Stonecipher : a book of seasons
| Description: |
This summer I began to photograph the last names on headstones that could be used as parts of speech. I went out early in the mornings and spent peaceful hours walking the rows of stones with only the birds for companions. I found this quest fascinating and wondered how these family names came about. Often people were named after places, occupations, plants, animals, colors, and personalities. Many names became familiar, but some were absolutely unique. All were found within thirty minutes of my home in Urbana, Illinois, primarily in Champaign County. It seemed appropriate to arrange these words poetically by the seasons to emphasize the passage of time.--Colophon |
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| Origin: | 2011 |
| Created By: |
Nettles, Bea, 1946- |
| Publisher: |
Urbana, Illinois: Bea Nettles, 2011. |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/1582 |
| Collection: |
Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Subjects: |
Nettles, Bea, 1946- Sepulchral monuments in art. Seasons in art. Seasons--Poetry. Death in art. Found poetry--Specimens. Photography, Artistic. Artists books--Specimens. double-sided accordion Hahnemühle cotton rag paper, cloth-covered 2-piece telescoping box |
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