a selected bibliography. .

1988. Softcover. VG, small library stamp, small label on cover. Wraps. 34 pp. 11 bw, 16 color plates. One page of professional information. Catalogue lists 30 works. Catalogue essay by Jim Edwards. Striking color plates.

1991. Softcover. VG-, light wear to cover edges, exlib with sticker to cover at tail. Pictorial wraps. 95 pp. Profuse color plates.

1973. Softcover. VG-, exlib with few marks including sticker to cover at tail. Bw pictorial wraps. 36 pp. Numerous bw plates. Brief introduction by Kenneth Ross and numerous illustrations.