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Theater of operations

Title
Theater of operations / Maria G. Pisano.
Author
Pisano, Maria G.
Publication
  • Plainsboro, NJ : Memory Press, [2006]
  • ©2006

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TextRestricted use Rare Books 21-788Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations; 13 x 18 cm
Alternative Title
Theatre of operations
Subject
  • Pisano, Maria G
  • 1991
  • Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Art and the war
  • War in art
  • War > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Artists' books
  • War in art
  • War > Moral and ethical aspects
  • New Jersey
  • United States
Genre/Form
Artists' books.
Note
  • Title from colophon.
  • Open edition, signed by the artist.
  • "The structure in Theater of Operations follows the traditional naming of a war front as a theater. The book is divided into three sections, each designed respectively as the letters W, A, and R.A stage where each wing reveals the realities of combat. Perishable materials are used as a comment on the value bestowed on human lives in a war. Laser printed, collaged images. Spiral bound on two sides" -- colophon.
Binding (note)
  • Copy in Rare Books 21-788 is comb-bound on two sides. The pages of the book open laterally on both the right and the left and are made up of 8 pages on each side, cut into successive additive shapes to form the entire design. One can read it like a traditional book, by leafing through the pages on alternate sides, or it can be viewed as a stage with information in the wings.
Call Number
Rare Books 21-788
OCLC
262687178
Author
Pisano, Maria G., book artist.
Title
Theater of operations / Maria G. Pisano.
Publisher
Plainsboro, NJ : Memory Press, [2006]
Copyright Date
©2006
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Binding
Copy in Rare Books 21-788 is comb-bound on two sides. The pages of the book open laterally on both the right and the left and are made up of 8 pages on each side, cut into successive additive shapes to form the entire design. One can read it like a traditional book, by leafing through the pages on alternate sides, or it can be viewed as a stage with information in the wings. NN
Chronological Term
1991
Research Call Number
Rare Books 21-788
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