Research Catalog

Title

Mokomaki / thirteen etchings of shrunken & tatooed Maori heads by Leonard Baskin & three poems by Ted Hughes.

Author

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000

Publication

Leeds, Massachusetts : Eremite Press, 1985.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998.
• Chandler, Bruce, 1945-
• Alt, Gail
• Bannister, Lou
• Parrot, Gray
• Eremite Press, publisher

Description

20 unnumbered leaves : 13 illustrations (some color); 40 cm

Subject

• Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000
• Māori (New Zealand people) in art
• Māori (New Zealand people) > Poetry
• Shrunken heads > New Zealand > Pictorial works
• Shrunken heads > New Zealand > Poetry

Genre/Form

Artists' books – United States – 20th century.

Note

• "Fifty copies ... were printed ... The edition is arranged as follows: copies numbered one to ten have a second set of the etchings printed on other papers & in different colors. The remainder of the edition is numbered eleven to fifty"--Colophon.
• "The etchings were printed from the original plates on a variety of hand-made papers by Bruce Chandler. The type matter was printed photo-lithographically by Gail Alt and Lou Bannister at Amherst. The binding is by Gray Parrot of Easthampton"--Colophon.
• Etchings are various sizes and shapes; some printed chine collé.
• Leaves are of various heights and widths; papers are white, cream, light gray and light blue. Leaves containing etchings are preceded by blank guard sheets. Guard sheets, 4 blank leaves at beginning and 7 blank leaves at end are not counted in collation.

Binding (note)

• Publisher's stiff vellum, with illustration by Baskin in gilt on front cover; gilt spine lettering. Binder's ticket "Bound by Gray Parrot" on back pastedown. Issued in a light brown clamshell box with brown morocco spine strip, lettered in gilt.

Contents

(Poems by Hughes) Aspiring head -- Halfway head -- Landmark head.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1985 13-105

LCCN

87131898

OCLC

16866215

Author

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, artist, etcher.

Title

Mokomaki / thirteen etchings of shrunken & tatooed Maori heads by Leonard Baskin & three poems by Ted Hughes.

Publisher

Leeds, Massachusetts : Eremite Press, 1985.

Edition

[Ordinary edition].

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 15; signed in pencil by Leonard Baskin; each etching is signed in pencil.

Binding

Publisher's stiff vellum, with illustration by Baskin in gilt on front cover; gilt spine lettering. Binder's ticket "Bound by Gray Parrot" on back pastedown. Issued in a light brown clamshell box with brown morocco spine strip, lettered in gilt.

Place of Publication

United States Massachusetts Leeds.

Added Author

Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998. Poems. Selections.

Chandler, Bruce, 1945- printer of plates.

Alt, Gail, printer.

Bannister, Lou, printer.

Parrot, Gray, binder.

Eremite Press, publisher.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1985 13-105