COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Quercus Psalter
Creator:
Robinson, Sue Ann
Description:
Accordion folded, offset printed on both sides. Includes one tipped on illustration. Accordion inserted into folded paper wrappers with unattached endsheets. When unfolded, the trees on the opposite side of the page forms a grove. The front wrapper is embossed with leaves. Much of the text in Quercus Psalter is derived from the participatory installations of Quercus Scribe. Installations included live oak trees, audio tape of oak lore and visitor participation. Images and compositions were inspired by the largest stand of endangered Engelmann oaks in California. Design of the book reflects inspiration from medieval manuscripts like the Book of Kells and Hebrew lunar calendars. Published in an edition of 125, signed and numbered. This is part of the artists' book series published by the Library Fellows of the National Museum of Women in the Arts to benefit the museum's Library and Research Center. Begun in 1989, the series is made possible by the creativity of artists and the enthusiasm of book lovers and collectors.
Subject:
Illustration of books
Subject:
Nature in art
Subject:
Oak
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Trees
Subject:
Women artists
Publisher:
National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)
Date:
1994
Coverage:
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Coverage:
California
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Accordion fold books
Format/Medium:
Blind embossing
Format/Medium:
Photographs
Format/Medium:
Wrappers
Source:
Quercus Psalter, 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:
b12523975
Identifier:
i12138897
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
SCAD Location:
SCAD Library (Atlanta)
