COPRO/NASON FINE ART
A Catalogue Raisonne

Edited by Jeremy Cushner, Jeff Fox, and Dr. Arthur Katz
Foreword by Douglas Nason and Greg Escalante
Introduction by Robert Williams

The art and history of one of the leading galleries in the "Lowbrow" art movement. Spawned from the legacies of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Ken "Von Dutch" Howard, Lowbrow Art has expanded from its post-World War II origins in automotive-related design and do-it-yourself marketing to encompass a swirling myopia of cast-offs from consumer capitalism. With Lowbrow's stock-in-trade monsters, skulls, beatniks, surfers, Tiki gods, pinup girls and more matriculating into the mainstream, the art's popularity and collectibility have never been greater.

Anchoring this success has been Copro/Nason Fine Art, one of the movement's leading publishers and curators. Founded in 1991, Copro/Nason has more recently transcended the limits of Lowbrow by incorporating gothic-inspired visions of fantasy, horror and surrealistic excess into an ambitious program mixing acknowledged masters like Robert Williams and Mark Ryden with newer talents such as Ron English, Lori Earley, Sas Christian and Audrey Kawasaki. Jam-packed with over 450 photos and illustrations -- by artists such as Shag, Mark Ryden, Robert Williams, Coop, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Jimmy Cleveland, Edgar Leetag, and The Pizz -- including full-color reproductions of the gallery's 100 limited edition prints, Copro/Nason Fine Art: A Catalogue Raisonne documents these changes through summaries of 75 curated exhibitions, along with essays by Williams, Sandow Birk, Shag and others to embellish a storied history and ever-evolving stylistic profile.

Last Gasp; coffee table hardcover. First edition/first printing (print run of 5,000 copies); 2006.  Book and dust jacket in new condition; still sealed in manufacturer's shrinkwrap. No reserve price. Buyers in California must pay state sales tax. Buyer pays shipping and handling. (International buyer pays appropriate S&H costs.)