first edition
1985 · Los Angeles
by Heinecken, Robert
Los Angeles: Robert Heinecken, 1985. First edition. Near fine.. A feminist artist's book exploring issues of gender presentation in the newsroom. Self-published by Heinecken in 1985, the book pairs text, focusing on real 1984 events, with TV stills showing the inexorable transformations of the faces of female anchors into their more senior male counterparts. Anchors include Tom Brokaw, Bryant Gumbel, Diane Sawyer, Jane Pauley, and Joan Lunden. A timely and still relevant critique. 11.5'' x 9''. Original color pictorial stapled wrappers. Illustrated in color throughout. [16] pages. Light rubbing to wrappers, corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Else (truncated)