The Island of Rota
2010
Artists
Description
The book consists of the text, written by Oliver Sacks, with thirteen cliché-verres photographic prints by Abelardo Morell, and cycad-leaf, sea-fan castings and laser-cut paper designed by Ted Meuhling.
Dimensions
case: 36 × 30.2 × 3 cm (14 3/16 × 11 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.) book (closed): 35 × 28.6 × 2.2 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/4 × 7/8 in.) separate cliché-verre: 34.3 × 28.2 cm (13 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)
Provenance
The Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, partial sale, partial gift; to Emily Rauh Pulitzer (2012-2017), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.
Related Artworks
View More
Thread-bound books (eight); ink on paper
18th centuryJapaneseSet of thirteen woodblock printed books; ink on paper
18th centuryChineseSeven thread-bound, woodblock-printed books; ink on slightly colored paper with mica designs
16th-17th centuryJapaneseWood with traces of polychromy and gilding
13th centuryTibetanInk on paper
20th centuryRussian2 folded sheets, mechanically printed on both sides on off-white wove paper
20th centuryGermanPhotomechanical print
20th centuryGermanTwo thread-bound books; ink and color on paper
19th centuryJapanese