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Burning Me Open : [Label], 2011

 Item
Identifier: M341.0001.00004

Abstract

Printed cover title label for the artists' book, Burning Me Open, plus a sample of of the assembled label material accompanied by the artist's handwritten notes on the process.

Dates

  • 2011

Creator

Extent

1 Items (1 label plus 1 label stock sample)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

28 centimeters

General

Title from label, subtitle supplied by archivist. ||In plastic bags.

Inscription and Marks

Handwritten on inserted cards: "Burning Me Open Label: copper leaf on text weight rag paper with gilder's milk. The text printed on leafed paper via a laser-print. Oversprayed with acrylic varnish then mounted to museum board trimmed, pared and guled to recess in front cover." "Partial sheed of text weight aper with copper leaf applied (traditional water leafing method) Book labels are printed, sealed with acrylic coating, laminated to museum board, then trimmed."

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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