Research Catalog

Title

Calligraphy landscape with cranes / Howard Munson.

Author

Munson, Howard

Publication

• [San Francisco, Calif.] : Howard Munson, [2008]
• ©2008

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

1 volume (8 unnumbered pages on 1 folded sheet) : 8 color illustrations; 35 cm

Summary

• "Accordion book. Each panel is a separate collage that has been copied by color xerox, which was then scanned and printed by color inkjet onto archival 100% printmaking rag paper. Silk cloth covered boards with paper title on front board. Housed in slipcase with matching cloth and title label on spine"--Distributor's Web site (Vamp & Tramp), viewed May 18, 2016.
• "This is from a series of books I am in the process of making inspired by Japanese screens. Collage materials were found inside or on the outside of damaged Meiji period (roughly 1868-1912) Japanese screens"--Artist's statement, on distributor's Web site (Vamp & Tramp), viewed May 18, 2016.
• Strip formed from 2 sheets joined end to end with pattened silk hinge on verso and folded accordion-style to form 8 leaves; recto is gold-colored, verso white; mounted on recto are 8 full-page inkjet prints from scans of color Xerox copies of collages. First and last leaves attached to separate boards. The whole can be unfolded to resemble a screen. Artist's chop mark in red on last page.

Subject

• Munson, Howard
• Japonism
• Cranes (Birds) in art
• Calligraphy, Japanese

Genre/Form

• Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
• Copy art.
• Accordion fold format.

Note

• Title, name of artist/publisher, copyright statement and limitation statement from label on front cover. No other textual content.
• "Edition 10"--Label on front cover.

Provenance (note)

• Boards covered in light brown patterned silk; paper label mounted on front board. Housed in matching slipcase with yellow cloth-covered spine and paper spine label.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2008 16-3

OCLC

789459967

Author

Munson, Howard, book artist.

Title

Calligraphy landscape with cranes / Howard Munson.

Publisher

[San Francisco, Calif.] : Howard Munson, [2008]

Copyright Date

©2008

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Provenance

Boards covered in light brown patterned silk; paper label mounted on front board. Housed in matching slipcase with yellow cloth-covered spine and paper spine label.

Place of Publication

United States California San Francisco.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2008 16-3