COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
The Angel is my Watermark
Creator:
Beisinghoff, Barbara, 1945-
Creator:
Imberdis, Jean
Description:
Inspired by the story "The Angel Is My Watermark" by Henry Miller, about an angel in Paris in the late 1920s, and about the creation of a piece of art. Text in English; "Papyrus" by Jean Imberdis in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Czech. Issued in an edition of 47 copies and signed by the artist. Colophon: "The book consists of hand made paper from abaca, cotton linter, raw flax and linen rags. The watermarked sheets are created using flexible screens. The book is concertina bound with multicolored etching, silkscreen and encaustic drawing."
Subject:
Angels in art
Subject:
Art and mythology
Subject:
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Subject:
Illustration of books
Subject:
Literature in art
Subject:
Myth
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Quotations in art
Subject:
Women artists
Publisher:
Women's Studio Workshop
Contributor:
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
Date:
2009
Language:
Czech
Language:
English
Language:
French
Language:
German
Language:
Italian
Language:
Spanish
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
56 unnumbered pages : illustrations, some of which have color ; 31 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Abaca fiber papers
Format/Medium:
Accordion fold books
Format/Medium:
Blind embossing
Format/Medium:
Cotton linters fiber papers
Format/Medium:
Encaustic painting (technique)
Format/Medium:
Etching (printing process)
Format/Medium:
Flax fiber papers
Format/Medium:
Handmade paper
Format/Medium:
Linen fiber papers
Format/Medium:
Screen prints
Source:
The Angel is my Watermark, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b12991831
Identifier:
i12456317
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
