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Vintage 1976 History American Avant-Garde Cinema John Hanhardt Amer Fed Arts PB
Brand/Publisher: The American Federation of Arts trade paperback edition of A History of the American Avant-Garde Cinema by John G. Hanhardt and The American Federation of Arts, produced as the catalogue for a film exhibition organized by the AFA.
Title and subject: Nonfiction survey of American avant-garde and experimental cinema, documenting key filmmakers, films, and movements and exploring the aesthetics, politics, and cultural context of radical independent film practice in the United States.
Format and design: Softcover volume in cream card wraps with bold black titling and a vertical film-strip motif on the front panel, matching spine lettering, and unlaminated covers. Interior is printed in English on uncoated stock with a combination of essay text, film notes, and reference material laid out in a clean, modernist typographic style.
Structure and contents: Opens with title pages, acknowledgments, and introductory essays on the concept and history of avant-garde film, followed by numbered program sections, critical analyses, and detailed descriptions of individual works. Includes filmographies, program lists by year, and scholarly commentary that situates avant-garde cinema in relation to mainstream film and contemporary art.
Illustrations: Illustrated throughout with black-and-white film stills, frame enlargements, and photographic images that accompany the essays and program entries, providing visual examples of important works and filmmakers discussed in the text.
Publication details and audience: Copyright 1976 by The American Federation of Arts, published at 41 East 65th Street, New York, New York 10021. Designed by Michael Shroyer, typeset by Automated Composition Service, Inc., and printed by Summit Graphics Corporation. Library of Congress Catalogue Number 76-3966. Intended for adult readers, scholars, students, and enthusiasts of film history, avant-garde cinema, and American visual culture.
Condition: Card covers show age toning, overall soiling, and surface rubbing, with creases and small edge tears along the front fore edge and upper front corner plus a patch of surface paper loss from a removed label on the rear. Spine is browned with light rubbing at the ends but remains straight and fully legible. Page edges are uniformly toned with minor handling marks and slight waviness. Interior pages contain underlining and marginal marks in pen on multiple pages, but all text and images remain readable and securely bound. Listing includes this 1976 American Federation of Arts softcover catalogue only, with no additional materials.
