(New York: Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS, 1989, an edition of 65), a portfolio of 10 photographic works by JOHN BALDESSARI, CHUCK CLOSE, JAN GROOVER, ANNETTE LEMIEUX, DUANE MICHALS, RICHARD PRINCE, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, CINDY SHERMAN, BRUCE WEBER, and WILLIAM WEGMAN, 9 signed and editioned '42/50' and 6 dated, each in printed wrappers, 1979-89, printed in 1989. Folio, black linen clamshell box with an offset image by BARBARA KRUGER

The plates, which are all in generally excellent condition except where noted, are as follows: John Baldessari: Blue Boy (with Yellow Boy: One with Hawaiian Tie, One in Dark) (1989), three-color lithograph - The wrapper is annotated in an unidentified hand in pencil 'from PF62539.' Chuck Close: Sunflower (1989), unique large-format Polaroid Jan Groover: Untitled (1989), chromogenic print Barbara Kruger: Untitled (1989), silkscreen on vinyl Annette Lemieux: Apparition (1989), chromogenic print - This print is not signed, dated, or editioned. Duane Michals: Untitled (1989), gelatin silver print - This print is mounted. Richard Prince: Untitled (1983), chromogenic print - There is a minor 1¼-inch tear along the fold of the wrapper. Robert Rauschenberg: Untitled (from the Bleacher Series) (1990), Cibachrome print Cindy Sherman: Untitled (1979), chromogenic print Bruce Weber: NYC Studio (1986), gelatin silver print - The upper and lower edges of the print are rippled. William Wegman: Second and Third Steps (1989), a diptych comprising two gelatin silver prints - These prints are mounted. The clamshell box is in generally excellent condition, with only a few minor light scuffs.
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