COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Renault 12
Creator:
Appella, Alex
Description:
Six full-color collages/pop-up pages sewn onto linen tapes. Flat back binding. Each book housed in its own "glove box wallet " 4.75 x 8.25 inches. RENAULT 12 was printed on Colorspot Nieve paper, using an Epson Inkjet Printer. All acid-free materials. The bi-lingual pages are accompanied by a glossary at the end of the book. Open, numbered edition. Each page features a different family pop-up portrait plus information about the owners and their car. The inside of the front and back covers boast original publicity material. Behind each pop up are glimpses of pages from a 1971 owner's manual. Colophon: "A book to honor the community within the Southern Punilla Valley in Córdoba, Argentina that I call home, a lovely fall, and this titan of econobox transportation: The Renault 12. This auto was manufactured in many countries including Turkey, Romania, Colombia, Spain & France, and specifically in Argentina from 1971 to 1994, where it lives on today as an accessible solution from getting the family from point A to point B."
Subject:
Advertising
Subject:
Automobiles
Subject:
Families
Subject:
Photography
Subject:
Renault 12 automobile
Date:
2009
Coverage:
Punilla Valley (Argentina)
Coverage:
Córdoba (Argentina)
Coverage:
Argentina
Language:
English
Language:
Spanish
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
14 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Collages
Format/Medium:
Cutouts
Format/Medium:
Hardcover books
Format/Medium:
Inkjet prints
Format/Medium:
Photographs
Format/Medium:
Pop-up books
Format/Medium:
Quarter bindings
Source:
Renault 12, 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:
b12810058
Identifier:
i12093890
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
