This catalogue was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Richard Artschwager's Theme(s)," on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery from July 6 through August 12, 1979. The exhibition later traveled to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
This publication features a foreword by Sebastian Adler, Albright-Knox Director Robert T. Buck, and Janet Kardon and essays by exhibition organizers Suzanne Delehanty, Albright-Knox Curator Linda L. Cathcart, and Richard Armstrong.