Paper paper film

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Richmond
Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840

Summary

Extent:
7 Items
Creator:
Yeh, Imin, New York State Council on the Arts, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Women's Studio Workshop
Abstract:
"Paper Paper Film is an artist facsimile of an educational film box set on paper and printing. The original box set was published in 1983, purchased by the Carnegie Mellon University in 1987, found in a storage closet at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016, and published in the form of a paper sculpture by the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY in 2019." --Colophon
Language:
English

Background

Physical description:
Paper: handmade cotton paper, Colorplan (bright red and leather embossed) acetate, Rives BFK, Awagami Murakumo Kozo Select Natural Digital Inkjet Washi. Printing method: Silkscreen, laser print, Silver foil stamp, die cut. Typeface: Twentieth Century. Binding: Perfect Bound (adhesive)
Physical facet:
1 volume (112 unnumbered pages) : includes illustrations (chiefly color) ; 7 x 11 cm + 4 paper sculptures (7 x 10 x 1 cm and 37 x 52 mm diameter) + 1 unnumbered sheet (18 x 23 cm), in a box (25 x 17 x 5 cm)
Material specific details:
Issued in an artistic cardboard box, with one artists' book, four paper scultures and one sheet ("packing list"). On lid of box: "Library Filmstrip Center, Division of Meridian Education Corporation, 205 East Locust St. Bloomington, Illinois 61701". Rare Book Room copy is edition 24 of 52 copies