Some problems with red : encountered by Russell Maret while daydreaming in his studio and here explored with the aid of multichromatic letterpress.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[New York, New York] :
Russell Maret,
2016.
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| Item Description: | Five short texts about the difficulties of describing and reproducing color, each paired with an illustration. "... designed and printed by Russell Maret. The text was hand-set in Stymie Medium and Gill Shadow; the illustrations were printed from linoleum, wood, or metal ornaments, with the exception of the (Platonic) circle which was drawn in ink. The text paper is Zerkall Litho, with handmade Yatsuo covering the boards. The binding is by Craig Jensen at Book Lab II, the plexiglass slipcase by Canal Plastics. One hundred copies were completed in advance of the 2016 vernal equinox."--Colophon. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is number74, is signed by Russell Maret, and contains a prospectus. Purchased for the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive by The Cushing Library. Issued in green plexiglass slipcase. |
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| Physical Description: | 22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 13 x 27 cm |
| Production Credits: | Designed by Russell Maret. |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- New York. |