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Biography
Author(s):
Bryant, Sarah
Title:
Biography
Date:
2010
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Cover
Image Description:
The title of the book "Biography" on an embossed cover.
Press(es):
Big Jump Press
Press(es):
Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books
Physical Description:
9 [i.e., 18] p.: col. ill.; 21 cm.
Subject(s):
Chemical elements in art
Subject(s):
Chemistry, Organic
Subject(s):
Science in art
Book Type(s):
Artists' books
Book Type(s):
Diagrams
Book Type(s):
Folded books
Description:
"Biography is an exploration of the chemical elements in the human body and the roles they play elsewhere in the world. Each spread is a diagram describing the elements as they exist on the periodic table, the earth's crust, a variety of man-made weapons, medicines and tools, sea water, etc. Each element is identified as a specific colored rectangle and these rectangles continue through the diagrams. These diagrams [are] sometimes difficult to decode, and toward the end are interrupted by blind stamped organic shapes and pressure printing. Letterpress printed from polymer plates on Zerkall Book. Bound as a hard cover drumleaf. Enclosed in a clamshell box."--Artist's website.<br>"This book was printed in Aurora, NY in the spring of 2010 from polymer plates and linoleum on Zerkall Book Vellum. Data concerning the chemical composition of the human body, the earth's crust, seawater, and a number of weapons, medicines, building materials and tools was pulled from a variety of online sources and generously proofed by Christopher Bailey in the Wells College Chemistry department ..."--Colophon.<br>Publisher's quarter gray cloth and white paper boards. "Drum leaf" binding, in style devised by Tim Ely. The central plate folds out to double size.<br>Library's copy is no. 51 of 75 copies, signed by the artist.<br>Letterpress printing (polymer plates).<br>Linoleum block printing.
Binding:
Box (Clamshell)
Binding:
Case binding
Binding:
Drum leaf binding
Process/Technique:
Letterpress printing (polymer plates)
Process/Technique:
Linoleum block printing
ImageID:
artb65700B
Collection:
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Record created:
Jan. 23, 2020
Last modified:
Jan. 23, 2020
Collection Memberships
| Collection | Visible |
|---|---|
| Otis Library's Artists' Books | yes |
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