Composition gold

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:
2 Volumes
Creator:
Passenger Pigeon Press, Nguyen, Tammy, 1984-, Beer, Téa Chai, Keum, Tae-Yeoun, 1986-, and Valenzuela, Rodrigo, 1982-
Abstract:
"This issue of Martha's Quarterly, Issue 20, Summer 2021, Composition Gold, brings together an essay by classicist Tae-Yeoun Keum and photographs by artist Rodrigo Valenzuela to explore questions of nobility and class, labor and imagination, and fate and agency. I was inspired when I listened to someone talk about the noble lie, a kind of myth often told by the elite or ruling class of a society that is meant to maintain social harmony. In monarchies and caste system societies, the noble lie is essential to keeping people spread across different classes, in their place and seldom questioning their situation. Today, many democratic societies also use a noble lie that many accept: "meritocracy," i.e. the idea that one is rewarded and can move between classes as a result of one's hard work and talent." -- publisher's website, viewed August 11, 2022.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

[Editor's introduction]

Physical description:
"Martha's Quarterly, Issue 20, Summer 2021. Composition Gold was printed using black and white photocopy on 20 lb. text weight paper. The silver laborer was laser-cut from silver Stardream cardstock. The metal leaf is gilded composition gold. Gill Sans font was used throughout in various sizes and styles. Tae-Yeoun Keum's text, Born-Again. Citizens in the Myth of Metals was excerpted from the article Plato's Myth of Er and the Reconfiguration of Nature, published in American Political Science Review, 2020. We reprinted it with permission from Cambridge University Press."--Colophon
Physical facet:
2 volumes (1 unnumbered folded sheet, 23 page booklet) : black and white photographs
Dimensions:
15 cm
Material specific details:
RBR copy is 46 of 200 numbered copies.