Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Faust, Dikko.
2. Smith, Esther K.
3. Purgatory Pie Press. prt
4. Center for Book Arts (New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 piece : ill.; 25 cm.

Alternative title

1. April fool

Subject

1. Artists' books

Genre/Form

1. Artists' books – United States.
2. Wood types (Type evidence).
3. Artists' books.

Call number

1. *KP (Purgatory) 95-702

Note

1. "A 1989 April Fool collaboration made in a 3-day workshop at Center for Book Arts in New York City ... Designed, set, printed and bound by Tara Bryan, Katherine Day, Annie Nash, Mimi Solomon, with Esther K. Smith and Dikko Faust of Purgatory Pie Press"--Colophon.
2. Consists of 3 sheets of (respectively) Elephant Hide, Nepal and silver tea chest papers, joined and folded together 3 times, accordion-style, to form a 3-layered strip in which 2 windows are opened and turned silver side back in the inner tea chest paper layer, yielding a view of the middle Nepal paper layer, which is illustrated with type flowers and other small ornaments; concealed text printed from wood type on interior of outer Elephant Hide paper layer reads: April foolllllll.

Indexed in (note)

1. Purgatory Pie Press cat., 1995

Title

1. Look out!

Imprint

1. [New York : Purgatory Pie Press, 1989].

Indexed in:

1. Purgatory Pie Press cat., 1995, p. 21

Local note

1. No. 4 of 24 copies printed in black, green and maroon from various metal and wood types; signed by E.K. Smith, Dikko Faust and the 4 collaborators.

Connect to:

1. Request access to this item in the Schwarzman Rare Books Collection

Added author

1. Faust, Dikko.
2. Smith, Esther K.
3. Purgatory Pie Press. Printer
4. Center for Book Arts (New York, N.Y.)

Research call number

1. *KP (Purgatory) 95-702