Title from slipcase. An edition of six. Photographs of last names from headstones that can be used as parts of speech. Words arranged as an interpretive history of the United States featuring the four cardinal directions. Each story is from different settlement regions. "Place is a manifestation of my continued fascination with descriptive family names that are nouns, verbs and adjectives, my own nettles included. How did such names become attached to people and what might be their effect? Do people notice? Many names are explained by occupation (rider, roper, master), physical characteristics (brunette, dimple, blush) or dwelling place (appleyard, grimwood, halfhill). Other categories I found were food (corn, fruit, olive), animals, birds, alcohol, money...or its lack, weather, water, plants (nettles, beans, cotton) and trees (oak, chestnut, linden, birch)."--Artist's statement. Four clothbound accordions printed inkjet on 100% rag paper, encased in clothbound four-fold folio with map endsheets. Folio printed with title and colophon, closes with ribbon ties. Library copy is 5/6. IaU
OCLC:
(OCoLC)856996285
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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