“Pueblo Indian Painting” Portfolio, Bell Editions, 1979 [SOLD]

Between 1929 and 1952, C. Szwedzicki, a publisher in Nice, France, produced six portfolios of North American Indian art. American Scholars Oscar Brousse Jacobson, Hartley Burr Alexander and Kenneth Milton Chapman edited the publications. Many of the images were published as Pochoir prints which are similar in appearance to silkscreen prints. These works represent original art by 20^th Century American Indian artists.  One of the six portfolios was "Pueblo Indian Painting: 50 Reproductions of  Watercolor Paintings by Indian Artists of the New Mexican Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Sia."  That portfolio was published in 1932.

The artists featured in the 50 plates of the portfolio are Julian Martinez, Encarnación Pena, Abel Sanchez, Romando Vigil, Louis Gonzales, Richard Martinez, Awa Tsireh, Miguel Martinez, and Velino Herrera.

In 1979, Bell Editions, Inc. of Santa Fe, NM published a facsimile edition of the 1932 French edition.  It was reproduced from copy number 93 of the French edition.  The new text is set in Clearface Bold.  The color separations are made by Colorgraphics of Arizona, Phoenix.  The plates are printed by six-color offset lithography.  Text and plates are printed on Rising Art Print by Land O'Sun Printers, Scottsdale, Arizona.  The portfolio cases are made by Roswell Bookbinding, Phoenix, Arizona.  This edition is limited to 750 numbered and signed copies, of which this is copy number 613.

This is a complete set, as published, and is still in the shipping box.  It has never been removed from the box nor have the individual plates been taken out and handled.  It is pristine and as issued in 1979.

Condition:  This portfolio is in original excellent condition.

Provenance: ex. coll. Seattle, Washington collector