Bruce Conner (American, 1933-2008), This Space Reserved for June Wayne, 1965 Color Lithograph
Bruce Conner (American, 1933-2008) was a Kansas-born artist associated with the San Francisco Beat scene and later recognized as a major figure in postwar American assemblage, film, drawing, printmaking, and conceptual art. Known for dark, densely layered imagery and for challenging conventional ideas of authorship, signature, and reproduction, Conner worked across media in ways that blurred the boundaries between image, object, and mark-making. His work is held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
This Space Reserved for June Wayne, 1965, is a two-color lithograph from stone printed in dark blue and black on white Arches paper by Clifford Smith and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The long, sign-like composition places blue-violet lettering against a nearly black field, reproducing the wording and layout of a parking-space notice reserved for Tamarind founder June Wayne. Wayne later recalled that workshop personnel questioned whether the sign could constitute a valid image, while Conner insisted that it be printed in two colors; she approved the project upon returning to Los Angeles. Verso marked in graphite "1295," with the artist's thumbprint, "Tam Imp.,” and the Tamarind bell and Clifford Smith printer's chops. This is one of nine workshop-retained Tamarind impressions, apart from the numbered edition of 20 and additional proofs. Sheet measures approximately 17.5 x 7.5 inches. Overall very good appearance, with light handling and naturally deckled edges. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Bruce Conner (American, 1933-2008) was a Kansas-born artist associated with the San Francisco Beat scene and later recognized as a major figure in postwar American assemblage, film, drawing, printmaking, and conceptual art. Known for dark, densely layered imagery and for challenging conventional ideas of authorship, signature, and reproduction, Conner worked across media in ways that blurred the boundaries between image, object, and mark-making. His work is held in major collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
This Space Reserved for June Wayne, 1965, is a two-color lithograph from stone printed in dark blue and black on white Arches paper by Clifford Smith and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The long, sign-like composition places blue-violet lettering against a nearly black field, reproducing the wording and layout of a parking-space notice reserved for Tamarind founder June Wayne. Wayne later recalled that workshop personnel questioned whether the sign could constitute a valid image, while Conner insisted that it be printed in two colors; she approved the project upon returning to Los Angeles. Verso marked in graphite "1295," with the artist's thumbprint, "Tam Imp.,” and the Tamarind bell and Clifford Smith printer's chops. This is one of nine workshop-retained Tamarind impressions, apart from the numbered edition of 20 and additional proofs. Sheet measures approximately 17.5 x 7.5 inches. Overall very good appearance, with light handling and naturally deckled edges. Image presents well. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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Dimensions
17.5 x 7.5 in
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