“A HUT CAN BE A HAIRDO”, 1968 ORIGINAL PLATE SIGNED LIMITED EDITION COLOR LITHOGRAPH BY AMERICAN POP ARTIST LARRY RIVERS (1923-2002)

This original color lithograph titled “A Hut Can Be a Hairdo” is by the American artist Larry Rivers, one of the first artists to merge non-objective, non-narrative art with narrative and objective abstraction. The lithograph has the printed signature (plate signed) in the lower right corner: RIVERS, and printed in the lower left corner: MOURLOT N.Y. ©. The image and sheet size measures 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches, printed in psychedelic colors by the famous lithography workshop, Atelier Mourlot Ltd. in New York.

The lithograph was offered as a special insert inside the July-August 1968 issue of Art in America (Vol.56, No.4). It was published in a limited edition of 17,000 to coincide with the magazine publication run. However, many of prints were lost and discarded along with the magazines over the last 50 plus years, making this print scarce and harder to find.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Art in America began an experiment where they would include an authentic, plate signed lithograph by a well-known Pop or Op artist of the era, tipped-in to the magazine, as a bonus for their subscribers, and as part of an effort to introduce affordable prints to a wider audience. (In addition to Larry Rivers, iconic artists like Richard Anuszkiewicz and Robert Rauschenberg also participated in this program).

The lithograph, which had been carefully removed from the magazine by a previous owner, comes unframed.