CATALOG NO. B58 2018
Collaborative Artist Books with the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild Of Book Workers - Encyclopedia Britannica Project

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Specifications
6" x 8" closed, Covers - thin steel panels with patina and laser transfer.
Accordion fold painting 6" x 42", with digital prints from the volume.

DVC Members participating - Kristin Balmer, Christopher A. Brown, Sophy DiPinto, Jane Griffith, Karen Hanmer, Shannon Kerner, Jennifer Rosner, Adrienne Stalek, Thomas Parker Williams.

The DVC was given a 29 volume set of Encyclopedia Britannica (Eleventh edition, 1910). Each participant picked one volume and did whatever they wanted with it.

STEEL CONSTRUCTION 1911 features information from the encyclopedia about the construction of one of the great landmarks of New Your City, The Flatiron Building. Original photographs from the encyclopedia are presented along with sections of text describing steel properties and loading characteristics as well as an ink painting of the corner of the building under construction. The painting and book unfolds to 48 inches high. The covers are thin steel with a patina finish simulating rust.

The online exhibit for our Encyclopedia Britannica Project Encyclopedia Britannica Project

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