Exhibition: Avery’s Architectural Novelties
Item appears in the following exhibition pageItem Information Dublin CoreTitleParis. Detail of expanded peep show from the side
DescriptionA tunnel book, or peep show, that is part of an ongoing series of artists' books referencing old travel guidebooks and maps. This view of Paris is from the top floor of the Institut de Monde Arabe. The images were painted on pages from Les Guides Bleus published in 1952.
CreatorDavidson, Laura
PublisherLaura Davidson
IdentifierCLIO id: 8644340
MODSKey Date2006
Type of Dateexact
Publication PlaceBoston
Publication Date2006
Form/Genrebooks
peepshows
Physical DescriptionImages were painted directly on guidebook pages, then offset printed and accordian bound on sides by hand. Number 397 from an edition of 500. Issued in an envelope, with a hand-painted "stamp" of Paris pasted onto the upper right corner.
Repository NameAvery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University
SubrepositoryAvery Classics Collection
Shelf LocationAA1045 D28
Notesoriginal filename: 110178062.tif
Still Image Item Type MetadataPhysical Dimensions1 v. ([6)] leaves) : col. ill. ; 13 x 18 cm + 1 notebook ([18] p. : ill. ; 11 cm)
CitationDavidson, Laura, “Paris. Detail of expanded peep show from the side,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 23, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/novelties/item/6661. |