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N.p.: Levitt-Pickman, 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. A parody of "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), about an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. The third film in producer Andy Warhol's trilogy of films directed by Paul Morrissey, preceded by "Flesh" (1968) and "Trash" (1970). 8… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1965. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1965 film. A short, mostly improvised film, shot on Fire Island by Andy Warhol and longtime collaborators Paul Morrissey and Chuck Wein over Labor Day weekend in 1965, about a young, blond hustler and his humorous and strange interactions with his older clientele. A predecessor to "Midnight Cowboy" (1969).… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film, showing actress Holly Woodlawn in bed, biting the posterior of nude houseboy Dusty Springs. Provenance stamp on the verso. A satire of the women's liberation movement, starring Warhol superstars Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, and Holly Woodlawn, about three New York women who join a militant feminist… Read more about this item

New York and Boston: N.p., 1979. Collection of nine posters of performances by Glenn Branca, 1975-1979. Essentially documenting the rise and seminal period of New York's No Wave scene, a graphically bold set of small to large-size posters advertising performances by Branca and his bands The Static, Theoretical Girls, and Daily Life, as well as theater pieces by Branca… Read more about this item

New York: New Yorker Films, 1969. Vintage studio still photograph taken on the set of the 1969 film, showing director Robert Frank capturing a passionate scene between two men. Stamp of photographer Tom Conroy on the verso. Frank's first feature film and Sam Shepard's screenwriting debut, following Frank as he accompanies poet Peter Orlovsky and Orlovsky's catatonic,… Read more about this item

N.p.: Levitt-Pickman, 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. A parody of "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), about an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. The third film in producer Andy Warhol's trilogy of films directed by Paul Morrissey, preceded by "Flesh" (1968) and "Trash" (1970). 8 x… Read more about this item

New York: The Living Theatre, 1959. Vintage mailer for a performance by American classical pianist William Masselos, held at The Living Theatre on May 4, 1959. Founded in 1947, The Living Theatre laid the foundation for a robust underground art scene in the New York City. After more than a decade of successful original radical stage productions… Read more about this item

New York: Contemporary Films, 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film, showing Allen Ginsberg with Peter and Julius Orlovsky. Director Robert Frank's first feature film and Sam Shepard's screenwriting debut, following Frank as he accompanies poet Peter Orlovsky and Orlovsky's catatonic, mentally ill brother Julius through the late 1960s Beat scene. When Julius wanders off, he… Read more about this item

Berlin: Keystone, 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Jane Forth and producer Andy Warhol attending the German premiere of the 1970 film, which took place on February 19, 1971, in Berlin. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Actor Joe Dallesandro's fifth film with director Paul Morrissey, and the film debuts of Factory regulars Holly Woodlawn (in… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Two vintage borderless photographs of Patti Smith onstage with the Patti Smith Group at the Pavillon de Paris on March 26, 1978, in support of the group's breakthrough album "Easter." Stamp of photographer Jean-Louis Rancurel on the versos. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. One photograph Near Fine, the other photograph Very Good plus, with moderate wear… Read more about this item

New York: The Living Theatre, 1960. Vintage flyer for a performance by John Cage and David Tudor, held at The Living Theatre on January 25, 1960. The flyer advertises a performance of "Indeterminacy: New Aspect of Form in Instrumental and Electronic Music," in which Cage read 90 stories, each a minute long, while Tudor played miscellaneous selections… Read more about this item

New York: The Living Theatre, 1960. Vintage flyer for an experimental music performance held at The Living Theatre on November 7, 1960. Flyer advertises performances by composers Stephen Addiss, Peter Hartman, Ezra Sims, William Sydeman, and Charles Wuorinen. Founded in 1947, The Living Theatre laid the foundation for a robust underground art scene in the… Read more about this item

New York: The Living Theatre, 1960. Vintage flyer for an experimental music show, held at The Living Theatre on March 14, 1960. Flyer advertises performances by John Cage, George Brecht, Alfred Hansen, Allan Kaprow, Richard Maxfield, John Herbert McDowell, and Robert Rauschenberg. Among the pieces performed were Kaprow's "Sound Piece 1958," Brecht's "Candle Piece for Radios" and… Read more about this item

New York: Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, 1975. Vintage flyer for the 1975 experimental play, originally staged at the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre from January 9 through February 28, 1975. Founded by Richard Foreman in 1968, the Ontological-Hysteric Theatre serves as a space to present and incubate avant-garde theatre, with a focus on works which balance minimal and primitive aesthetics with complex… Read more about this item

New York: Bleecker Street Cinema, 1981. Vintage flyer for the 1981 film, produced to promote screenings at the James Agee Room of the Bleecker Street Cinema. An early feature by independent filmmaker Adam Brooks, photographed by Jonathan Demme and shot entirely on super-8. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Very Good plus, slightly age toned with light foxing… Read more about this item

New York: Cinevista / Z Films, 1982. Two vintage press kits for the 1982 film. Illustrated pocketed folders, one containing over 15 copied reviews of the film and several pages of promotional material, and the other containing nine copied reviews, a color flyer advertising the film, and several gatherings of promotional material. Both kits with Cinevista business cards stapled… Read more about this item

New York: N.p., 1972. Vintage double weight portrait photograph of Roman Polanski, taken by Warhol superstar Gerard Malanga on Polanski's driveway in London. With Malanga's stamp on the verso, along with a printed label identifying Polanski. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage portrait photograph of director Paul Morrissey in 1970, sitting outdoors in upstate New York, during the week long Flaherty Seminar. Provenance label and stamp of photographer Amalie R. Rothschild on the verso, along with a printed snipe. Photographer and filmmaker Amalie R. Rothschild captured many prominent figures in the New York underground music… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 short film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception, disability, and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966, and the film collective Spectre in 1980. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 experimental film, showing actress Verity Bargate. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception, disability, and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966, and the film… Read more about this item