COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Books Collection
Record
Filename:
Happersett_Growth_2.JPG
Identifier:
Happersett_Growth_2
Artist:
Happersett, Susan
Other contributors:
Smith, Esther K; Dikko Faust
Title:
Box of Growth
Publisher:
Purgatory Pie
Edition:
13 of 89
Year:
1998 and 1999
Creation Decade:
1990-1999
Creation Century:
20th Century
Dimensions:
16x8 cm
Typeface 1:
Kaufmann Bold
Typeface 2:
Bernhard Gothic
Typeface 3:
Modified Globe and Alternate Gothic
Typeface 4:
Hamilton Post Oldstyle
Typeface 5:
Bernhard Cursive
Description:
Series of 5 books displaying mathematical drawings based on the growth patterns of plants and the Fibonacci sequence; includes patterns of a sprout, twig, leaf, bloemen and conch; text was letterpress typography; signed by artist, art director and printer
Illustration processes:
Accordian folded mohawk superfine paper sewn onto handmade covers. Uses Kaufmann Bold, Bernhard Gothic, Modified Globe and Alternate Gothic, Hamilton Post Oldstyle, Berhard Cursive typefaces.
Call number:
N7433.4 H3 B6 1996
