Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Kertesz, Andre (Subject); Gossage, John; Parr, Martin & Others
Andre Kertesz: Observations, Thoughts, Reflections

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2005
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback , With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 128 pages. Memorial Exhibition Monograph. One of the best monographs on the photographic art and achievement of Andre Kertesz ever published in our time. Limited Edition of 900 copies. There is no ISBN. The Limited Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery and David W. Williams: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with facsimile of Andre Kertesz's signature embossed on cover and silver titles embossed on spine, as issued. Photographs by Andre Kertesz. Introduction by Stephen Daiter. Essay-Contributions by various scholars, colleagues, artists, curators, photographers, friends, and collectors. Printed on pristine-white, Mohawk Superfine stock paper by Meridian Printing Greenwich in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. In pictorial DJ with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from March 11 through May 28, 2005. Presents "Andre Kertesz: Observations, Thoughts, Reflections". One of the most moving and singular tributes to the art of Andre Kertesz. Twenty-seven contributors were invited to choose their favorite Kertesz photograph, and then to write about it. These are not self-indulgent, lazy pieces. As Daiter notes, the vintage images assembled showcase Kertesz's visual sensibility and genius. "Some of the photographs are Classically familiar while others are refeshingly obscure. Each of the contributors shared his or her time and talents enthusiastically. The juxtaposition of image with text resulted in a sparkling mixture of memory, emotion, and scholarship" (Publisher's blurb). Some of the contributors include Katherine Bang, Paul Berlanga, Keith Davis, Willem Diepraam, John Gossage, Robert Gurbo, Martin Parr, Sylvia Plachy, Gary Schneider, David Travis, and seventeen other "testimonees" to Andre Kertesz's greatness. To honor Kertesz with observations, thoughts, and reflections is to honor him at the deepest level: He was a great artist because he was a conscious dreamer. This is the third in a trilogy of books on Andre Kertesz by Stephen Daiter Gallery, a culmination that began with "The Mirror As Muse" and was followed by "New York State of Mind". An absolute "must-have" title for Andre Kertesz collectors. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. This is one of few copies of the Limited Edition still available online, is still in the publisher's original shrinkwrap, and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have very serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. 27 plates. Andre Kertesz's "Day of Paris" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANDRE KERTESZ TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 16114.

$US 80.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Kertesz, Andre (Photographer) & Berlanga, Paul (Contributor)
Andre Kertesz: New York: "the Lost Years"

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2009
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 75 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Adam Holtzman: Regular-sized volume format. Glossy pictorial softcovers with black titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Andre Kertesz. Essay by Paul Berlanga. Printed on pristine-white, uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the AIPAD Photography Show held in New York City from March 26-29, 2009. Presents "Andre Kertesz: New York: 'The Lost Years' ". Reproductions of Kertesz's vintage prints, complete with handwritten and stamped information exactly as they appear on the prints themselves. The images are presented on the right-hand side, the captions en face. By the time Kertesz immigrated to the United States in 1937, he was already a well-known artist/photographer in Europe, and (rightly) expected to be greeted with the critical acclaim and financial success that a figure of his stature deserved. Instead, his work was completely ignored. Kertesz was forced to eke out a living by doing commercial work for House & Garden Magazine. It was not until the prescient John Szarkowski gave him a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in 1964, a posthumous-like, twenty-seven years later, that he finally achieved the recognition that he enjoys to this day. There are critics, scholars, dealers, and collectors who consider Kertesz to be the greatest photographer of the 20th century. Full stop. Kertesz called his long American obscurity, "The Lost Years", when instead of giving up, he persevered and "developed a body of work that visually distilled his isolation and anxieties, creating subdued and poetic photographs. Photographs that asked New York to slow down and hear a whisper among the shouts. And he remained true to his vision" (Paul Berlanga). All great art compels us to slow down, tarry, take our time; transports us to another temporal reality and immerses us in it, which Andre Kertesz's best photographs do. An absolute "must-have" title for Andre Kertesz collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This Exhibition Catalog was not sold to the public. It was given as a keepsake/souvenir to Andre Kertesz print collectors only. A scarce copy thus. 34 plates. Andre Kertesz's "Day of Paris" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ANDRE KERTESZ TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1441473807.

Stock number: 21054. ISBN: 1441473807

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Natkin, Bob (Photographer) & Samuelson, Tim (Contributor)
Bob Natkin, Photographer

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2004
Edition: First Edition
Binding: With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 48 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Plain white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Bob Natkin. Essay by Tim Samuelson. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and very large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from November 5 through December 31, 2004. Presents "Bob Natkin, Photographer". Some of the finest and most representative images by the Chicago photographer, who deserves a much wider national and international audience. Despite the fact that it was interrupted by the need to make a decent living, Natkin had a long and productive career in photography. He photographed, among other things, the inner-city projects of Chicago, Mexico, the Republican National Convention in 1952, and various celebrities and popular culture figures. The breadth of his interests is testimony to his lifelong curiosity and his commitment to social justice, a great photographer with a sociologist's wisdom, an aesthete's eye, and a moralist's conscience. "He had unshakable faith in humanity and believed that people should be able to go anywhere without fear or hesitation" (Tim Samuelson). An absolute "must-have" title for Bob Natkin collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 42 plates. One of the finest American photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. .

Stock number: 15344.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen; Appleton, Samantha; Cianni, Vincent; Gilbertson, Ashley & Sinclair, Stephanie
Collateral Damage: The Human Face Of War

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 74 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most important exhibition catalogs on its subject in our time. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by Adam Holtzman: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Samantha Appleton, Vincent Cianni, Ashley Gilbertson, and Stephanie Sinclair. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 2012. Presents "Collateral Damage: The Human Face of War". Gripping images of war and its even more affecting aftermath. "Whether it is Vincent Cianni's black-and-white portraits of gay soldiers under the contradictory and compromised reign of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', Stephanie Sinclair's searing color scenes of Afghan women who have taken violence unto themselves and committed acts of self-immolation, or Samantha Appleton's war-zone shots, such as a jihadi in Iraq praying alone inside the walls of a bombed-out house, this powerful show fills in the picture of the realities of war beyond the battles. Collateral damage means much more than civilian casualties and properties destroyed. It is the effect of war on individuals that will last lifetimes" (Michael Weinstein). The book features a stunning multi-panel foldout of Ashley Gilbertson's panoramic photographs of empty rooms in American suburbia. They are the bedrooms of dead young American soldiers, in the homes where they were born and grew up, left "as is" by their grieving parents: An 18-year-old man's diplomas, awards, and trophies neatly and proudly on display. Another bedroom overflowing with yet another dead 18-year-old's regalia, sports posters, and girlie pin-ups, emblems of American adolescence and virility. A woman-soldier's room decorated with lush house plants. In a way that only photographs can evoke, they are about absence and presence at the same time: The young lives snuffed out and gone, their "human remains" left behind, helping keep their memory alive. An absolute "must-have" title for Samantha Appleton, Vincent Cianni, Ashley Gilbertson, and Stephanie Sinclair collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. Four of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO PETER VAN AGTMAEL AND RYAN SPENCER REED TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0985952903.

Stock number: 19919. ISBN: 0985952903

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Teske, Edmund (Artist/Photographer)
Edmund Teske: Chicago And Remembrances

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery / Barry Singer Gallery, 2003
Edition: First Edition
Binding: With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 56 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Plain white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Edmund Teske. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and very large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held jointly by the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from March 7 through April 26, 2003 and Barry Singer Gallery Los Angeles from April 5 through June 21, 2003. Presents "Edmund Teske: Chicago And Remembrances". Shows the range of Edmund Teske's work as a peerless artist/photographer/visionary. Teske's architectural photography was magisterial in a straightforward and realistic way. A lifelong disciple of Walt Whitman and later a convert of Vedanta, his art evolved into a much more personal and inward-looking vein, which has been characterized as "Romantic". The Bauhaus influence (Teske taught at the Bauhaus School of Chicago) led him to various experiments using techniques such as solarization, superimposition, multiple exposures, composite printing, and duotoning, all with breathtaking results. Yet ultimately, it is Teske's mystical vision in all its poetic beauty that will move the viewer of these photographs, which are some of the most beautiful ever made by an artist. Teske's work evolved dramatically and demands to be seen in its entirety, now possible through the Permanent Collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, which owns the single largest public collection of his work. An absolute "must-have" title for Edmund Teske collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER EDMUND TESKE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 15336.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Schneider, Gary (Artist/Photographer)
Gary Schneider: John In Sixteen Parts

Imprint: Worcester, MA, Mercantile Printing Of Worcester/Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1997
Edition: First Edition
Binding: With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Unpaginated. Artist Book. The artist/photographer's breakthrough debut collection. The Softcover Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Published simultaneously with the Hardcover Limited Edition as a softcover original that sold out shortly after publication. The Softcover Limited Edition is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Gary Schneider: Regular-sized volume format. Pristine-white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Gary Schneider. There is no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In pristine-white integral DJ with black titles on spine and large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 1997. Presents Gary Schneider's "John In Sixteen Parts". Extreme close-ups of the model John Erdman's various body parts (of his face), lovingly, probingly, and "scientifically" photographed by Gary Schneider (Erdman is the artist/photographer's longtime companion). Both the concept and its realization are brilliant, resulting in imagery that is strikingly original, "Conceptual" photography that is imagined rather than conceived, the work of an artist/photographer who has somehow given us a rare glimpse into the human soul, in all its beauty, pain, and "materiality", through photographs of the human body. An absolute "must-have" title for Gary Schneider collectors. This copy is one of the Softcover Limited Edition of 1000 copies. It is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in pencil on the title page by Gary Schneider. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Although not called for, it is also very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in pencil by John Erdman. This title is a contemporary art photography classic. As far as we know, this is one of only two such double-signed copies of the Softcover Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Gary Schneider did NOT sign most copies of the Softcover Limited Edition whereas Erdman was not supposed to sign any copies at all. A rare signed copy thus. 16 plates. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER GARY SCHNEIDER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1887593063.

Stock number: 2603. ISBN: 1887593063

$US 60.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Schneider, Gary (Artist/Photographer)
Gary Schneider: Botanical

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2001
Edition: First Edition
Binding: With Dust Jacket
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 26 pages. Exhibition Catalog. Collection of the photographer's ongoing work on subject. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pristine-white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Gary Schneider. Biographical Information appended in front and List of Plates appended at the back. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from April 27 through June 2, 2001. Presents Gary Schneider's "Botanical". Lyrical studies of gossamer beauty. There are actually three categories: "Botanicals", "Specimens", and "Intestinal Flora". Began in 1989, the Series is intended as an homage to 18th- and 19th-century botanical studies. "Fervid examinations that combine to illuminate the nexus of art and science where they intersect the human structure and spirit" (Stephen Daiter). An absolute "must-have" title for Gary Schneider collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and dated in pencil on the title page by Gary Schneider. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is now collectible. This is one of few such signed copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce signed copy thus. 26 full-page, richly toned black-and-white plates. One of the most brilliant artist/photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER GARY SCHNEIDER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 7882.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & King, Jay (Photographer)
Jay King: Good For Chicago

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2016
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 16 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Jay King. Brief Epilogue. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from June 10 through July 30, 2016. Presents "Jay King: Good For Chicago". A selection of the photographer's heartbreakingly beautiful street photography, which showcases both the empathy and subtlety of his work. Some of them appear in published form for the very first time. "A photographer in the American street photography that developed in the aftermath of World War II and championed by the likes of Garry Winogrand, Robert Frank, and Leon Levinstein. He has spent the last half century as an unassuming and furtive presence on the streets of Chicago, more or less purloining for his own pleasure an array of intimate emotions, snatched from his subjects in the blink of the camera's eye. Gritty, unvarnished, and humorous, his photographs are both meditations on the human condition and affectionate renderings of the people and streets of his great city" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Jay King collectors. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This is a catalog, and as such, it is neither a full-fledged book nor a monograph, but its exemplary production values make it eminently collectible for Jay King completists. A scarce copy thus. 22 plates. One of the finest American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER COPY OF THIS TITLE IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 20715.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Cohen, John (Photographer); Smith, Patti & Matter, Herbert
John Cohen: The Shape Of Survival

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2002
Edition: First Edition
Binding: With Dust Jacket

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 34 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Plain white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by John Cohen. Text by Patti Smith and Herbert Matter. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and very large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from September 13 through October 26, 2002, and in collaboration with Deborah Bell Photographs New York. Presents "John Cohen: The Shape of Survival". The photographer's "Peruvian Pilgrimage" photographs, taken between 1956 and 1957. For Cohen, they are living testaments, almost fifty years later, of the Peruvian people's resilience and grit amid the harsh terrain of the Peruvian landscape. Aside from being one of the most remarkable American photographers of our time, John Cohen is also a teacher, a world-class scholar of primitive art, and a Renaissance Man who has composed music and made films. Lest that make him sound overly cerebral, the exact opposite is true: His photographs are rife with life and natural beauty. Cohen's photographic oeuvre was finally collected in a book, "There Is No Eye" (2001). This is, in effect, its companion volume, and the only body of work comparable to it is Robert Frank's. An absolute "must-have" title for John Cohen collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 27 duotone plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOHN COHEN TITLE IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21026.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor); Jachna, Joseph D. (Photographer) & Cancellieri, Agathe (Contributor)
Joseph D. Jachna: Surface Contradictions 1958-1971

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 75 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful books on the photographic art and achievement of Joseph D. Jachna. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. None of the copies was sold commercially. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Joseph D. Jachna and Adam Holtzman: Oversize-volume format. Gray cloth boards with photographic reproduction pasted in front and metallic-silver titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Joseph D. Jachna. Essay by Agathe Cancelliere. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 2012. Presents Joseph D. Jachna's "Surface Contradictions 1958-1971". An indispensable guide to the singular art of one of the most remarkable artist/photographers of our time. This is the second (and final) volume published by Stephen Daiter on Jachna's oeuvre, preceded by "Or Water Is" (2000), published twelve years ago. It is also the only major volume published by the photographer in his lifetime (Jachna died in 2016). Throughout his long career, Jachna's desire to photograph Nature, particularly bodies of water, became a powerful instrument that connected him (and us) to the elemental richness of life, and just as important, to metaphorical self-reflection, the outer reality reflecting the inner life. As such, his images have reliably provided a much-needed calming, immersive, and meditative experience. This respite is otherwise impossible to find in contemporary photography, whose imagery is hectic, passive-aggressive, even violent. What does the rather provocative title mean? "Rough/Smooth; Wet/Dry; Matte/Lustre; Luminous/Dark; Teeming/Empty; Opaque/Transparent. These contrasts define Jachna's images. Using contradictory surfaces, he creates scenes which at first glance seem simple but upon further investigation, complex images emerge, physically radiant and psychologically revealing" (Agathe Cancelliere). In other words, Jachna's exploration of physics, our natural state, is finally about metaphysics, our psychological, even philosophical, state of being. This is why despite their ostensible natural subject, most of his prints are "Untitled", flouting the widely-accepted practice of identifying every landscape photograph with a specific place, date, and time. An absolute "must-have" title for Joseph D. Jachna collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed and dated in black ink-pen on the title page by the photographer: "Joseph D. Jachna 01 18 13". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is an art photography classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and dated copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: None of the copies was sold commercially. A rare signed copy thus. 56 plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOSEPH D. JACHNA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0985952911.

Stock number: 22016. ISBN: 0985952911

$US 80.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Sterling, Joseph (Photographer) & Davis, Keith F. (Contributor)
Joseph Sterling: Age Of Adolescence: The Exhibition Catalog

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2002
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 30 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Precedes, and is the basis of, the full-fledged book of the same title. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Introduction by the photography expert and scholar Keith F. Davis. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery in Chicago from March 1 to April 20, 2002. Presents, for the very first time, Joseph Sterling's "Age of Adolescence". Selections from the great photographer's breakthrough Series. Its debut release, preceding the book by a full year, it is one of the best photographic records of The American Teen-ager. "This Age sparkles with the promise of what's to come, hides its insecurities under the cover of bravado, and trembles with excitement about the here and now. From 1959 to 1964 (arguably the Adolescence of America itself), Joseph Sterling photographed teenagers, hanging out after school, at drive-ins, in fast cars. As Sterling himself defined it, 'the world of the adolescent is totally interlaced within itself and incapable of freeing itself. It whirls, rolls, and engulfs what it is allowed to engulf' "(Publisher's blurb). The "Age of Adolescence" shows American kids to be both playful and serious, friendly and menacing, cheerful and pensive. Some images anticipate the work of many contemporary photographers without their necessarily being aware of it. Their remarkable simplicity and effortless grace have re-appeared in so many images of young people ever since. Still, few photographs have the timeless appeal as Joseph Sterling's work. Closely identified with the Institute of Design (ID), Sterling has done work characterized by the technical perfection and formal experimentation identified with the Bauhaus-inspired Institute. Here, he lets go, and the result is simply wonderful. Sadly, the book itself was also the last published by Sterling, who died unexpectedly on November 12, 2010. An absolute "must-have" title for Joseph Sterling collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by Joseph Sterling. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Although not called for, it is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen by Keith F. Davis. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Joseph Sterling and Keith F. Davis did NOT sign most copies of the catalog. Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with duotone plates. One of the finest American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOSEPH STERLING TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 20976.

$US 70.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Heilbron, Kenneth (Photographer)
Kenneth Heilbron: Inside The Dream

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2000
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 16 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Kenneth Heilbron. There is no text. Printed with a delicate tonal palette on thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from November 10 through December 9, 2000. Presents "Kenneth Heilbron: Inside The Dream". The only published Catalog on the work of a great and under-appreciated photographer. The only photographs of their kind of the Ringling Brother's Circus. The photographer took snapshots of the famous circus whenever they came to Chicago, and occasionally travelled with them. A loving and poignant remembrance of a world that no longer exists, beautifully reproduced. An absolute "must-have" title for Kenneth Heilbron collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 14 duotone plates. One of the finest American photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. .

Stock number: 15318.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Balterman, Lee (Photographer); Ishimoto, Yasuhiro & Others
Lee Balterman's Chicago

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2006
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 60 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, which reproduce a handwritten announcement by the photographer on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Lee Balterman. Message by the late great Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Essays by Paul Berlanga and Robert Guinan. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Meridian Printing Rhode Island in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 2006. Presents Lee Balterman's "Chicago". Some of the finest and most representative images of the city, by one of its most devoted photographic chroniclers. Most photographers come and go; peripatetic restlessness characterizes their work, and it is inherent to their sensibility and oeuvre. But there are a few photographers who stay in one particular place, often a great city, and are identified with it because they choose to do the opposite: Chronicle their beloved city in loving detail. Balterman proudly considered himself a Chicago photographer (just as Helen Levitt was New York City's visual poet), and his subject is memorably summed up by a great writer: "There is an open and raw beauty about that city that seems either to kill or endow one with the spirit of life" (Richard Wright). Lee Balterman died on March 16, 2012 at the age of 92. An absolute "must-have" title for Lee Balterman collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 46 plates. One of the finest American photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO ART SHAY TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 19710.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Levinstein, Leon (Photographer) & Gee, Helen (Contributor)
Leon Levinstein: That's Where The Life Is

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2001
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 22 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Leon Levinstein. Introduction/Reminiscence by the legendary Helen Gee, one of the earliest supporters of then-nascent photographers like Levinstein as well as Robert Frank. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from December 14, 2001 through January 12, 2002. Presents "Leon Levinstein: That's Where The Life Is". Some of his finest and most representative images. One of the best photographers of the "Chicago School", Levinstein is much better-known in Europe than in the United States. A rigorous formalist, his photographs capture American life in a way that is singularly his own: Levinstein was a Master of capturing not just the physical "moves", but the very pulse and natural rhythm of the subjects he photographed. Children and adults walk, run, play, swing, and sway - and also pause, stop, and remain still - beautifully in Levinstein's photographs. Hence the aptness of Helen Gee's essay, "That's Where The Life Is". Annie Leibovitz has expressed profound admiration for Levinstein's "moving" pictures, commenting that the technique required was something she herself did not possess. An absolute "must-have" title for Leon Levinstein collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. 17 duotone plates. One of the finest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. .

Stock number: 20989.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Publisher) & Palma, Luis Gonzalez (Artist/Photographer)
Luis Gonzalez Palma: "la Luna, 1989" Debut One-man Show Souvenir Poster

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1989
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 1 pages. Rare Luis Gonzalez Palma collectible item. A pristine copy of the Souvenir Poster of the photographer's very first one-man show in the United States, signed by Luis Gonzalez Palma. Published in a small and limited print run of 500 copies only. Poster size is 18 X 24 inches. It is eminently suitable for framing. Printed on thick coated stock paper in Chicago, Illinois to the highest standards. Published on the occasion of the artist/photographer's inaugural exhibition in the United States held at The Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 1989. Presents Luis Gonzalez Palma's "La Luna, 1989". One of his most iconic images and earliest masterpieces. Shows a woman with a carved crescent-moon tied around her neck virtually covering her face. The poetic and erotic associations of the Moon with Woman are universal. As beautiful as the image is, Gonzalez Palma is also alluding to its more oppressive side in the larger context of Latin-American post-colonial, "macho" culture and society, where women, while outnumbering men, continue to be treated as though they were a minority, and remain subject to the obsolete standards of morality that a male-dominated, colonialist society seeks to perpetuate. The Guatemalan artist/photographer is now regarded as one of the most brilliant Latin-American artist/photographers of our time, whose work is widely represented and well-known throughout the world. The late Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez used another image, "La Rosa", for the cover of his great novel, "Of Love And Other Demons". "Gonzalez Palma's images unfold with increasing significance, resulting in an underlying sense of tension and foreboding that is only slightly eased by their sheer loveliness" (A. D. Miller). An absolute "must-have" collectible, not just memorabilia, item for Luis Gonzalez Palma collectors. This copy of the Souvenir Poster is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen in front by Luis Gonzalez Palma. It is signed directly on the poster itself, not on a tipped-in page. This Souvenir Poster is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Luis Gonzalez Palma editions his prints, and does not reissue them once all of the copies are sold. Hence, they command tens of thousands of dollars. In the case of "La Luna, 1994", the prints are no longer readily available. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed poster thus. One of the finest Latin-American artist/photographers of our time. A fine collectible poster. (SEE ALSO OTHER LUIS GONZALEZ PALMA TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 4300.

$US 200.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Newman, Marvin E. (Photographer)
Marvin E. Newman: On The Avenues

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2019
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 50 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful catalogs ever published on the photographic art and achievement of Marvin E. Newman. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with wraparound photographic reproduction and black titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Marvin E. Newman. Introduction by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from May through July, 2019. Presents Marvin E. Newman's "On The Avenues". Some of the finest and most representative images by the one photographer who mastered the aesthetics and practice of two radically different schools of art photography: The Photo League (its documentary, moral humanism) and the Institute of Design (its Bauhaus-principled, experimental formalism). Newman, who received the very first Master's Degree from ID, "embodies the best characteristics of these institutions: A compassion for his human subjects and an exceptional sense of space and design in his experimental photographs" (Stephen Daiter). "Celebrates Newman's career with over forty vintage black-and-white and color pieces. Features experimental images of inverted sidewalk shadows and manhole covers as well as documentary work from his time in Chicago and upon his return to New York. On view are two more poetic Series from his travels in 1960, of Paris prostitutes and of a small Alaskan village" (Publisher's blurb). This is a Milestone Year for the photographer: It marks the 20th year of his inaugural exhibition at Stephen Daiter Gallery, 70 years since he arrived at the Institute of Design, and the 100th-Year Anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus in Germany (the latter leading to major retrospectives, newly published books in Europe and the United States, and full-fledged profiles in the New York Times and New Yorker Magazine). Marvin E. Newman also turns 92 years old on December 5, 2019. An absolute "must-have" title for Marvin E. Newman collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Marvin E. Newman. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. It comes with lovely Souvenir Materials of the exhibition. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This is a 46-plate catalog, NOT a full-fledged monograph. But its exemplary production values and Newman's elusive signature make it eminently collectible. A rare signed copy thus. 46 black-and-white and color plates. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARVIN E. NEWMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 22321.

$US 50.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Newman, Marvin E. (Photographer)
Marvin E. Newman: On The Avenues

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2019
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 50 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful catalogs ever published on the photographic art and achievement of Marvin E. Newman. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with wraparound photographic reproduction and black titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Marvin E. Newman. Introduction by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from May through July, 2019. Presents Marvin E. Newman's "On The Avenues". Some of the finest and most representative images by the one photographer who mastered the aesthetics and practice of two radically different schools of art photography: The Photo League (its documentary, moral humanism) and the Institute of Design (its Bauhaus-principled, experimental formalism). Newman, who received the very first Master's Degree from ID, "embodies the best characteristics of these institutions: A compassion for his human subjects and an exceptional sense of space and design in his experimental photographs" (Stephen Daiter). "Celebrates Newman's career with over forty vintage black-and-white and color pieces. Features experimental images of inverted sidewalk shadows and manhole covers as well as documentary work from his time in Chicago and upon his return to New York. On view are two more poetic Series from his travels in 1960, of Paris prostitutes and of a small Alaskan village" (Publisher's blurb). This is a Milestone Year for the photographer: It marks the 20th year of his inaugural exhibition at Stephen Daiter Gallery, 70 years since he arrived at the Institute of Design, and the 100th-Year Anniversary of the founding of Bauhaus in Germany (the latter leading to major retrospectives, newly published books in Europe and the United States, and full-fledged profiles in the New York Times and New Yorker Magazine). Marvin E. Newman also turns 92 years old on December 5, 2019. An absolute "must-have" title for Marvin E. Newman collectors. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. It comes with lovely Souvenir Materials of the exhibition. Please note: This is a 46-plate catalog, NOT a full-fledged monograph. But its exemplary production values make it eminently collectible. A scarce copy thus. 46 black-and-white and color plates. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARVIN E. NEWMAN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 22326.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor) & Cook, Rod (Photographer)
Myoptics: Intimate Studies From Nature In Platinum/palladium

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Unpaginated. Rare Rod Cook collectible item. A fine copy of the Souvenir Invitation of the photographer's exhibition, signed by Rod Cook. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Souvenir Invitation is now scarce. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from February 2 through March 3, 2001. Presents Rod Cook's "Myoptics: Intimate Studies From Nature In Platinum/Palladium". Haunting, lyrical, perceptive photographic studies. An absolute "must-have" title for Rod Cook collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the front cover by Rod Cook. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. As far as we know, this is the only such signed copy of the Souvenir Invitation available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. A scarce signed copy thus. Several black-and-white plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROD COOK TITLE IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 2525.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor); Abbott, Berenice; Hine, Lewis; Newman, Marvin E.; Palfi, Marion & Others
Noted Photos: A Collection Of Vintage Photographs From The Photo League

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2018
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 50 pages. Memorial Gallery Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by various contributors. Text by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of Marvin E. Newman's 90th Birthday and Morris Engel's Centenary Year in 2018 (Engel died in 2005 at the age of 87). Presents "Noted Photos: A Collection of Vintage Photographs From The Photo League". The gallery's third publication on the latter, preceded by the landmark "This Was The Photo League" (2001) and "The Photo League At 75" (2010). Some of the finest and most representative images of The Photo League by such artists as Berenice Abbott, Lewis Hine, Marion Palfi as well as Marvin E. Newman and Morris Engel, among many others. Over the years, Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago patiently collected these unjustly forgotten vintage prints and then facilitated their becoming The Permanent Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. The initial acquisition of 170 prints has grown to more than 250 as of 2010. Began in 1936 to document the Great Depression, the League lasted for three decades, inspired by its belief in the power of photography to influence and effect social change by presenting "a true image of the world as it is". It was hounded for the same reason during the McCarthy-era witch hunt, its eventual demise sealed by the ensuing Cold War. But the photographs live on as they "resonate not only as stories from the past but also as striking works of art that transcend the written record. They are potent reminders that many of the issues depicted burden our world today" (Catherine Evans). An absolute "must-have" title for Photo League collectors. This Memorial Gallery Catalog is now collectible. Featuring some of the finest and most representative images of The Photo League by such artists as Berenice Abbott, Lewis Hine, Marion Palfi as well as Marvin E. Newman and Morris Engel, this is the gallery's third publication, preceded by the landmark "This Was The Photo League" (2001) and "The Photo League At 75" (2010). As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: None of the copies was sold to the public. A rare copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white plates. Some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO "THIS WAS THE PHOTO LEAGUE", HELEN LEVITT, MARVIN NEWMAN, AARON SISKIND, WEEGEE, AND MAX YAVNO TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 22421.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Hujar, Peter (Photographer) & Goldin, Nan (Contributor)
Peter Hujar: Intimate Survey

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1999
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 11 pages. Landmark Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Peter Hujar. Preface/Remembrance by Nan Goldin, which appears in this edition only. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from March 19 through April 23, 1999. Presents "Peter Hujar: Intimate Survey". A selection of the photographer's most important and beautiful portraits, which showcase both the subtlety and simplicity of his work. Some of them appear in published form for the very first time. His male nude photographs, in particular, have become posthumously celebrated for this reason. His photographs of animals have a rare empathy with their subject, drawing the viewer in and prompting Hujar's admirers to say that they are really either self-portraits (that he saw himself being as vulnerable as the animals) or a continuation of his erotic work (that he saw animals as sensual subjects). Includes a version of the still-controversial portrait, "Bruce de Saint Croix, 1976", which had not appeared in published form before, and is part of a ground-breaking triptych that Peter Hujar took of the model. An absolute "must-have" title for Peter Hujar collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This is an Exhibition Catalog, and as such, is neither a full-fledged book nor a monograph. But it is a pioneering landmark publication for Hujar completists, is very beautifully produced, and comes with a Note from Nan Goldin that appears in this catalog only. A rare copy thus. 11 plates. One of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PETER HUJAR TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21033.

$US 30.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Cook, Rod (Photographer) & Bennette, John (Contributor)
Rod Cook: Photographs

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1999
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 40 pages. Exhibition Catalog. Retrospective collection of female nudes. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Rod Cook. Essay by John Bennette. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 1999, which travelled on to other major venues. Presents "Rod Cook: Photographs". His sensuous and erotic female nudes, showcasing, at the same time, his seemingly effortless mastery of the painstaking and difficult Platinum Process. "Spend some time with these photographs please. Give yourself over to the sensuousness of the Platinum Process, the tactile light and shadow in the images, and the sense of quiet it provides" (John Bennette). An absolute "must-have" title for Rod Cook collectors. This title is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the Exhibition Catalog still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. 29 duotone plates. One of the most brilliant American photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ROD COOK TITLE IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21091.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Publisher/Gallerist); Weiss, Sabine (Photographer) & Cotsones, Craig (Designer)
Sabine Weiss: Intimate Memory

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2017
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 20 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Craig Cotsones: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Sabine Weiss. Text by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from February 10 through April 29, 2017. Presents "Sabine Weiss: Intimate Memory". The very first solo exhibition of the artist/photographer (who turned 93 in 2017) in the United States since 1954, or sixty-three years later. "Born in 1924 in Switzerland, she has always maintained a fierce independence and a need to strike out on her own. At just eighteen, during a time when being a photographer was not a common profession, especially for a woman, she took off in order to pursue this passion, riding her bicycle to Geneva. Robert Doisneau discovered her photography and asked her to join the humanist-leaning photo agency Rapho, giving her opportunities to work and travel for many other publications such as Time, Life, Newsweek, and Paris-Match. To this day, much of Weiss' work is still unknown to the general public for personal reasons. She explained that she had kept a tight seal on her black-and-white work from the 1950's. For reasons beyond her control, her first and last solo show in United States took place at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954. It wasn't until recently that she was 're-discovered' in Europe, thanks to the 2016 retrospective at the Jeu de Paume Paris. The exhibition revealed Weiss' diverse output as an artist and defined her as the last representative of the French Humanist School of Photography, with the likes of Robert Doisneau, Izis Bidermanas, and Willy Ronis. An insatiable curiosity and lightness of being have continuously driven her life and photographic work. This is reflected in her remarkable vintage photographs of Paris in the Fifties, filled with compassion, playfulness, and a genuine tenderness toward humanity" (Stephen Daiter). The vintage photographs in the show are "my secret garden, my spiritual nest egg which I kept in reserve, my personal and intimate memory". Photography is "an alibi, a pretext for seeing everything, for going everywhere, for communicating with everyone" (Sabine Weiss). An absolute "must-have" title for Sabine Weiss collectors. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: The only other copy available online is also from us. A scarce copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with duotone plates. One of the finest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER SABINE WEISS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG)py. .

Stock number: 21350.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher); Kertesz, Andre; Parr, Martin; Soth, Alec; Webb, Alex & Others
Stephen Daiter Gallery: 15 Years

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Inscription: Signed, inscribed or annotated

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Unpaginated. 15th-Anniversary Gallery Commemorative Catalog, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful photography catalogs ever produced in our time. Limited Edition of 45 Copies, 5 Artist Proofs, and 3 Publisher's Proofs. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Commemorative Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery and Jace Graf at Cloverleaf Studio Austin, Texas: Oversize-volume format. A big book at 13.0 X 13.5 inches. The book is handcrafted: Cream cloth boards with titles embossed in front. Exposed spine. One (1) original photographic print by selected artist/photographers who had a one-person exhibition by Stephen Daiter Gallery during its first fifteen years (1997-2012), 26 artist/photographers in all. Each photographic print is pasted in the center of the page and protected with a transparent plastic sheet overlay. Except for Yasuhiro Ishimoto and Joseph Sterling (who had both died before publication), each artist/photographer signed his or her respective print on recto. The frontispiece is an archival pigment print by Andre Kertesz, whose Estate is represented by The Stephen Daiter Gallery. List of Plates appended at the end. In publisher's original protective plastic wrappers. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago's 15th-Anniversary Year in 2012. Presents "Stephen Daiter Gallery: 15 Years". One of the most beautiful photographic exhibitions in book form. A distillation of the photographic art, the book itself is a work of art. Each photograph reveals the spirit and substance of photographic expression and artistry. Showcases a wide range of photographic styles, with archival prints by (in sequence) : Andre Kertesz, Wayne F. Miller, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Marvin E. Newman, Lee Balterman, Charles Swedlund, John Cohen, Brian Seed, Art Shay, Joseph Jachna, Joseph Sterling, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Crane, Elliott Erwitt, Jay King, Willem Diepraam, Lynne Cohen, Alex Webb, John Gossage, Dawoud Bey, Gary Schneider, Susan Meiselas, Rod Cook, Martin Parr, Alec Soth, Paul D'Amato, and Ben Gest. An absolute "must-have" title for art photography book collectors. This copy is one of the Limited Edition Gallery Commemorative Catalog of 45 copies, indicated as such on the Back Limitation Page. It consists of a sequence of 26 original photographic prints plus an Andre Kertesz archival pigment print as the frontispiece. Except for Yasuhiro Ishimoto's and Joseph Sterling's respective Contributions (they had both died before publication), each print is very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on recto by the artist/photographer (in order) : Wayne F. Miller, Marvin E. Newman, Lee Balterman, Charles Swedlund, John Cohen, Brian Seed, Art Shay, Joseph Jachna, Kenneth Josephson, Barbara Crane, Elliott Erwitt, Jay King, Willem Diepraam, Lynne Cohen, Alex Webb, John Gossage, Dawoud Bey, Gary Schneider, Susan Meiselas, Rod Cook, Martin Parr, Alec Soth, Paul D'Amato, and Ben Gest. This title is a great collectible photography book. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Limited Edition available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: None of the copies was sold to the public. A rare signed copy thus. 27 original photographic prints. Some of the greatest photographers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER STEPHEN DAITER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 19799.

$US 5,000.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor/Publisher) & Meiselas, Susan (Photographer)
Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua '78/'79

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2017
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 20 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful catalogs ever published on the photographic art and achievement of Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua" sequence of images. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with photographic reproductions on the front and back covers, as issued. Photographs by Susan Meiselas: Eighteen 20 X 30 chromogenic prints from "Nicaragua". Text Excerpts by three Nicaraguan victims of the Anastasio Somoza Regime. Printed on pristine-white, glossy stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from May 5 through July 29, 2017. Re-presents Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua: '78-79". A dazzling and profoundly moving selection of the photographer's near-cinematic coverage of the Nicaraguan Revolution: Full-page color photographs that tell their compelling and dramatic story solely through images. "An extraordinary narrative of a nation in turmoil. Traces the evolution of the popular resistance that led to the insurrection, culminating with the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in 1979" (Publisher's blurb). A graduate of Harvard University, Susan Meiselas taught at various public schools before joining The Magnum Agency in 1976. She burst into national and international prominence with her very first book, "Carnival Strippers", a collection of black-and-white photographs of professional strippers in New England states. Her shift to color represents an achievement of the first rank in the history of photojournalism. Indeed, very few have used color to capture spontaneous events with such sensitivity, beauty, and overwhelming power: "Color photographs of this kind inevitably give way to gore or to the aestheticization of violence. Here, instead, we have enormous control, a sense of the everyday, and a vitality rooted in an active community" (John Berger). An absolute "must-have" title for Susan Meiselas collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the Exhibition Catalog available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This is a copy of the Exhibition Catalog, which presents eighteen 20 X 30 chromogenic prints from Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua" sequence. Should NOT be confused with the book of the same title. Its brilliant reproductions are superior in terms of production values to the original book, making it collectible for "Nicaragua" completists. A scarce copy thus. 18 color plates. "Nicaragua" was selected as one of the greatest photography books in "The Photobook". One of the most brilliant photographers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER SUSAN MEISELAS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 22332.

$US 20.00

Daiter, Stephen (Editor); Callahan, Harry; Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo; Siskind, Aaron & Other Photographers
Teachers Of The New Bauhaus

Imprint: Chicago, IL, Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2009
Edition: First Edition

First Edition / First Printing. Fine in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 100 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. None of the copies was sold to the public. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. An austerely elegant production by Adam Holtzman: Regular-sized volume format. Glossy pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by various contributors, a Who's Who of 20th-century photography. Essay and Notes by Stephen Daiter. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of Art Basel held in Basel, Switzerland from June 10-14, 2009. Presents "Teachers of The New Bauhaus". The precursor and companion volume to "The Revision of Vision: Photographs From The Institute of Design During The Harry Callahan-Aaron Siskind Years". Some of the finest and most representative images of the New Bauhaus School under the preeminent tutelage of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and his successor-students, who all went on to forge brilliant academic and artistic careers. The New Bauhaus (and its succeeding incarnations, most notably the Institute of Design) offered the most important and influential photography program in the United States from the 1930's through the 1960's. No other photography school or program since then has matched let alone surpassed the achievement of the school and its enduring influence. Few photographs have been produced with such spirit of innovation and adventure, formal experimentation, and sheer joy in the act of creating images that no one has ever seen before. The photographers represented in the catalog are a Who's Who of 20th-century photography: Harry Callahan, Robert Donald Erickson, Wayne F. Miller, Aaron Siskind, and of course, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy himself, among many others. An absolute "must-have" title for photography book collectors. This title is now collectible. As far as we know, this is the only copy available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: This Exhibition Catalog was not sold to the public. It was given as a keepsake/souvenir to Art Basel print buyer/collectors only. A rare copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color plates. Some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO "THIS WAS THE PHOTO LEAGUE" AND HARRY CALLAHAN, WAYNE F. MILLER, AND AARON SISKIND TITLES IN OUR CATALOG).

Stock number: 21099.

$US 40.00