Material Witness: Masters From California Crafts, Sacramento, SIGNED x9, D.R. Wagner

Willoughby, Susan J., and Janice T. Driesbach. Sacramento: Creative Arts League of Sacramento, 2000.

English, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 11 1/4" x 9", [3] 123 pp.

ISBN: 0967428815

Black glossy cloth over board, stamped gilt lettering to front and spine, multiple ink transfers in-verso from multiple artist signatures and pressure through pages, slight warping to text block, otherwise, clean, crisp, sharp tips, and tightly bound. Signatures by Susan J. Willoughby, and artists: Garry Knox Bennett, Dominic Di Mare, Marvin Lipofsky, Ruth Rippon, Kay Sekimachi, Bob Stocksdale, D.R. Wagner, and Lois Franke Warren. Many inscriptions are to poet and artist D.R. Wagner; this appears to have been his personal copy.  Very Good black pictorial dust jacket, featuring wrap around of Marvin Lipofsky's 1997-99 artwork "Series IGS VI, #11", blue lettering to front, white lettering to spine and interior flaps, 1/4' closed tear near head, minor surface abrasions to back spine edge, some wear to tips, head, and tail, light shelf wear to front and back panels, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [3] 123 pp., replete with black-and-white and full-color images. Includes Preface by Susan J. Willoughby, essay by Janice T. Driesbach, artists biographies, Complete Catalogue of California Crafts Exhibition, Index of Artists and Jurors, and essay "Creative Arts League of Sacramento." Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Crocker Art Museum from October 29, 1999 to January 2, 2000. From inside dust jacket: "This exhibition includes exciting new work created by 21 artists working in traditional crafts media -- glass, wood, fiber, enamel, metal and clay. Recognizing the importance of 40 years of California Crafts exhibitions, this catalogue also includes the listings of all art work in the previous 16 shows, with an index of participating artists."