Jeanette Walls Artist Book

Authors

Sophie Crowley, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

4-1-2015

Description

Honorable Mention

Keywords

artists'books, Student Artists' Book Contest, first, award, honorable mention

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Undergraduate student

Year of Graduation

2017

Major

Illustration

Faculty / Course

Judy Maloney, Design

Materials + Techniques

Acetate and Bristol

Student Narrative

I have dedicated this project to Jeannette Walls and her memoir, "The Glass Castle." This circle book is composed of glass castles constructed out of acetate; representing Jeannette's childhood dream of escaping her dysfunctional family to live in a glass castle. At the core of the book is a spine with words used to describe Jeannette's childhood experiences. The case has the words, "He promised me..."; representing Rex Wall's promise to his daughter to build her a glass castle. This promise is a delusion and her father's way of trying to cover up the family problems.

Recommended Citation

Crowley, Sophie; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "Jeanette Walls Artist Book" (2015). 1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015. 8.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest1st2015/8