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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Johnson, Linda K
Title
WorldWise
Alternate Title(s)
World
Wise
Date
c2003
Press(es)
National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)
Red Wagon Press
Physical Description
1 v.: ill. (some col.); 13 cm.
Subject(s)
Earth in art
Description
"
..
.
Created
for and
supported
by the
Library
Fellows
of the
National
Museum
of
Women
in the
Arts
,
Washington
,
D.C
. This
book
is
comprised
of
proverbs
that
offer
the
wisdom
of
people
and
cultures
the
world
over
.
[It]
was
designed
and
each
copy
hand
assembled
by the
artist
. The
proverbs
are
letterpress
printed
at
Red
Wagon
Press
from
photopolymer
plates
on
Nepalese
Lama
Li
paper
. The
maps
,
originally
created
in the
late
1800s
, are
printed
4-color
digital
offset
on
acid
free
Neenah
classic
wove
,
natural
white
paper
.
Handmade
Thai
Unryu
reversible
paper
covers
the
circular
case
. The
proverbs
are
typeset
in
12
point
Matrix
Book
and the
title
is
set
in
Matrix
Script."--Colophon
.
Consists
of
four
small
,
square
books
of
folded
maps
;
each
book
fits
into a
separate
quarter
of a
circular
case
and
represents
one
of the
four
"
corners
" of the
world
.
Library's
copy
is
no
.
4
in an
edition
of
125
,
signed
by the
artist
.
Letterpress
printing
(polymer
plates)
.
Digital
printing
.
Book Type(s)
Artists' books
Bookworks
Circular books
Folded books
Maps
Proverbs
Binding
Glued fold binding
Process/Technique
Digital printing
Letterpress printing (polymer plates)
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Johnson, Linda K
Title
WorldWise
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Image Description
Four
separate
maps
inside
a
circular
case
with
title
and
artist
information
on
it
. The
paper
envelope
that
holds
the
case
is
visible
in the
lower
right
hand
corner
.
ImageID
artb58560A
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