1970 Mixed Media Piece

Does anyone recognize this piece (print?) and/or style? Thanks!

 

What is the media mix? And is the poem by a known poet?

Debora

 

Ah, perhaps Alan Ashley-Pitt (aka Francis Philip Wernig) who appears to have been the owner of Aardvarque.

Debora

 

Looks like pen & ink illustration inlaid with photographs. But is it collage or printed?

Debora

 

Appears to be an ink pen drawing (with parts cut out) over a pic of clouds. I don't recognize the poem. Will take pics of it and post in a few.

 

Here you go. Helpful information.

https://philwernig.wordpress.com/about-the-author/aardvarque-enterprises/

Debora

 

No surprise. Their posters were sold in head shops.

Debora

 

Here. You can always contact Phil Wernig.

https://philwernig.wordpress.com/contact-the-author/

Debora

 

The poem is called "City People." Looks like ink to me.

 

Framed in Delaware.

 

Thank you for the additional photographs. It's going to be a multiple.

Debora

 

QUOTE="Debora, post: 4358908, member: 1476"]Here you go. Helpful information.

https://philwernig.wordpress.com/about-the-author/aardvarque-enterprises/

Debora[/QUOTE]
Thanks , Debora. Looks like Marty Neumeier did the art and Phil Wernig the poem.

 

And with that... You're an export on Aardvarque and their output!

Debora

 

I hope you mean multiple figures, not pics or copies.

 

Actually, I meant a "multiple" in the sense that your poster is one of a series of identical artworks. But let's hope for multiple figures too.

Debora

 

"City People" has a copyright listed in the 1971 Library of Congress.


https://www.google.com/books/editio...ig+city+people&pg=RA1-PA1&printsec=frontcover

 

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AARDVARQUE ENTERPRISES . City people . [ Abstract port . of 2 people & bird ; poster ) PP8 . Signed : Neumeier ; author of the print : Francis Phillip . . .

 

I did and Phil was nice enough to quickly get back to me, letting me know that “'City People' was a poster printed on 'parchment' stock" and that "Marty designed the concept, shot and developed the photo, and drew the illustration," while he "wrote the words."

 

Wow! How kind of him to respond with so much information.

Debora