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The white maiden male
Author
Title
The white maiden male / Jeffrey Morin.
Published
Stevens Point, WI : sailorBOYpress (.com), 2012.
Physical Description
[28] p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Local Notes
AOB has copy no. 10, signed and dated by the artist.
Notes
Date of publication precedes statement of responsibility and publisher on title-page.
Colophon: "'The White Maiden' is the tale of a hunter who wishes for the ancient wines of the cellars at Thurnberg in a moment of great thirst. His wish is granted by the White Maiden but, as a result of drinking the wine, she forever plagues him with a sense of wanting, an inability to take satisfaction in anything .... The paper used most commonly in this book is from a private stash of Barcham Green ... Other handmade papers come from collaboration with Lisa Beth Robinson, Brian Borchardt, and Caren Heft. The type is Plantin, cast by Michael and Winifred Bixler's Press and Letterfoundry."
Issued in a limited edition of 50 copies.
Includes sewn and collaged elements.
The paper used most common in this book is from a private stash of Barcham Green, which was purchased years ago and salted away for just the right project. Other handmade papers come from collaboration with Lisa Beth Robinson, Brian Borchardt, and Caren Heft. The type is Plantin, cast by Michael and Winifred Bixler's Press and Letterfoundry--colophon.
Summary
Artist's book presenting the story of Rudolph Brazda who, when he died in 2011, was the last known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps who had been incarcerated because he was a homosexual. Forced to wear a pink triangle, Brazda survived three years in Buchenwald. After his liberation, Brazda lived in Alsace until his death. Morin weaves Brazda's story with the German folktale of The White Maiden.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2013
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Artists' books - Wisconsin - Stevens Point - 2012.
Also listed under
sailorBOYpress, publisher.
Press and Letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler.
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