Turnspit

Authors

Aimee Deng, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Publication Date

5-1-2022

Description

Entry for the 9th Annual Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening Reception Thursday, March 02, 2023, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Andre Lee Bassuet.

Keywords

artists' books; Baker & Whitehill

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Undergraduate student

Year of Graduation

2023

Major

Illustration

Faculty / Course

Stephanie Tyson Osorio, Independent Study

Materials + Techniques

intaglio on cotton rag & mulberry paper

Student Narrative

The turnspit dog was bred by man to run on a wheel near a flame, which would turn the meat on a spit roast. There are none left, for they were quickly replaced by the machine, and their notably bad temperaments did not make them good pets.

Recommended Citation

Deng, Aimee; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Turnspit" (2022). 9th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2023. 6.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest9th2023/6