Is there a version of Steinberg's View From 9th Avenue for Denver?

September 28, 2015 12:27 PM

I've managed over the years to collect a version of Saul Steinberg's View Of The World From 9th Avenue for every city I've ever called home...including some pretty obscure places. For the life of me, though, I cannot find one of Denver, Colorado.

I've spoken with the relevant print shops in town, as well as the tourist stores, but I keep coming up empty handed. I've often found many people don't know the specific reference for the iteration they have, so searching for "View from Denver Steinberg" and such has been fruitless. Your help tracking this down would be so appreciated!

posted by jefficator to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Would it be cheating to just commission something? If you've devoted this much effort to your collection you clearly care, and it wouldn't be a difficult style to copy.
posted by Wretch729 at 12:36 PM on September 28, 2015

I'm a former Denverite and someone interested in the ways people in the city historically have thought about tthemselves and their surrounding areas, and I don't think I've ever seen anything like this (and I know what kind of print you're taking about.) You might want to look for one referencing Colorado itself, rather than Denver - I think historically, Denver has had an identity based on feeling inadequate compared to other cities/regions. Colorado was a whole tends to have a much stronger identity.
posted by heurtebise at 12:37 PM on September 28, 2015

Have you asked the Denver public library?
posted by brujita at 2:37 PM on September 28, 2015

The closest thing I can think of is the Judgmental Map of Denver.
posted by jabes at 5:10 PM on September 28, 2015