The Paper Negative

Bleak Beauty, Bernalillo, New Mexico, 1980. 11 by 8, 64 pages, duotones and color throughout with text.

This is Bleak Beauty's first publication, long out of print, with text by and pictures by Lyon and designed by Guy Russell. Lyon and Russell would go on to make five picture books together. The thinly fictionalized text tells the story of NEA grant winner Christopher Leonne, who takes his NEA grant to a whore house in Colombia. The pictures are Lyon's work in Colombia, Mexico and his new home, Bernalillo and the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. A few signed copies are available direct from Bleak Beauty. First edition, signed, $200.00 plus $3.00 shipping. By check or money order only, Bleak Beauty, 67 Barclay Road, Clintondale, NY, 12515.