Rare Tiny Run Karel Shook Poetry Folio with Sam Middleton Art

"Beyond the Mist: Selected Poems by Karel Shook / Illustrated by Sam Middleton," the Hague, 1968, numbered and signed "45/48 Sam Middleton," also with a gift dedication signed by Middleton. The work consists of (6) full page spreads of calligraphy interspersed with art, tissue between the leaves, silkscreened brown paper wrap.

21 x 16 in.

Karel Shook, dance master of the Dutch National Ballet, founded the Dance Theater of Harlem in 1969. Her collaboration here with expatriate artist Sam Middleton was a natural alliance of talents and purpose.

$200 - 400