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Fresnel's Tower

Item date(s): 1997

Charles Hobson


Pages: unpaged
Size: 225mm
Edition: #?/38


Place publication: Stinson Beach, CA
Publisher: Pacific Editions

Additional notes:
FRESNEL'S TOWER pays homage to the 19th French physicist Augustin Fresnel who overcame early learning disabilities to develop the complex lens for lighthouses given his name.

Designed as a sculptural book which allows the viewer to assemble their own lighthouse, it includes a hand colored photogravure. Board cylinders are wrapped with handpainted paper printed with the reproductions of an 18th century lighthouse. Inside each cylinder is a reproduction of a monotype of clouds.

Limited edition sculptural book by Charles Hobson with photogravure, stacking cylinders with hand-colored diagrams and laser prints. Fabric covered box.

Ref: GB/16076



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