The Landfall Press History Book

Published in December 2020 in an edition of 300 books, this represents the final publication from Landfall Press, Inc. This 628 page book documents five decades of Landfall Press with a special introductory section that examines the early life and professional career of Landfall’s founder/owner - Jack Lemon. The five decades of Jack Lemon’s life’s work was not just printing and publishing the prints, multiples, portfolios, books, posters, magazines, catalogs, and 33rpm and 45rpm vinyl records, it’s also the relationships he’s initiated and maintained over those 50 years. The book makes real, the value of strong collaborative partnerships and the extraordinary expertise required to make art that’s significant and fundamental to the history of art.

Therefore, the book is truly a history book that places Jack Lemon and Landfall Press in the proper context, the context of 20th and 21st Century art history. Authored by Thomas Cvikota, with a Forward, written by Nikki Otten (Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Milwaukee Art Museum) and a Preface written by Mark Pascale (The Janet and Craig Duchossois Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago). The book includes many never before published photographs from inside the Landfall workshops, showing the printed art, the artists and the staff in production situations that illustrate the text and make each decade a story unto itself. The story of Landfall Press is told in Jack Lemon’s own voice, from a series of one-on-one interviews with the author. The book explores the philosophy, the inspiration and the practices that make Landfall Press and Jack Lemon a true American story, of entrepreneurship, technical innovation, longevity, philanthropy, and collaborative genius.

Included in the book: A full index and a complete log of all the editions/projects, printed and/or published by Landfall Press over fifty years. Special bound, dust-jacketed book with grosgrain ribbon place marker. The book measures 13.25 x 9.5 x 2 inches. Each book individually boxed and shipped from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Taxes apply. International orders please contact us for rates.