Hoot von Zitzewitz (German, 1927-1979). Level 7 paperback cover, 1959. Mixed media with collage on board. 32-1/2 x 22-7/...

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Hoot von Zitzewitz (German, 1927-1979)
Level 7 paperback cover, 1959
Mixed media with collage on board
32-1/2 x 22-7/8 inches (82.5 x 58.1 cm)
Signed lower left: Hoot V.Z.

The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art

The present work is published as the cover of the Cold War-era science fiction novel Level 7 by Mordecai Roshwald (Signet, 1959), written as the diary of a man sealed in a bunker waiting to push the button that ends the world. The sense of claustrophobia and isolation that permeate the book are captured in this cover by Hoot von Zitzewitz, whose dynamic collages were a staple of paperback art in the 1960s. the present work is accompanied by a print out of the cover.


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