"An artist book by Werner Pfeiffer in memory of the victims of 9-11".

"A three-dimensional book consisting of a group of large woodcuts in the shape of two towers, each over five feet tall. ... Each tower has seven segments which are stacked over a support structure. Four pages make up a segment. On the inside each is clearly marked to insure proper assembly. To begin, open the left compartment next to the text piece and remove the stack of pages plus the plain dividers. Start with the top piece and open it to form a square. ... Place this cube into the recessed cavity. Next remove the text part in the center, revealing a compartment with all the structural material. On top are two short vertical support members. Set one aside and open the other so diagonals fit into the base already set up. Now place one of the white dividers on top of the structure inside the cube. A set of full-size diagonals is placed next in the cube. Open section two and guide it over the protruding spacers, following proper alignment. Place a white square inside the second cube and add the next set of diagonals. Follow this procedure until the first tower is completed. Now open the right compartment and follow the same process to build the second tower ..."--Booklet, p. [15]; the finished towers are 23 cm square, 161 cm high.

"Published in 2006 by Pear Whistle Press to commemorate the fifth anniversary of 9-11. ... It was printed in a limited edition on a Vandercook proof press. The images are pulled from the original wood cuts. Paper: Stonehenge, white, 240 lbs., Mohawk Superfine Cover, white, for the text insert, plus 2 ply museum board for the structural parts. Type: Handset, Univers, medium and light. The names of the victims are computer generated, alternately set in Arial Black and Helvetica, then made into relief plates for letter press printing. Binding: Concept and production by the artist. Of 52 signed and numbered copies this is no. ..."--Colophon, numbered and signed by the artist.

Issued in 3-compartment folding case, covered in grey cloth, with spine title: Out of the sky--911; in grey cloth slipcase.

Artists' books > United States.