| Passions in Print: Private Press Artistry in New Mexico Contributor(s): Smith, Pamela S. (Author), Richard, Polese (Author), Polese, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0890134790 ISBN-13: 9780890134795 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2006 Annotation: Weaves the colorful story of New Mexico book artists, their dedication to a timeless craft, and their extraordinary contribution to the literature of the region. From the work of nineteenth-century printers to the illustrated books created by Santa Fe and Taos art colonists in the 1920s and 1930s to contemporary printings spawned by creative-edge book artists, this is distinctly a New Mexico story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry |
| Dewey: 070.593 |
| LCCN: 2005019507 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 8.42" W x 10.72" (2.68 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moving through five historic periods, this book weaves the colorful story of New Mexico's book artists and their dedication to a timeless craft. From the work of nineteenth-century printers to the illustrated books created by Santa Fe and Taos art colonists in the 1920s and 1930s to contemporary printings spawned by creative-edge book artists, t profiles twenty-nine presses and artists including Gustave Baumann, Willard Clark, and Linnea Gentry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Pamela S.: - Pamela S. Smith is the former director of the Press of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she designed and printed award-winning limited edition letterpress books for nearly thirty years. She is an adjunct faculty member at the College of Santa Fe, where she teaches classes in the book arts. |
