Sam Middleton, Whistle Of The Wind. 6 Poems by Norbert

The Hague, Arta, 1969. Stiff paper portfolio containing title-leaf in facsimile and 6 colour lithographs, approx. 54 x 39 cm each, with incorporated facsimile poems in English, all printed by Piet Clement in 48 (not mentioned) numbered copies, loose as issued (7 double-page leaves). Signed in pencil by the artist (Den Haag, 1969-1970) and the author (13 maart 1974) on the title-page, dedicated to the previous owner (J.W. van Zwieten). Hand numbered No. 24 on back cover portfolio. Portfolio cover with agewear, prints are very good.

Growing up in Harlem during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Sam Middleton (1927-2015) emerged as an artist in early 1950s New York where he formed close friendships with New York School artists such as Kline, Pollock, and Motherwell. Seeking a more open-minded environment to pre-Civil Rights America, Middleton moved to the Netherlands, in 1962. Middleton's profound love for music, fostered from an early age in New York's jazz scene, was at the heart of his mixed-media work. Middleton's work has been exhibited at the Whitney Museum of Art, The Studio Museum and the Brooklyn Museum amongst others.