"Plants," (Volume I of Plants & Insects)
Artist
Roberta Delaney
(American, born 1936)
Date1989
MediumArtist book, woodcut, watercolor, mica and graphite on Rives BFK paper with text in letterpress, bound with handmade paper embedded with organic plant materials
Dimensionsbook: 25.1 x 30 cm (9 7/8 x 11 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineHelen Sagoff Slosberg Fund
Object number1993.71.1
DescriptionSix hand-colored woodcuts, title page; colophon; & text selected from "Spring Snow" by Ukiyo Mishima, translated by Michael Gallagher. Woodcuts are on the right side, graphite rubbing of portions of the same block are on the opposite page, creating a mirror image.ProvenanceRoberta Delaney, 46 Pleasant Street, Sherborn, MA 01770
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