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36-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, with front cover in full color
Dimensions
sheet: 24.77 × 17.15 cm (9 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.) open: 24.77 × 34.29 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Accession Number
2014.126.125
Art Historical Context
**Snarf #1 (1972)** is a vibrant anthology of underground comix edited and contributed to by Denis Kitchen, alongside artists like Ed Goodman, Tim Boxell, Evert Geradts, Wendell Pugh, Dave L. Herring, and Don Glassford. Published by Kitchen Sink Enterprises, this 36-page paperback captures the irreverent spirit of the early 1970s counterculture. With its full-color front cover and interior half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations on wove paper, it measures about 9¾ × 6¾ inches when closed, opening to a generous 13½ inches wide—perfect for immersive reading. Emerging from the underground ...