Additional notes: From the description in the Ursus Books, Ltd catalogue #247, item 10: Beard's artist's books are some of the most innovative to appear in the last several years. In this work Beard juxtaposes line etchings on top of colored lithographs in a bold and unique manner, giving the illustrations a Pop Art quality. The work includes a large folding plate resembling a stage, as well as theree paper dolls of the play's protagonists.
Illustrated on page 45 of Contemporary Illustrated Books: Word and Image, 1967-1988 by Donna Stein, 1989.
Illustrated on page 3 of Elizabeth Phillips catalogue, 2014.
Exhibition notes: Item 48 on Artists' Books in the Ginsberg Collection, with some South African Books from Other Collections
Johannesburg Art Gallery
25 August to 27 October 1996
Samplings: International Artists' Books and Archive on the Book Arts