[ARTIST'S BOOK]. BEARD, Peter. Last Word from Paradise. [NY], 1977. THE RARE CATALOGUE from Beard's the End of the Game exhibition, 1977-1978. [With:] Untitled. Gelatin silver print. INSCRIBED BY BEARD.
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[ARTIST'S BOOK]. BEARD, Peter (1938-2020). Last Word from Paradise. [New York: International Center of Photography], 1977.
2 folded broadsides (each sheet approximately 1480 x 1070 mm unfolded). Two large-format folded posters, printed recto and verso, reproducing Beard's photographic collages and journals. (Some browning to outer "covers," some chipping to a few margins, with annotations on outer wrapper in red ink: "Catalogue I.C.P. P. B. Nov. 11, 1977".)
THE RARE CATALOGUE from Beard's the End of the Game: Last Word From Paradise exhibition, held at the International Center of Photography from 13 November 1977 - 22 January 1978. The show's design was by Marvin Israel and Kate Morgan, and was mounted to run alongside the release of his photobook, The End of the Game. Beard spent many years in Africa documenting the impact of Western Civilization on African residents and wild life.
[With:] Untitled. Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches. (Some surface dirt, mounted to backing board, tear with small loss upper margin, a few marginal chips.) An historical photograph by an unknown photographer, included by Beard in the 1977 edition (and subsequent editions) of The End of the Game. INSCRIBED BY BEARD in upper left corner.
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