Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence, 8 of 12 prints, 1975, Ruscha, Indiana, Grooms

[Robert INDIANA, Edward RUSCHA, Alex KATZ, Red GROOMS and others (artist / contributors). – [LORILLARD (publishers).]

Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence. [USA:] 1975.  Folio, 1 text leaf, 8 colored plates only (of 12), by Audrey FLACK, Red GROOMS, Joseph HIRSCH, Robert INDIANA, Alex KATZ, MARISOL Escobar, Edward RUSCHA, Fritz SCHOLDER. Loose (as issued) in tick glazed paper portfolio, the upper cover printed in red and blue (light creasing and toning to portfolio).

A good selection: see images.

“KENT BICENTENNIAL PORTFOLIO SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE

THE ORIGINAL KENT "SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE" PORTFOLIO OF SIGNED AND NUMBERED LITHOGRAPHS AND SERIGRAPHS WAS COMMISSIONED FOR AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BY LORILLARD, MAKER OF KENT CIGARETTES, TO EXPRESS AND TO SHARE THE UNIQUE SPIRIT KNOW AS AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. THIS VERSION OF THE PORTFOLIO CONTAINS REPRODUCTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL 12 WORKS OF ART WHICH ARE NOW IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF 108 MUSEUMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. “ (text leaf).

Eight from the set of 12:

Audrey FLACK. FOURTH OF JULY STILL LIFE.

Red GROOMS. BICENTENNIAL BANDWAGON  

Joseph HIRSCH. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

Robert INDIANA. LIBERTY '76

Alex KATZ. WASHINGTON.

MARISOL(Escobar). WOMEN'S EQUALITY

Edward RUSCHA. AMERICA HER BEST PRODUCT.

Fritz SCHOLDER. BICENTENNIAL INDIAN.

Missing:

COLLEEN BROWNING. UNION MIXER; LARRY RIVERS. AN OUTLINE OF HISTORY; JACOB LAWRENCE. THE 1920'S; THE MIGRANTS CAST THEIR BALLOTS; WILL BARNET. WAITING