Lo
Details
Type of record: Book
Title: Lo
Classmark: Artists' Books 295
Creator(s): Thurman, Judith (1946-)
Additional creator(s): Farrer, Julia (Book artist); Gledhill, Charles (Binder); Sykes, Richard (1946-2019) (Former owner); Mason, Penny (Former owner); Eagle Gallery (London, England) (Publisher); Hand & Eye Letterpress (Firm) (Printer)
Publisher: EMH Arts
Publication city: London
Date(s): 2001
Language: English
Size and medium: 1 volume (unpaged)
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/794865
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991021404880105181
Description
"Printed in an edition of fifteen numbered copies (1-15) and ten subscribers' copies (I-X) with four artist's proofs. The image was printed intaglio by the artist and the text by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye Letterpress on Velin Arches with a binding by Charles Gledhill"--Colophon.
Artist's book.
"Lo is a book collaboration between artist Julia Farrer and poet Judith Thurman. The book is an intricately woven construction of cut-out grids, paper folds and inserts, which can be displayed upright; the spirit is architectural, the imagery is abstract."--Provided by publisher.
Concertina fold book. 4 leaves of letterpress with die-cut leaves in the centre revealing die-cut and folded hand-coloured drypoints.
Issued with a loose drypoint.
Signed by the artist and dated 01; copy no. II/X.
Bound in stiff gray wrappers; paper covered boards; cloth covered chemise and slipcase.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Artists' Books 295: Gift from the collection of Richard Sykes and Penny Mason through the Contemporary Art Society, 2023. Purchased by Richard Sykes and Penny Mason in 2001 from The Eagle Gallery / EMH Arts, London.
Access and usage
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