West Hollywood, CA
St. Ann's Press
2000
First edition
140 p.
Fine cloth, with tipped-in plate, no dust jacket as issued
with more than 100 four-color illustrations
„Vintage edition of 25 copies of which 20 are for sale. Each one contains a signed and numbered unique, vintage SX-70 print. You can choose the print of your choice by viewing the images that are still available shown in the Levinthal Image Gallery (at St. Ann's Press). The Vintage edition also comes with a signed and numbered 8x10 inch Cibachrome (The same image that comes with the Limited Edition). The book and the print portfolio (housing both the Cibachrome print and unique SX-70) are bound in a red cloth and housed in a red slipcase. For this edition, the inlaid image on the front of the book will match the SX-70 print that you have chosen, thereby making each book unique. The value of Levinthal's vintage SX-70 prints is significantly higher than this edition, although David Levinthal will soon be withdrawing the Modern Romance series from the market. From the publisher: "The "Modern Romance" series dates from the mid-1980's, and utilizes the small format Polaroid SX-70 camera. Selections from this series have been included in previous books, butthis is the first comprehensive study of this pivotal series in Levinthal's career. As each of the SX-70's are unique images, and as the editions began to sell- out, Levinthal withdrew the series from sale several years ago, making the publication of this book even more important. Inspiration for "Modern Romance" comes from the film noir of the late forties, and from the paintings of Edward Hopper. The images seem familiar, although nearly always faceless. A woman stands on a corner, a theater marquee, a roadside motel, an interior meeting of a man and a woman, a subway car, strip joints..All the images create mystery and challenge the viewer to imagine the scenario, as an observer or voyeur.“ (Antiq. Borelli,Albuquerque, 04.2005).