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Bookshop Santa Cruz

Poster
1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

David Lance Goines (born 1945) is an illustrator and graphic designer based in California. Goines trained as a printer and established Hieronymus Press in 1968. This poster was printed on 27 May, 1976 for Goines' client, Neil Koonerty of Bookshop Santa Cruz. The composition is inspired by the works of Surrealist artist Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978) and draws upon De Chirico's signature juxtaposition of small objects in vast barren architectural landscapes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBookshop Santa Cruz (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph printed in six colours
Brief description
"Bookshop Santa Cruz" by David Lance Goines. USA, 1976.
Physical description
Still life consisting of a wine bottle, wine glass and an open book, archways in the background
Dimensions
  • Height: 24in
  • Width: 18in
Marks and inscriptions
Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1547 Pacific Garden Mall, Santa Cruz CA. Telephone: (408) 423-0900
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Production
Edition of 2517 of which 200 are signed 1-200, 26 are signed A-Z as artist's proofs, and four sets are signed as progressives

Attribution note: Client: Neil Koonerty, Bookshop Santa Cruz
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Places depicted
Summary
David Lance Goines (born 1945) is an illustrator and graphic designer based in California. Goines trained as a printer and established Hieronymus Press in 1968. This poster was printed on 27 May, 1976 for Goines' client, Neil Koonerty of Bookshop Santa Cruz. The composition is inspired by the works of Surrealist artist Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978) and draws upon De Chirico's signature juxtaposition of small objects in vast barren architectural landscapes.
Other number
LS.631 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number
Collection
Accession number
E.173-2004

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Record createdOctober 11, 2005
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