Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2022
Keywords
artists' books; folk song; postcards; archival materials; land development; land use; agriculture; women; women's studies; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Description
6 pages in folded accordion book : illustrations ; 4 postcards + 1 paper insert. "Invisible Labors was printed in a risograph edition of 50 as well as a deluxe edition of 50."--Colophon "To honor the little-known contributions of Chicago's early women agricultural and cultural workers, [Susannah Papish collaborated] on a new publication entitled Invisible Labors, inspired by a recent research and garden project in the Morgan Park and Beverly neighborhoods formerly known as The Ridge. This book [weaves] together historical archives, photographs, and original new artwork that creatively interprets the crucial role that women have played in working and stewarding land in [Chicago]." -- 3arts.org/projects/invisible-labors/ Accordion fold with four signature sewn into each of the four folds. Library has copy no. 18 of the deluxe. Deluxe edition includes two sets of postcards, signed paper reproduction of back cover illustration (21 x 13 cm), and cardboard poster tube with two rolled posters. Deluxe edition contains handmade burdock paper insert . Three-color risograph. SEI
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Press
[Chicago] : [boundary], 2022
Rights
©[Chicago] : [boundary], 2022
Materials / Techniques
illustration (process); botanical illustrations; folded books; pamphlets; posters; burdock; photography (discipline); risograph; printmaking; archival materials
Measurements
19 cm