Michals, Duane. Upside Down Inside Out and Backwards by Duane Michals. Signed.

Sonny Boy, 1993. Wraps, not issued in hard cover. Inscribed from "For Sam from Uncle Duane." With custom made polyester protector. Fine. Summary:

Upside Down, Inside Out, and Backwards is a whimsical, inventive artist's book by photographer Duane Michals that serves as an affectionate homage to the nonsense verse of Edward Lear.

Key Focus Areas

• The Structure and Tone: Departing from standard photographic monographs, this playful volume is designed to turn traditional artistic conventions completely on their head. It features a running collage of black-and-white photographs interspersed with vibrant, multi-colored text.

• The Creative Collaboration: The book combines Michals’ original photographs and handwritten elements with lively supplementary drawings and graphic embellishments by designer Arne Lewis.

• The Content: The pages are packed with a spirited mix of nonsensical poems, limericks, wisecracks, jokes, and songs written in Lear's signature eccentric style. Through this lighthearted format, Michals explores themes of perspective, imagination, and childlike wonder, proving that photography can be used for pure, joyous subversion rather than just rigid documentation.