Costumes of the Russian Court Vol. 1 (a fabricated history)
“Costumes of the Russian Court Vol.1 is the narrative of a whimsical, fantastical catalogue. The description of the costumes of the Russian Court alongside collaged images of old family photographs – family members all dressed up in the finery depicted, to tell a story of imagination, discovery of identity, belonging and the longing to know more about one’s cultural history.”
This particular book form is a digitally printed, hand bound and rubber stamped reproduction of a unique artist’s book of the same name, which was exhibited at the 2008 Libris Book Awards in Mackay and acquired for their collection. 15.0 x 21.7 cm. Signed and numbered 1/30. miss browns lounge, NSW.
Turn Over Darling (1990)
‘Six drawings in wire printed blind intaglio on sheets which, folded and juxta posed in sequence, make for eleven reclining nude images which change position from front to back view; published in a limited edition of 75 signed sets and an unlimited edition of unsigned – all numbered, the first one hundred of which are printed onto RWS handmade paper from Barcham Green.’ This is a well devised artist book needing no text.
Turner, Silvie (ed.) 1993, Facing the page – British Artists’ Books, a survey 1983 – 1993, estamp, London.
Courtney, Cathy 1996, The Looking Book a pocket history of Circle Press 1967-96, Circle Press Publications, London, 1996.
Drucker, Johanna 1995, The Century of Artists’ Books, Granary Books, NY. p. 176
Grahame, Noreen (ed.) 1996, artists’ books + multiples fair ‘96, numero uno publications, Brisbane 1996. p. 55.
Lauf, Cornelia and Phillpot, Clive 1998, Artist/Author Contemporary Artists’ Books, Distributed Art Publishers Inc. and The American Federation of Arts, New York.
Echo Book (1994)
The words ECHO BOOK are blind embossed on cover and on each page of the three sections, so that the verso of each page echos the front. 19.7 x 8.0 cm.
Signed and numbered edition 3/75.
Courtney, Cathy 1996, The Looking Book a pocket history of Circle Press 1967-96, Circle Press Publications, London, 1996.
Grahame, Noreen (ed), 1996, artists’ books + multiples fair ‘96, numero uno publications, Brisbane. p. 55.
Anansi Company (1992)
Poems by Roy Fisher with research material and thirteen removable wire and card puppets by Ronald King and constructed by Jessica King and Ian Jones with the help of Nicholas Gardner. Box by Perstella. Printed silkscreen and letterpress by Ron King. Signed in pencil by artist and writer with dediction ‘for Noreen Grahame 1995 Brisbane’. Edition 68/120.
Courtney, Cathy 1996, The Looking Book a pocket history of Circle Press 1967-96, Circle Press Publications, London, 1996. pp. 164, 171
Turner, Silvie (ed.) 1993, Facing the page – British Artists’ Books, a survey 1983 – 1993, estamp, London. p. 52
