Dieter Roth, 2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)], 1976
Images of Dieter Roth, 2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)]

- Short A small circle is cut out of a yellow square spiral notebook, off-center. The circle contains blue, green, red, black and white geometric shapes.
2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)], 1976
Children’s book: 28 pages, four -color screen prints with die cuts on paper; spiral bound Picture book: 50 pages, and 22 sheets of colored acetate and white card with die cuts; spiral clip folder and cardboard box
Closed bo×: 9 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (23 × 25 cm) children’s book: 8 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (22.6 × 23.6 cm) picture book: 8 15/16 × 10 in. (22.6 × 23.8 cm) title sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (23 × 23 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Dieter Roth, 2012.59.a-c
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short A gray rectangle hung on a wall
2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)], 1976
Children’s book: 28 pages, four -color screen prints with die cuts on paper; spiral bound Picture book: 50 pages, and 22 sheets of colored acetate and white card with die cuts; spiral clip folder and cardboard box
Closed bo×: 9 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (23 × 25 cm) children’s book: 8 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (22.6 × 23.6 cm) picture book: 8 15/16 × 10 in. (22.6 × 23.8 cm) title sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (23 × 23 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Dieter Roth, 2012.59.a-c
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

- Short What appears to be a pamphlet printed in German and English has multiple blocks of text. The largest text reads "2 bilderbücher" on the left and "2 picture books" on the right.
2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)], 1976
Children’s book: 28 pages, four -color screen prints with die cuts on paper; spiral bound Picture book: 50 pages, and 22 sheets of colored acetate and white card with die cuts; spiral clip folder and cardboard box
Closed bo×: 9 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (23 × 25 cm) children’s book: 8 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (22.6 × 23.6 cm) picture book: 8 15/16 × 10 in. (22.6 × 23.8 cm) title sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (23 × 23 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Dieter Roth, 2012.59.a-c
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

2 bilderbücher (kinderbuch; bilderbuch; gesammelte werke band 1) [2 picture books (children’s book; picture book; collected works part 1)], 1976
Children’s book: 28 pages, four -color screen prints with die cuts on paper; spiral bound Picture book: 50 pages, and 22 sheets of colored acetate and white card with die cuts; spiral clip folder and cardboard box
Closed bo×: 9 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (23 × 25 cm) children’s book: 8 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (22.6 × 23.6 cm) picture book: 8 15/16 × 10 in. (22.6 × 23.8 cm) title sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (23 × 23 cm)
Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Dieter Roth, 2012.59.a-c
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
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- Dieter Roth, Self-Portrait as Piccadilly-Eros, 1977
- Short A pencil doodle on a sheet of white paper is of an odd bulbous form. It resembles nothing in particular.
- Dieter Roth, Die die Die DIE verdammte GESAMTE KACKE (The the The THE damned COMPLETE CRAP), 1975
- Short A red drawn tree on a green background with German text throughout
- Dieter Roth, Der Tränesee (the Lake of Tears), 1973
- Short What appears to be the thin, beige cover of a book features illegible handwriting in blue pencil.
- Dieter Roth, (Copley Buch) (gesammelte werke band 12) [(Copley Book) (collected works volume 12; enlarged version of the book published by Copley Foundation, Chicago 1965)], 1971
- Short A white canvas shows two peach-colored rectangles. Atop these forms are handwritten notes and patterns in a maroon color. Along the top edge of the canvas appears "Dieter Roth 12" in the same peach color.