One of Linda Montano’s “chicken books”, a series limited to 111 books and periodicals from Montano’s personal library, each one decorated with an original gouache or pencil drawing by her of a chicken (perhaps in ecstasy?). The “chicken drawings” range from small compositions to full-page explosions. All drawings are unique and original. Most copies bear the written statement: “From the archive of Linda May Montano.” The edition itself is the product of a performance of sorts. The books reflect many of Linda Montano’s deepest and most consistent interests: feminism, performance, spirituality, Asian and Native American thought and religion, and individual artists. Most of the books contain contributions by or about her, Book conditions runs from cloth binding in dust jackets to a few well-worn mass-market paperbacks.
This is the catalog for Georgia O'Keeffe’s exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) in 1970.