Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2018
Keywords
museums, cultural property, artists' books
Description
1 volume, 36 pages. Color illustrated title page. Includes ten color risograph prints. Silkscreen cover with stitch binding. This book is a visual document of the RISD Museum 2017 Artist Fellow, Walker Mettling. It includes his drawings and observations from his time in RISD Museum (particularly storage). "I drew all the artifacts in the book with my left hand, using a superstition against handling sacred objects with your right hand (to ward off curses) as a way of trying to respect these objects." - walkermettling.tumblr.com/page/2 "Writen and drawn in January/February 2018.. Book binding by Julia Gualtieri. Screen printed at AS220 Industries in Providence RI."- colophon.
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Press
Providence, RI : Walker Mettling, 2018.
Rights
©Mettling, Walker. Providence, RI: Walker Mettling, 2018.
Materials / Techniques
screen printing; paper
Measurements
30 cm