COL. NELSON'S ARTISTIC BONEYARD

Girard, Kansas Haldeman-Julius 1946 First printing Original orange paper wrappers. Thirty-two pagepamphlet stapled along spine. Some discoloration from the staples rusting. Offset from orange wrappers to first and last page. Age toning to text from cheap paper. Despite faults the pamphlet is totally unworn and near fine. Introduction by Thomas Hart Benton. This is a scathing indictment of the established art community in Kansas City and the policies of the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and their views of what art should be included in the gallery. The essay headings say it all. . . "The Morgue of Medievalism", "Must be Dead 30 Years to Make the Nelson Gallery", "Living Art is Strangled", "Dead Thinks in a Dead Setting" etc. Scarce Paperback Very Good