Authors beginning with A from Daniel / Oliver Gallery (5 items)

c. 1960. Silver prints (25) 35. 8 x 10 inches; Each with the Project title and Architect's name on recto, and the photographer's stamp and credit verso. Collection of photographs documenting new commercial constructions in the Minneapolis area. Each of the photographs (and buildings) exudes an aura of clean mid-century-modernism, with sharp lines, and distinct angles. Norton & Peel, clearly skilled commercial photographers, apparently understood the ways in which a certain compositional devices or framing could visually augment the architects' designs. In an age of post-war prosperity, "acme" and chevrons, architects and photographers alike began to closer examine the relationship between form and function.

26 manuscript sheets Sheets each 8 x 10 inchesEach sheet embossed with congressional watermark.
Manuscript draft of a seminally-important letter written by Mori Arinori to Yale professor William Dwight Whitney, asking for his advice on adopting English as Japan's national language. The letter was penned in Washington D.C. in 1872, during Arinori's tenure as Japan's first ambassador to the U.S. Also included is a second draft marked "copy" and a copy of Whitney's reply.A complicated and fascinating figure, one of Arinori's most memorable causes was his attempt to replace Japanese with English as the national language. In 1872, when he was the ambassador to the United States, he wrote this letter to the linguist William D. Whitney, proposing the change and asking for Whitney's assistance in the endeavor. In the letter, Arinori argues that Japanese is insufficient to handle the growing needs of the Japanese Empire because it is not considered an international language. Japanese, he believes, is limited… Read more

1968. Vintage silver prints (45) 35. Most approx. 8 x 12 inches, a few smaller; Each with an affixed caption and agency credit verso; many with photographer's credit verso as well. A large and dramatic group of photographs documenting tumultuous times of unrest in Paris in May of 1968, taken by a varied group of photojournalists.Included in the collection are works by the following photographers:Jean-Pierre Rey (3 photos), Bryn Campbell (3 photos), Claude Bourquelot (1 photo) Russ Melcher (2 photos), Leon Hersctritt (2 photos), Goksin Sipahioglu (4 photos), Bergon (1 photo), O. Rolland (6 photos), Bergon (1 photo), and Pierre-Yves de Kercadio (2 photos).There are also twenty photographs credited to either the Pix Agency, the Dalmas Agency, or Paris Presse.

Color lithograph 27 x 18 inchesWith affixed "ticket price" paper label.
Vibrant and dynamic poster for the 1979 International Martial Arts Festival, which was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.The event showcased a broad array of techniques and practices which fall under the broad umbrella term of "Martial Arts." It featured a number of luminaries including Dan Inosanto, a legendary martial artist, instructor, and protege of Bruce Lee; Torio Kuramoto, a master of Shorinji Kempo and founder of the Shorinji Kempo of Hollywood Dojo; Jun Chong, South Korean martial artist and filmmaker; as well as Dan Lee; Fumio Demura; and many other luminaries. The festival also featured television and radio broadcaster Mario Machado, the first American of Chinese heritage to be an on-air television news reporter.Martial Arts experienced a surge of popularity in the 1970s. This was due to a number of contributing factors including the popular films of Bruce Lee and countless others, David Carradine's… Read more

Silver and chromogenic prints (approx. 160); typed and manuscript poems, letters, and essays (approx. 200 pages); ink, watercolor and graphite sketches (approx. 120 pages) 35. Various sizes; photographs from 2 x 2 inches to 8 x 10 inches; most written material approximately 8 x 10 inches; sketches mostly 4 x 6 inches
A substantial and significant volume of material pertaining to the pioneering art critic and writer Dore Ashton, an early champion of Abstract Expressionism and the New York School, with scores of primary works related to both fine art and poetry. The archive can be divided into three major components: photographs, artwork, and written material. The centerpiece of the written material is a thick notebook of material, compiled by Ashton over many years. Included are dozens of signed and dated typescript poems by Hilda Morley, Jane Randall, William Jay Smith, Barbara Howes, and Richard Wilbur. The Wilbur material is particularly fascinating, and speaks to their close friendship and working… Read more