Research Catalog

Title

Archiv Peter Piller : Umschläge.

Author

Piller, Peter, 1968-

Publication

• [New York, N.Y.] : Published by Dashwood Books, 2014.
• [Amsterdam] Netherlands : Drukkerij Mart.Spruijt.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Seeger, Hans
• Dashwood Books, publisher.

Description

60 unnumbered pages : 60 color illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• "Peter Piller is a German artist who archives, rephotographs and recombines found images. In Umschläge, which translates as 'covers,' he reproduces the front and back cover of the magazine Armeerundschau, published for the East German armed forces from 1956 to 1990. Each [front] cover portrays a piece of military hardware or combatants, while the back cover [portrays] a pin-up"--Publisher's Web site.
• Contains 58 full-page reproductions of cover photographs from Armeerundschau, with textual portions removed; images on covers and on first and last pages are photomontages. Title page information and limitation statement on label mounted on front cover; no other textual content.

Series Statement

[Dashwood Books series (ltd. edition) ; 3]

Uniform Title

• Armeerundschau.
• Dashwood Books series (ltd edition) ; 3.

Subjects

• Photobooks
• Artists' books > United States > 21st century
• Appropriation (Art)
• Germany (East) > Nationale Volksarmee > Military life > Pictorial works
• Glamour photography
• Piller, Peter, 1968-
• Photography of women > Germany (East)

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
• Photobooks.

Note

• Title from label mounted on front cover; edition statement and series statement from publisher's Web site.
• Published in an edition of 1,000 copies.
• One of the 5 monographs comprising the Dashwood Books series, volume 3, as described on the publisher's Web site, viewed March 17, 2016: http://www.dashwoodbooks.com/pages/events/26/dashwood-books-announces-new-dashwood-books
• The limited edition comprises 20 copies of each monograph in the set, each signed by the respective artist; issued together in a slipcase. See publisher's Web site: http://www.dashwoodbooks.com/pages/books/14700/bruce-gilden-ruth-van-beek-nicolas-torres-peter-piller-brett-lloyd/dashwood-book-series-ltd-edition-vol-3
• "Printed in the Netherlands with production by Jos Morree, Fine Books, at Drukkerij Mart.Spruijt. Design by Hans Seeger"--Label mounted on front cover.

Binding (note)

• Issued wire-stitched, in illustrated paper covers with circular white label mounted on front cover. In blue, red and black paper-covered cardboard slipcase, together with the 4 other items comprising v. 3 of the series.

Call Number

MFWY 15-3988

OCLC

945739910

Author

Piller, Peter, 1968- book artist.

Title

Archiv Peter Piller : Umschläge.

Publisher

[New York, N.Y.] : Published by Dashwood Books, 2014.

Manufacturer

[Amsterdam] Netherlands : Drukkerij Mart.Spruijt.

Edition

[Limited edition]

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Dashwood Books series (ltd. edition) ; 3]

Dashwood Books series (ltd edition) ; 3.

Binding

Issued wire-stitched, in illustrated paper covers with circular white label mounted on front cover. In blue, red and black paper-covered cardboard slipcase, together with the 4 other items comprising v. 3 of the series.

Local Note

Library copy is no. 19/20; signed on back cover by Peter Piller.

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Netherlands Amsterdam.

Added Author

Seeger, Hans, book designer.

Dashwood Books, publisher.

Added Title

Armeerundschau.

Research Call Number

MFWY 15-3988