COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
An Only Kid
Creator:
Avadenka, Lynne
Description:
An illustrated, bilingual version of this cumulative folk song that is sung at the end of the Passover Seder. Includes a background note on the history and symbolism of the song. Limited edition of 75 copies. Colophon: "...printed using a variety of typefaces on Frankfurt cream paper. The Hebrew words were drawn by the artist-printer. The cover paper for this book was specially made by Twinrocker from goat hair, pigment, and cotton rags." Page [12]: "This book was inspired by the life and work of El Lissitzky, 1890-1941, revolutionary artist and designer."
Subject:
Calligraphy
Subject:
Graphic design (Typography)
Subject:
Ḥad gadya
Subject:
Jewish artists
Subject:
Judaism
Subject:
Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941
Subject:
Narrative art
Subject:
Passover
Subject:
Religion in art
Subject:
Seder
Subject:
Women artists
Publisher:
Land Marks Press
Date:
1990
Language:
English
Language:
Hebrew
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
13 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Cotton linters fiber papers
Format/Medium:
Goat hair
Format/Medium:
Handmade paper
Format/Medium:
Handwriting
Format/Medium:
Pamphlets
Format/Medium:
Pigments
Source:
An Only Kid, 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:
b12830124
Identifier:
i12119647
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
