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Stack the deck : twenty-two artists mark the cards for women's health & healing

Title
Stack the deck : twenty-two artists mark the cards for women's health & healing / conceived by Catherine Michaelis.
Author
Michaelis, Catherine Alice
Publication
  • Vashon, WA : May Day Press, [1999]
  • ©1999

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Additional Authors
  • Black, Leda
  • Blocker, Mare
  • Chen, Julie
  • Ellis, Elsi Vassdal
  • Golden, Alisa J.
  • Hellmann, Margery S.
  • Honn, Tracy
  • Kuehn, Katherine
  • Leonard, Kate
  • McKim, Alicia
  • Newall, Kim
  • Ng, Katherine
  • Norman, Bonnie Thompson
  • Prentiss, Alexandra
  • Roberge, Kelly
  • Som, Indigo
  • Tetenbaum, Barbara
  • Yazzie, Susanna, 1955-
  • Coppola, Shelia
  • Veenstra, Carolina A. Portela
  • May Day Press, publisher.
Description
56 cards : color illustrations; 19 cm
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books.
  • Artists' books – Washington (State) – Vashon Island – 1999.
  • Group work in art.
  • Playing cards.
  • Specimens.
  • Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
Note
  • "[P]roject designed to raise money for artists and women with financial needs regarding health and healing. The cards were all relief printed"--Colophon.
  • Artists listed on "colophon card": Leda Black, Mare Blocker, Julie Chen, Elsi Vassdal Ellis, Alisa Golden, Kim Gordon, Margery Hellmann, Tracy Honn, Kathy Kuehn, Kate Leonard, Alicia McKim, Catherine Michaelis, Kim Newall, Katherine Ng, Bonnie Thompson Norman, Alexandra Prentiss, Kelly Roberge, Indigo Som, Barbara Tetenbaum, Susanna Yazzie, Sheila Coppola, and Carolina Veenstra. Each artist created three cards in the deck.
  • Letterpress printed deck of playing cards. Enclosed in a cloth over boards tray covered with a green Tyvek slip case with a paper label on the front.
  • "Designed and printed by Julie Chen"--Colophon.
  • Limited edition of 100 numbered decks. Cards are signed and numbered by the artists.
Call Number
MEMZ (Michaelis) 17-2582
OCLC
43975785
Author
Michaelis, Catherine Alice, book artist.
Title
Stack the deck : twenty-two artists mark the cards for women's health & healing / conceived by Catherine Michaelis.
Publisher
Vashon, WA : May Day Press, [1999]
Copyright Date
©1999
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
card
Local Note
Library has copy no. 79, signed in pencil by the artists.
Artists' Books Collection (NYPL, Print Collection).
Added Author
Black, Leda, artist.
Blocker, Mare, artist.
Chen, Julie, artist.
Ellis, Elsi Vassdal, artist.
Golden, Alisa J., artist.
Hellmann, Margery S., artist.
Honn, Tracy, artist.
Kuehn, Katherine, artist.
Leonard, Kate, artist.
McKim, Alicia, artist.
Newall, Kim, artist.
Ng, Katherine, artist.
Norman, Bonnie Thompson, artist.
Prentiss, Alexandra, artist.
Roberge, Kelly, artist.
Som, Indigo, artist.
Tetenbaum, Barbara, artist.
Yazzie, Susanna, 1955- artist.
Coppola, Shelia, artist.
Veenstra, Carolina A. Portela, contributer.
May Day Press, publisher.
Research Call Number
MEMZ (Michaelis) 17-2582
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