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Helga, Jennifer, Willa, Julee

Item date(s): 2005

Judy Byron

Pages: unpaged
Size: 290mm
Inscription: Signed by the artist.
Edition: One of 35 copies

Place publication: Washington, DC
Publisher: Artists Book

Additional notes:
Five handmade books. Inspired by the artist's drawing series WHERE I LIVE: Exploring Identity Through Bodies and Clothes, each book consists of three panels folded over. Each is covered with different color paper, with the paper title label sewn on to the wrapper. Each is fabricated using 100% cotton handmade paper, homesewing machine stitching, letterpress and inkjet print, as well as paper cutouts. (Loosening the machine bobbin slightly raises the sewn silhouette on the inside panel..) The color palette for each book is based upon specific blush powders, pressed powder, and eye shadow colors matched to each woman and her particular outfit. Every book is protected with an envelope-like folder of a different color. The whole is laid in a cream linen over board folder, lined with black card and closing magnetically. The letterpress nameplates and the individual folders and linen boxings were produced at Pyramid Atlantic Center for Book Arts. Colophon page laid in. With an established history in printmaking and drawing, these are the artist's first books. Each book incorporates a reproduction of the original artwork: a drawing of a favorite outfit worn by the subject as an expression of personal identity, as well as the subject's silhouette drawing. The subjects' signatures provide the title. There personal writings have been transcribed and typeset as compositional elements.

Exhibition notes:
Exhibition: ‘Celebrating one hundred years: The rise and development of the artists book over the last 100 years.’, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Johannesburg. April 1st, 2022, to June 3rd 2022.

Ref: GB/10922