Darwins bestiary

Description:	Issued in box. The poems are from Darwins ark by Philip Appleman and Rudy Pozzatti. This artists book honors Charles Darwins publication, On the origin of species.Five woodcuts, one relief etching and 11 aluminum-plate and stone lithographs on pale green Kitikata paper. Most images printed in toned ink. Text and images printed on handmade Kitikata mounted on BFK Rives. The poems were handset in Victor Hammers American Uncial and handprinted by Fredric Brewer who also printed the woodcuts. The lithographs were drawn on stone and printed by David Keister, master printer, and David Calkins, assistant printer. The main title was drawn by Darlene, calligrapher. James Canary designed and hand-constructed the textured cream cloth dropback boxes at his Cold Mountain Bookbinderypaper title label on spine and illustration on front. The feeling of limitation given by the closed spine is offset by opening the back of the book, thus allowing a series of shaped pages--From ZoomInfo.com website (viewed November 22, 2013)Rudy Pozzatti is highly regarded as one of Americas premier printmakers and has been recognized for the significance of his contributions to the field. Born in Telluride, Colorado, Pozzatti received his masters degree from the University of Colorado. A Fulbright Scholarship enabled him to study at the Art Institute of Florence in 1952 and 1953. He taught painting, graphic arts, and design at the University of Nebraska from 1954 to 1956 and thereafter joined the faculty of Indiana University. Soon after his arrival at IU, he began the printmaking program there, developing it into one of the finest in the country. He retired in 1991 and continues to work as a printmaker and painter. His work is included in such major museum collections as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago--From ZoomInfo.com website (viewed November 22, 2013)I-ART: Gift of Dr. James Smith.I-ART: The Indiana University Foundation presents Darwins bestiary to Dr. & Mrs. Clyde H. Culbertson in recognition of exemplary support for the people and programs of Indiana University through the Campaign for Indiana. With deep gratitude, May 1987--Insert.I-ART: Library has edition 19/191signed by the artist and poet.
Origin:	1986
Created By:	Pozzatti, Rudy; Appleman, Philip
Publisher:	Bloomington, IN : Echo Press, 1986.
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/2310
Collection:	Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Poetry. Artists books--Indiana--Bloomington--Specimens. Artists books--Design and construction. Printmakers--Indiana--Bloomington. Literature in art. Evolution (Biology)--Poetry. Natural history--Poetry. Animals--Poetry. Kitikata Paper

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