Seeking trees : reproduction of an altered book / Lin Charlston.
Published / Created:
[England] : Lin Charlston, 2008.
Physical Description:
[36] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts N7433.4.C434 S44 2008Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Facsimile of an alteration of: Trees / Joe Firmin editor ; illustrations by Vanessa Luff (Cambridge : Dinosaur Publications ; London : Theorem, 1977).Limited edition of 50 copies.BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 12 (Sycamore) of a limited edition of 50 copies. In pocket at back cover is the illustration of the sycamore tree cut from the original book."Facsimile of an altered tree-spotting guide from the 1970s. The photocopied pages have neither images of trees nor cut-out spaces. These have become black tree-shaped blots signifying both erased memory and declining species. Secreted at the back of each copy is one of the trees cut from the original book."--Artist's statement.
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Altered books -- Specimens. | Trees -- England -- Identification. | Botanical illustration. | Trees in art. | Books in art. | Charlston, L. -- Publisher.