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- Origins
- Founders
- Exhibitions
- Catalogue
- References
Sylvester & Orphanos was a publishing house originally founded in Los Angeles by Ralph Sylvester, Stathis Orphanos and George Fisher in 1972. When Fisher moved to New York City, Sylvester & Orphanos specialized in limited-signed press books.[1]OriginsChristopher Isherwood was the first author published by Sylvester & Orphanos with a deluxe edition of Christopher and His Kind illustrated by original artwork from Isherwood's partner, Don Bachardy.[1]Through Isherwood, Sylvester & Orphanos met Gore Vidal and they published Vidal’s Sex Is Politics and Vice Versa.[1] FoundersStathis Orphanos (October 12, 1940 – January 13, 2018) and Ralph Sylvester (January 13, 1934 – January 23, 2018) were partners in life and business. They met in Los Angeles in 1960.[1] Stathis Orphanos was also a photographer and among his works are portraits of:[2] {{div col|colwidth=30em}}- Don Bachardy
- Kaye Ballard
- Clive Barker
- Donald Barthelme
- John Barth
- Leonard Baskin
- Robert Bloch
- Claire Bloom
- Steve Bond
- John Malcolm Brinnin
- Shirley Burden
- Paul Cadmus
- Erskine Caldwell
- Jim Carroll
- Maxwell Caulfield
- John Cheever
- Robert Coover
- Malcolm Cowley
- Mart Crowley
- George Cukor
- Jules Dassin
- Elaine de Kooning
- James Dickey
- P. David Ebersole
- Harlan Ellison
- Odysseus Elytis
- James Galanos
- Graham Greene
- Thom Gunn
- Julie Harris
- David Hockney
- Horst P. Horst
- Todd Hughes
- John Irving
- Christopher Isherwood
- Thomas Keneally
- Gavin Lambert
- Jack Larson and James Bridges
- Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
- Naguib Mahfouz
- Michael Mailer
- Norman Mailer
- James Merrill
- Brian Moore
- Esai Morales
- Hermes Pan
- Reynolds Price
- José Quintero
- Rex Reed
- Edouard Roditi
- Philip Roth
- May Sarton
- John Schlesinger
- Budd Schulberg
- Hubert Selby, Jr.
- Sir Stephen Spender
- Robert Stone
- William Styron
- Edmund Teske
- Michael Tierney
- John Updike
- Mamie Van Doren
- Gore Vidal
- John A. Williams
- Colin Wilson
{{div col end}}In 2015, Sylvester & Orphanos donated their catalogue and photographs to the Library of Congress.[3] Exhibitions{{div col|colwidth=30em}}- Photography exhibition, San Diego County, 1988[2]
- Los Angeles, 1989, curated by Shirley Burden, former Chairman of the Department of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art[2]
- University of California, Los Angeles, 1990, Combined exhibition of Stahis Orphanos photographs and limited-edition books, curated by Dan Luckenbill[2]
- Beverly Hills Public Library 1995, curated by Stefan Klima[4]
- Beverly Hills Civic Center, 1996, retrospective of Stathis Orphanos' photographs[2]
- Honor: Marine Portraits, Oceanside Museum of Art, 2010[5]
- My Cavafy, Photo Exhibit by Stathis Orphanos, Affinity, West Hollywood[6]
- 2014, The Perfect Exposure Gallery, Los Angeles[7]
{{div col end}}CatalogueSylvester & Orphanos published in total 25 limited editions:[1][8] {{div col|colwidth=30em}}- 1976, Christopher Isherwood, Christopher and His Kind, 130 copies
- 1978, Joyce Carol Oates, Sentimental Education
- 1979, Gore Vidal, Sex is Politics and Vice Versa
- 1979, William Styron, Shadrach
- 1980, Graham Greene, How Father Quixote Became a Monsignor
- 1980, John Cheever, The Leaves, the Lion-Fish, and the Bear
- 1980, Nadine Gordimer, Town and Country Lovers
- 1980, V. S. Naipaul, A Congo Diary
- 1980, Margaret Drabble, Hassan's Tower
- 1980, James Merrill, Samos
- 1980, Donald Barthelme, The Emerald
- 1980, J. V. Cunningham, Dickinson: Lyric and Legend
- 1980, Reynolds Price, A Final Letter
- 1980, Philip Roth, Novotny's Pain
- 1981, James Purdy, Scrap of Paper & The Beiry-Picker: Two Plays by James Purdy
- 1981, Tennessee Williams, It Happened the Day the Sun Rose
- 1981, Paul Bowles, In the Red Room
- 1982, Richard Adams, The Legend of Te Tuna
- 1982, John Cheever, The National Pastime
- 1983, Graham Greene, A Quick Look Behind: Footnotes to an Autobiography
- 1985, William Hjortsberg, Tales & Fables
- 1985, John Updike, Impressions
- 1988, Graham Greene, A Weed Among the Flowers
- Yannis Tsarouchis: The Face of Modem Greece
- John Cheever, Expelled
{{div col end}}References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=A Phenomenal Partnership: Remembering Stathis Orphanos and Ralph Sylvester|url=https://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/02/27/remembering-stathis-orphanos-and-ralph-sylvester/|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Stathis Orphanos|url=http://www.orphanos.com/gallery.html|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Library of Congress to Host Second Annual LGBT Event June 18|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-15-103/library-of-congress-to-host-second-annual-lgbt-event-june-18/2015-06-12/|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Finding Aid for the Stathis Orphanos Papers, ca. 1983-|url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt9000094k/|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Meet the Artist: Stathis Orphanos|url=http://www.kpbs.org/events/2010/apr/24/meet-the-artist-stathis-orphanos/?et=3994|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=“My Cavafy” – A Photo Exhibit by Stathis Orphanos|url=http://usa.greekreporter.com/2010/07/21/my-cavafy-a-photo-exhibit-by-stathis-orphanos/|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Stathis Orphanos '58: A Life Behind the Lens|url=https://www.cheshireacademy.org/page/news-detail?pk=915675|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
8. ^{{cite book|last1=Luckenbill|first1=Dan|title=Sylvester & Orphanos : catalog of an exhibit, October-December 1990|date=1990|publisher=UCLA|url=https://archive.org/details/sylvesterorphano00luck|accessdate=13 March 2018}}
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