Shelfmark
Ls.4.55
Author
Title
Resistance / Simon Armitage.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Decorah, Iowa : Solmentes, 2022.
Physical description
[32] leaves : chiefly ill. (many col.) ; 35 cm + 1 booklet (11, [1] p. ; 22 cm)
Note
Cover title.
Note
"Illustration and calligraphy by David Esslemont" -- explanatory booklet.
Note
Imprint from colophon.
Note
Accompanied by explanatory booklet including references to image and text sources.
Note
"Writing shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Britain's poet laureate Simon Armitage responded to 'what is coming at us in obscene images through the news' with a poem titled 'Resistance' published in The Guardian newspaper." -- explanatory leaflet inserted in box.
Note
Illustrations combine montages of manipulated contemporary and archive photographs with drawings, images and calligraphy by Esslemont, some taken from his previous books.
Note
"The typefaces used ... were all created by designers with a connection to Ukraine" -- explanatory booklet.
Note
Inkjet printed using Epson Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks on 100% cotton archival grade Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper.
Note
Edition limited to 30 copies.
Note
Accordion-fold book in plain white card covers within illustrated card wrapper; housed in blue cloth-covered dropback box with spine-label printed on yellow paper; covers protected by polyester sheets.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy is no. 23, signed by David Esslemont.
Subject
Armitage, Simon, 1963 - ? Resistance Pictorial works.
Subject
Ukraine conflict, 2014- Poetry.
Subject
Russia (Federation) Relations Ukraine.
Subject
Ukraine Relations Russia (Federation).
Genre/Form
Illustrated works.
Genre/Form
Artists' books.
Genre/Form
Private press books.
Added entry--name
Esslemont, David artist.
Added entry--name
Esslemont, David printer.
Added entry--name
Solmentes Press publisher.
Added entry--place
United States Iowa Decorah.
Identifier
B51369