Item #30932 Suited to the Part (Preliminary Promotional Book). Amy Photography - Arbus.

Suited to the Part (Preliminary Promotional Book)

New York: Privately Printed, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Self-made promotional "book" sent to prospective publishers by the artist. Vello-bound and contained in a plasttic envelope. The proposed book of photographs according to the summary contained in this package is a "book project called Suited to the Part, a series of portraits of theater actors in costume, in character and out of context (off-stage, out of the dressing room). The photographs are being made in anonymous locations: city streets, parks, lobbies and theater alleys. It will be a historical record of style and costume of fictional characters......" 22 photographic xeroxes, including the cover sheet are included. To the best of our knowledge this book has not yet found a publisher and has not been printed. A truly uncommon piece of ephemera for this fascinating award-winning photographer whose works are held in numerous public collections and who has published five works to date including On The Street 1980 - 1990. Contents in fine condition. Fine. Item #30932

Price: $375.00

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