Research Catalog
[The defictions of Diogenes]
- Title
- [The defictions of Diogenes]
- Author
- McEvilley, Thomas, 1939-
- Publication
- [Berkeley : Peter Koch, Printer, 1994]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KP (Koch, Peter) 95-550 | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Description
- 11 sheets : lead; 10 cm. in box 18 x 13 x 4 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Diogenes : defictions
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Artists' books – United States
- Special materials printings (Printing) – United States – 20th century.
- Metal.
- Lead (Metal).
- Note
- Consists of a series of 11 inscribed lead plates presenting anecdotes about Diogenes of Sinope as retold by the artist, intended as a set of performance pieces.
- One of 50 copies printed letterpress from zinc engravings on lead plates, with the text by Thomas McEvilley reproduced from lettering by Christopher Stinehour, and issued in a sculptural glazed ceramic box by Stephen Braun. "Each [box is] unique"--J. Braun.
- Issued without title page; title and imprint information and all information relating to the edition from J. Braun.
- "[A] text transmission object"--Koch, quoted in J. Braun.
- Indexed In (note)
- Braun, J. Peter Koch, Printer
- Call Number
- *KP (Koch, Peter) 95-550
- OCLC
- 33456307
- NYPG95-B7075
- Author
- McEvilley, Thomas, 1939-
- Title
- [The defictions of Diogenes]
- Imprint
- [Berkeley : Peter Koch, Printer, 1994]
- Indexed In:
- Braun, J. Peter Koch, Printer, p. 43
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Diogenes, -approximately 323 B.C.Koch, Peter Rutledge, printer.Stinehour, Christopher, calligrapher.Braun, Stephen.
- Research Call Number
- *KP (Koch, Peter) 95-550