Special Collections has copy number 12. IaU Limited edition of 18 copies plus two artist's proofs, signed and numbered by the artist. "Photographs of birds digitally printed; envelopes are hand printed, labels and spine text laser etched. Book based on an enhanced accordion binding structure designed by Hedi Kyle"--23 Sandy Gallery Booksellers' website, viewed on March 11, 2015.
Summary:
"In 2011 I made photographs of extinct bird skins held in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I photographed seven bird species (Bachman's Warbler, Carolina Parakeet, Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Eskimo Curlew, Heath Hen, Ivory Billed Woodpecker and the Passenger Pigeon) for this project. I have found great pleasure in reading different accounts, ranging from essays to encyclopedic style entries, about species of extinct birds. The continued existence of these birds in the form of skins, specimens and eggs at museums worldwide, is evidence of our impulse to preserve. I have learned that advances in the science of cloning, have some pondering the startling possibility that extinct creatures might be reborn. Preservation, and the work of writers such as Christopher Cokinos (Hope is the Thing With Feathers) and Errol Fuller (Extinct Birds) give many extinct bird species a chance at another form of life. A life lived through story"--Artist's statement at the 23 Sandy Gallery Booksellers' website, viewed on March 11, 2015.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)869567141
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.