Detail View: Artists' Book Collection: Soldier's Heart
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Title:
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Soldier's Heart
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Creator:
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Eckstein Gower, Mari
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Description:
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Accordion fold format, unfolded length 392 cm. Inkjet printed from original paintings on Arches cover paper, edition of 40. Captions in English, French, Spanish, and German. Bound in brown and gold patterned paper with metal heart medal on front cover. Laid in cloth-covered French tray clamshell box with ribbon and metal closure. Artist's statement: "My father, like many who fought in World War II, suffered from nightmares triggered by his experiences. For his generation, this wasn't something one spoke about, as if his responses were a weakness or shameful. I'm thankful that today the effects of trauma are being studied and treated, and that we're beginning to understand that PTSD is not only a social issue but political as well. In my book, Soldier's Heart, I explore the subject of PTSD, looking to historical portrayals of the effects of warfare and the ways PTSD has been described in the past. The book design is inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, which is packed with surprising descriptive details. I've also referenced Egyptian, Assyrian, Mayan, and Celtic artifacts."
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Subject:
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Subject:
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Soldiers
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Subject:
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Women artists
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Date:
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2014
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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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Spanish
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Type:
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Still Image
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Extent:
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1 volume (26 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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Format/Medium:
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Artists' books
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Format/Medium:
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Accordion fold books
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Format/Medium:
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Clamshell boxes
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Format/Medium:
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Cloth
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Format/Medium:
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Inkjet prints
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Format/Medium:
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Metal
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Format/Medium:
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Ribbon (material)
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Source:
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Soldier's Heart, 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=b1937976
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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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b19379766
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Identifier:
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i14004860
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SCAD Location:
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Jen Library (Savannah)
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