Gaylord Oscar Herron — Vagabond
Tulsa, OK: Penumbra Projects. First edition, first printing. 132 pp., 10.75 x 11.25 in. Condition: Fine (F). Signed. Nice clean copy, signes by Oscar Gaylord. Vagabond is a semi-autobiographical artist book by Gaylord Oscar Herron, published in 1975. The work intertwines black and white and color photographs with paintings, drawings, and prose, exploring themes of rebellion, inheritance, and guilt through the lens of an unsettled youth from the Midwest. Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma—four years after the release of Larry Clark's 'Tulsa'—the book opens with the biblical tale of Cain and Abel to evoke its central motifs. It serves as a significant photographic project documenting personal history and artistic expression.