National Museum of Women in the Arts — Completing the Circle — Artist’s book by Philomena Robinson

wstahl — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:03:22 +0000

(National Museum of Women in the Arts) Completing the Circle. Artist’s book by Philomena Robinson. The Library Fellows of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington. D.C. [1996.] 7.5” x 12”. Printed and assembled at the Center for Book & Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago by Philomena Robinson and Von Mock, on Lanaquarelle 90lb hotpress. Quotes were typeset in Helvetica, the prose in Times Roman and the poetry in Bodoni bold. Handmade paper of cotton and abaca was created by Marilyn Sward, Pincroft Studio. Photographs, handpainted water color symbols, embossed copper and paper-cut designs by Philomena Robinson. Brown sewn binding to the handmade paper titled wrappers. In a green cloth covered envelope-type container. No. 10 in an edition of 125 copies signed by the artist. Fine.

Text by the artist, and poetry by W.B. Yeats, Rainer Maria Rilke, Lewis Carroll, Jerome Foster, and others. A newcomer [at that time] to artist’s books, Philomena Robinson, created this fine freestanding circular book-sculpture. “The text, embellished with watercolor symbols, photographs, papercut and copper embossed designs, is based on an intimate narrative constructed around incidents and memories from her own life.” – NMWA website.

Wise Words About Letter Writing, by Lewis Carroll

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:56:50 +0000

(Xavier Press) Wise Words About Letter Writing. By Lewis Carroll. Baltimore. [MD] 1993. 2.625” x 2”. Frontispiece of Carroll. 2 U.S.A. color stamps promoting letterwriting; fold-out facsimile of letter from Dodgson. Handset in Bulmer type and printed on a handpress by F.X. Harrigan. Bound by Don Brady in green cloth with gilt title on spine and front. Endpapers of facsimile of Carroll’s handwriting. No. 157 of 160 copies.

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