The Queen of Wands: a paper sculpture
- Title
- The Queen of Wands: a paper sculpture
- LC Subject
- Artists' books New York (N.Y.)
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Design Library
- Creator
- King, Susan Elizabeth, 1947-
- Contributor
- Muhly, Paul
- Description
- The tetra tetra flexagon structure of this book creates what appears to be a two-dimensional object, which can be turned three times to reveal four distinct and non-repeating images. the Queen of Wands is a figure from the Tarot deck who represents a sypathetic figure, and is here connected to other women artists and printers, and most specifically to Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. The wand used in this book also represents the pica or "speaking" stick, used to pass the right to speak in a group. Two cards are enclosed which bear publication information and instructions for operating. Library has two copies
- Work Type
- folded books Tetra tetra flexagon
- Issued
- 1988/1998
- Identifier
- King_TheQ_04
- Item Locator
- N7433.4.K56 Q84 1993
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Women's Studio Workshop Paradise Press
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 31 x 12 cm
- Material
- Paper
- Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Primary Set
- Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Mode Of Issuance
- monographs; Editioned; monographs; Mass produced
- Place Of Production
- Santa Monica >> Los Angeles County >> California >> United States
- Description Of Manifestation
- This paper construction uses the tetra-tetraflexagon form. ... This project was made possible by a grant from Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York. WSW is supported, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Produced on a Haloid Xerox and a Mac IIsi. The type used is Journal Ultra designed at Emigre Graphics, Sacramento. Output by Electric Pencil, Los Angeles. Printed offset by Paul Muhly at Visual Studies Workshop Press, Rochester, New York. Diecutting at Graphic Diecutting, Gardena, California. Foil stamping at Letterpress Unlimited, Los Angeles. ...
