first edition Pamphlet
1996 · San Francisco
by Pritikin, Renny, curator. With Arnold Kemp
San Francisco: Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Gardens, 1996. Pamphlet. 63p., profuse captioned exhibit photography mostly in color, each facing multiple entries left unillustrated, softbound in 10x8 inch colorphoto wraparound wraps. Virtually perfect as-issued copy, entirely sound, clean and unmarked. Smart Art Press vol 3 no 22. Exhibition catalog exploring the hall of fame as a uniquely American kind of museum and cultural institution (an “Everyman’s Smithsonian”). Contributors: Burlesque Hall of Fame, Hot Dog Hall of Fame, Frisbee Hall of Fame, Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, and many more listed. Includes the following texts: “Curatorial Notes” by Renny Pritikin, “From the Halls of Montezuma to America’s Halls of Fame,” by Gina Arnold, “Autograph Hunters Coda: M.M.,” by Bill Berkson, and “Fame’s Body,” by Jim Paul. (Inventory #: 255846)