The stars

Title
The stars
LC Subject
Stars in art Artists' books Stars--Folklore Stars--Mythology Stars
Repository
University of Oregon. Design Library
Creator
Celmins, Vija
Contributor
Castleberry, Mary Frankel, David Miller, Leslie Simmelink, Doris Sukimoto, Chris
Description
An artist's book comprised of three prints by Celmins and text assembled from "descriptions of the stars from around the world" --Front cover flap. Center fold pullout of abstract starscape on vellum paper.
State Edition
2nd edition
Work Type
codices
Issued
2005
Identifier
Celm_Star_01
Item Locator
N7433.4.C385 S73 2005
Rights
In Copyright
Language
English Arabic Hindi Japanese Maori Chinese
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
27 cm
Material
Paper
Set
Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
Primary Set
Artistsʼ Books at the University of Oregon Libraries
Is Part Of
Contemporary editions (Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council)
Institution
University of Oregon
Mode Of Issuance
monographs; Editioned
Place Of Production
New York >> New York >> United States
Description Of Manifestation
This book is a fascimile of The Stars, the third project in Contemporary Editions, a series of limited-edition books and other printed works published by the Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Eliot Weinberger's text was translated from the English into Arabic by Sinan Antoon, into Chinese by Bei Dao,into Hindi by Siddharth Chowdhury, into Japanese by Hiroaki Sato, and into Maori by Piripi Walker Edited by May Castleberry and David Frankel Designed by Vija Celmins Typography designed and typeset by Leslie Miller, the Grenfell Press, New York, and Atlas Translations, London. Production by Leslie Miller. Printed and bound by Trifolio, Verona, Italy, from Vija Celmins's etchings printed by Doris Simmelink and Chris Sukimoto, Simmelink/Sukimoto Editions, Kingston, New York. The paper is Tintoretto and the English-language typeface is Minion