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Beauty in use

Title
Beauty in use / Sandra McPherson.
Author
McPherson, Sandra.
Publication
Newark, Vt. : Janus Press, ©1997.
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TextRestricted use Rare Books 20-637Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Janus Press, publisher.
Description
34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 21 x 23 cm
Summary
Poems about quilts with illustrations of quilt patterns made out of cut, folded, and glued colored papers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Artists' books – Vermont – Newark – 1997.
Note
  • Cover title.
  • Poems inspired by S. McPherson's collection of African-American quilts, illustrated by Claire Van Vliet with pages of interlocking papers to form two-sided quilt squares.
  • Edition of 150 copies; signed by S. McPherson, C. Van Vliet, A. Holden and L. Larus.
  • "The non-adhesive structure & design by Claire Van Vliet executed with Audrey Holden & Lulie Larus; boxes made by Judi Conant and Mary Richardson in Guildhall, Vermont; papers are Japanese Chiyogami, Fabriano MacGregor-Vinzani, Strathmore, Janus, Barcham Green and Twinrocker"--Colophon.
  • In clam-shell case (23 x 25 cm.), covered with various cloths; printed paper spine label.
  • Accompanied by poly bag with small pieces of paper left over from the construction of the book.
Provenance (note)
  • Inscribed in ink, on colophon, "Sandra McPherson," "Claire Van Vliet," "Audrey Holden" and "Lulie Larus."
Call Number
Rare Books 20-637
OCLC
37971323
Author
McPherson, Sandra.
Title
Beauty in use / Sandra McPherson.
Publisher
Newark, Vt. : Janus Press, ©1997.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Provenance
Inscribed in ink, on colophon, "Sandra McPherson," "Claire Van Vliet," "Audrey Holden" and "Lulie Larus." NN
Local Note
Colophon: "Of 150 copies this is for The New York Public Library."
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Janus Press, publisher.
Research Call Number
Rare Books 20-637
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