Singular Editions I: ProCreations in Europe         As ProCreations prints began to show up in European collections, the company tried publishing abroad, most notably with prints for the Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, France and the Montreux International Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The high costs of doing business abroad and the structural rigidities of the art markets there forced a hasty retreat. Nonetheless, many consider John Martinez's 1980 print for the Nice festival to be one of the finest the company has ever published, particularly considering that it was created using only three colors - to cut down on import duties! A good bit of the subtlety of the print, like the plume of smoke rising from the now politically incorrect Gitannes hanging from the bassist's lips, are lost in the digital reproduction. 1980 Grande Parade du Jazz 1981 Montreux Int'l Jazz Festival Artist: John Martinez Medium: Silkscreen Editions: 5,000 N; 750 S Dimensions: 22 1/2" x 33" Artist: K.N. Martin Medium: Silkscreen Editions: 3,000 N; 300 S Dimensions: 17 7/8" x 24 1/2" [ Boston Marathon Posters ] [ Newport Jazz Festival ] [ 1984 Louisiana World Exposition ] [ Unique American Posters ] Mardi Gras Posters [ 1978 - 1983 ] [ 1984 - 1989 ] [ 1990 - 1994 ] [ Los Angeles Summer Games 1984 ] [ Send poster as a free ePosterCard ] View series & prices [ AIBF ] [ World Event ] [ Mardi Gras ] Click on poster image for current value KEY: N = Numbered unsigned; S = Artist-signed & numbered; FA = Fine Art poster before lettering. Artist & Publisher Proofs were made of most prints in addition to the stated editions. These are considered equivalent to artist-signed prints. Images © 1980, 1981 / Text © 2000 ProCreations Publishing Company. Click here for the legal stuff