Guillaume Apollinaire 1880 - 1918: A Celebration 1968

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Guillaume Apollinaire 1880-1918: A Celebration 1968. London, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1968.

First and only edition of this portfolio, containing three booklets and eleven slip-ins, issued on the fiftieth anniversary of Apollinaire’s death.

The first booklet features a chronology of Apollinaire’s life and comprehensive lists covering various topics related to him, including biographical materials, Apollinaire’s calligrammes, illustrators of his work, portraits of him, and paintings by his friends. The second booklet, titled ‘Come back Guillaume, all is forgiven’ – Annie, serves as a checklist of artworks created especially for the 1968-anniversary exhibition. The third, Apollinaire par delà la Manche et l’Atlantique, is a bibliography by Peter Hoy covering works of and about Apollinaire, published in English between 1940 and 1967.

The booklets are accompanied by eight printed cards, a sound disc (‘Le pont Mirabeau’ read by Guillaume Apollinaire), an index card, and a horoscope for Apollinaire by surrealist writer Valentine Penrose. The first booklet contains an errata slip.

Founded in 1946, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre in London.

Fourteen items including three booklets and eleven loose slip-ins housed in a cardboard folder, stamped ‘Apollinaire, Guillaume, I.C.A. London Nov. 68’; near fine (a little creasing to folder).