Hendrick, Joe. COLD CREAM ALLEY - A COLLECTION OF POEMS BY JOE HENDRICK. Rochester, NY, 1973. Edition of 250. Folio, cloth covered clamshell box housing book of poems, signed by the poet, and 18 original artworks - etchings, screenprints, photographs, and an original musical composition, 2 by each of the 9 participating artists, 1 by the composer, the pieces by each artist in a separate folder, each piece signed and numbered. Fine throughout. The artists include: Ramon Santiago, Robert Conge, Joe Hendrick, Jack Matott, Charles W. Haas, Ray Mayo, Robert E. Smith, Juliana Furlong Williams, and Lawrence M. Williams. The composer is Gerry Niewood. "Cold Cream Alley" is the alleyway behind the "Cold Cream Building" in Rochester, NY. The project developed from the poet's response to the "very different world that exists behind the building" in which he worked. He wrote the poems and enlisted the participation of the artists.
