Research Catalog

Title

Chanccani quipu / Cecilia Vicuña.

Author

Vicuña, Cecilia

Publication

New York City : Granary Books, 2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931-
• Mills, Susan (Susan E.)
• Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, printer.
• Granary Books (Firm), publisher.

Description

1 case (1 quipu, 4 unnumbered pages, 1 folded sheet, 1 sheet) : color illustrations; 45 x 47 x 10 cm

Subject

• Quipu
• Artists' books > New York (State) > New York
• Artists' books
• New York (State) > New York

Note

• Contains 1 quipu, 1 illustrated instruction manual, 1 drawing of the quipu, and 1 illustrated sheet describing how to install and re-pack the quipu. Issued in hand-stencilled box, with the instructional materials housed in an envelope mounted to the inside front cover.
• " The concept for the project and all of the drawings are by Cecilia Vicuña. Jerome Rothenberg assisted ... in translating her poem. Diane Bertolo designed the pamphlet at Lotus + Pixel, the boxes were made by Susan Mills. The pamphlet and drawing were printed at Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints ... the boxes and quipus were all stencilled by hand. Cecilia Vicuña and Steve Clay produced the edition with Lily Applebaum, James La Marre, Kathlyn Lewike, Karen Miller, and Lauren O'Connor."--Instruction manual.
• " ... produced and published by Granary Books ... each made entirely by hand. The poem was "printed" on unspun wool using stencils made by the poet who also knotted the threads. The quipu is tied or bound to a 16 inch bamboo spine from which it hangs to about 48 inches when installed. The work is housed in a hand-stenciled box (18 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 4 inches) made by Susan Mills. Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints in Philadelphia printed the drawing and the pamphlet in full-color. Cecilia Vicuña and Jerome Rothenberg signed the edition of 32 numbered copies"--Publisher's description.
• Berg Coll has copy number 28, signed by Cecilia Vicuña and Jerome Rothenberg.

Language (note)

• Instructional materials in English; poem on quipu in Spanish; poem on instruction materials in Spanish with an English translation.

Binding (note)

• Copy in Berg Coll in publisher's hand-stencilled box.

Call Number

Berg Coll+++ Vicuña

LCCN

2015659355

OCLC

1023818686

Author

Vicuña, Cecilia, author, book artist.

Title

Chanccani quipu / Cecilia Vicuña.

Publisher

New York City : Granary Books, 2012.

Type of Content

tactile three-dimensional form

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

object

volume

sheet

Language

Instructional materials in English; poem on quipu in Spanish; poem on instruction materials in Spanish with an English translation.

Binding

Copy in Berg Coll in publisher's hand-stencilled box. NN

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Added Author

Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- translator.

Mills, Susan (Susan E.)

Vicuña, Cecilia, signer.

Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- signer.

Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, printer.

Granary Books (Firm), publisher.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll+++ Vicuña