[Signed] ANDY WARHOL SIGNED ""THE WITCH"" COVER OF 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' ""BAUM BUGLE"", 1985 W. PSA/COA ANDY WARHOL [Fine]

ANDY WARHOL, (AMERICAN 1928-1987) FROM THE COLLECTION OF JUSTIN SHILLER! Andy Warhol Signed Wizard of Oz Journal, The Baum Bugle, Circa 1985, depicting his famous screenprint of ""THE WITCH"". Pictorial wrappers - FRAMED SIGNED IN FELT TIP FRAMED TO DIMENSIONS OF 16.75â X 14â SIGNED UPPER CENTER Perfect for Wizard of Oz collectors and Warhol collectors! Kinderhook, Illinois: The International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc., 1985. Volume 29, Number 2, Autumn 1985. SIGNED by Andy Warhol on front wrapper. 4to. 28 pp. Original Fine Condition pictorial wrappers, with a reproduction of Warholâ s screenprint â The Witchâ on front wrapper; several sheets of International Wizard of Oz Club ads laid in. A rare and almost certainly unique issue of this Oz quarterly journal, boldly signed by Andy Warhol. This piece came from the collection of Justin Shiller (***see his distinguished bio below***). According to Justin Schiller, when Warhol was visiting his Schiller-Wapner Gallery on 5th Avenue and 61st Street in the Autumn of 1985, Schiller took the opportunity to get him to sign this copy. Illustrated on the front wrapper with a reproduction of Warholâ s screen-print â The Witchâ , showing a maniacally laughing Margaret Hamilton, the original Wicked Witch of the West from the beloved 1939 film! The signed copy of the Baum Bugle journal was then newly framed to present the piece. The journal was loosely set into a foam core so that it can be removed from the back of the frame easily for viewing. The Mat sits on top of the magazine. FRAMED using all archival materials and UV glass. The piece is accompanied by theÂÂsheets of International Wizard of Oz Club ads and a separate Letter of Authenticity. PROVENANCE: The Art Has Superb Provenance: *From the collection of Justin G. Schiller *Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity by PSA/DNA BIOGRAPHY of JUSTIN SHILLER: Justin G. Schiller was fascinated with the writings of L. Frank Baum and his successors at an early age. At age 12 he lent rare material from his private collection to an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the authorâ s birth mounted at Columbia University Libraries. As an adult,ÂJustin was the owner of Americaâ s oldest continuously operating antiquarian book firm devoted to childrenâ s literature. Schiller is the worldâ s primary scholar on L. Frank Baum and a leading expert on the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Beatrix Potter, Lewis Carroll, Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak and all luminaries punctuating the genreâ s evolution. Schiller is well known in the book trade and academia as the foremost promoter of the wonderful world of rare childrenâ s books and related illustration, an area of collecting he pioneered with the opening of a dedicated art gallery in 1979. â It was a magical time,â Schiller recalls when asked about his formative years â "" from age 8, when his mother gave him an Oz book (which he recalls ruining by reading in the bathtub), to a climax in 1956, the centenary of L. Frank Baumâ s birth, by which time Schiller had acquired a formidable Oz collection, mainly from scouring New Yorkâ s â Book Rowâ on lower Fourth Avenue, and developing his eye and essential dealer contacts Events that year included a comprehensive exhibition at the Columbia University library, for which 12-year-old Justin supplied rare volumes, and a CBS TV taping of actor Bert Lahr reading from a first edition ofÂThe Wizard of Oz.ÂGuess who supplied the copy? Sitting as a guest on the Cowardly Lionâ s knee was little Justin. Inspired by this event, and encouraged by Jack Snow and others, Justin wrote to everyone associated with the exhibition, proposing what became the International Wizard of Oz Club. He founded it the next year with 16 members, including L. Frank Baum Memorial Award winners Fred M. Meyer, Ruth Berman, Martin Gardner, Russell P. MacFall, and Douglas and David Greene. Justin also founded