$3,000
Parker, Ann and Avon Neal A Portfolio of Rubbings from Early American Stone Sculpture Found in the Burying Grounds of New England. Woodstock, Vermont: Elm Tree Press, 1964. Number 32 of 50 copies. Three folios: small, medium, and elephant each with 14 plates, 42 total, each plate identified, numbered "32/50" and signed by Parker and Neal, including table of contents; loose as issued in cloth clamshell boxes. Note: An inscription on the frontispiece reads: In 1963, as part of its 50th Anniversary program, Art in America magazine sponsored the publication of a series of portfolios of original gravestone rubbings made by Ann Parker and Avon Neal. The work was conducted under a Ford Foundation Grant. A limited number of each of the rubbings was made for the portfolios, issued in three different sizes. all in excellent condition.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19