Detail View: Artists' Book Collection: The Angel is my Watermark
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Title:
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The Angel is my Watermark
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Creator:
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Beisinghoff, Barbara, 1945-
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Creator:
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Imberdis, Jean
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Description:
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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."
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Subject:
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Angels in art
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Subject:
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Art and mythology
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Subject:
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Subject:
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Illustration of books
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Subject:
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Literature in art
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Subject:
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Myth
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Subject:
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Quotations in art
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Subject:
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Women artists
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Publisher:
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Women's Studio Workshop
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Contributor:
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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980
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Date:
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2009
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Language:
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Czech
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Language:
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English
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Language:
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French
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Language:
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German
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Language:
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Italian
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Language:
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Spanish
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Type:
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Still Image
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Extent:
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56 unnumbered pages : illustrations, some of which have color ; 31 cm
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Format/Medium:
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Artists' books
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Format/Medium:
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Abaca fiber papers
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Format/Medium:
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Accordion fold books
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Format/Medium:
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Blind embossing
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Format/Medium:
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Cotton linters fiber papers
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Format/Medium:
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Encaustic painting (technique)
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Format/Medium:
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Etching (printing process)
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Format/Medium:
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Flax fiber papers
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Format/Medium:
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Handmade paper
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Format/Medium:
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Linen fiber papers
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Format/Medium:
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Screen prints
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Source:
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The Angel is my Watermark, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Relation:
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Catalog record: https://library.scad.edu/record=b1299183
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Rights:
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Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Identifier:
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b12991831
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Identifier:
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i12456317
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SCAD Location:
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Jen Library (Savannah)
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