Research Catalog

Title

Adam's house in the Black Belt / William Christenberry, Anna Sloan.

Author

Christenberry, William, 1936-2016.

Publication

Chicago : Landfall Press, c1999.

Supplementary Content

Publisher's description

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Sloan, Anna.
• Enyeart, James.
• Labus, Barbara Spies.
• Osterburg, Lothar, 1961-
• Campbell, Steven.
• Lemon, Jack.
• Feie, Bob.
• Landfall Press. pbl
• Adamson Editions. pop
• Campbell-Logan Bindery. bnd

Description

[6], 38, [2] p. : chiefly col. ill.; 53 cm.

Subjects

• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Century Book
• Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > Pictorial works
• Iris prints > United States
• Architectural photography > Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.)
• Architectural photography > Alabama > Hale County
• Christenberry, William, 1936-2016
• African American architecture > Alabama > Hale County > Pictorial works
• African American architecture > Black Belt (Ala. and Miss.) > Pictorial works
• Photography, Artistic
• Artists' books > United States > 20th century
• Hale County (Ala.) > Pictorial works

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – United States – 20th century.
• Iris prints – United States.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Century Book.

Note

• "Limited edition of 75 on Fabriano Rosapina paper ... There are ten artist's proofs, four Landfall Press Impressions, two printer's proofs, and twenty-five deluxe copies with an 8" x 10" color contact photograph signed and numbered by William Christenberry. Fifty books are numbered 1/50 through 50/50. Deluxe books are numbered I/XXV through XXV/XXV. All copies are signed by William Christenberry and Anna Sloan. All copper plates have been canceled and all aluminum plates have been effaced. All digital files have been archived"--Colophon.
• "Thirty images by William Christenberry with text by Anna Sloan. The lithographs and text were hand printed from aluminum plates by Barbara Spies Labus, photogravures were hand printed by Steven Campbell from copper plates made by Lothar Osterburg, New York City, and the Iris prints were printed at David Adamson Editions, Washington, D.C. All printing was done under the supervision of Jack Lemon from 1998 through 1999 ... Text layout, cover design and page layouts were designed by Bob Feie, feiedesign, Chicago. The text type is ITC Century Book and Italic. Binding by Campbell-Logan BIndery, Minneapolis"--Colophon.
• Illustrations comprise 19 Iris prints, 4 photogravures and 6 lithographed line drawings. For discussion, cf. "Hale County pilgrimage," article by Gerrit Henry in Art on paper,v. 5, no. 3 (Jan.-Feb. 2001), p. 61-63. Some ill. on double leaves.
• Introd. by James Enyeart: p. [5] (1st group).

Binding (note)

• Publisher's black cloth, with ill. incised in red and artist's name in white.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2000 11-165

OCLC

45078747

Author

Christenberry, William, 1936-2016.

Title

Adam's house in the Black Belt / William Christenberry, Anna Sloan.

Imprint

Chicago : Landfall Press, c1999.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 16/50; signed in pencil by Christenberry and Sloan.

Binding

Publisher's black cloth, with ill. incised in red and artist's name in white.

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Publisher's description

Place of Publication

United States Illinois Chicago.

Added Author

Sloan, Anna.

Enyeart, James.

Labus, Barbara Spies. Printer

Osterburg, Lothar, 1961- Engraver

Campbell, Steven. Printer of plates

Lemon, Jack. Book producer

Feie, Bob. Book designer

Landfall Press. Publisher

Adamson Editions. Printer of plates

Campbell-Logan Bindery. Binder

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2000 11-165