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Title
Femmes fatales / Maureen Cummins.
Creator
Cummins, Maureen
Contributor
McMillan, Kathy
Publisher
[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : M. Cummins
Date
2001
Subject(s)
Artists' books--New York (State)--New York
Femmes fatales in art
Photography of women
Women--Portraits
Torture--Terminology
Femmes fatales in art
Photography of women
Women--Portraits
Torture--Terminology
Physical Description
37 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
The book is in the form of a photography album with the name of a particular torture used as the title for the accompanying photograph of a woman in various poses inserted in a page pocket. "Femmes fatales was produced by Maureen Cummins in the summer of 2001, with typographic assistance from Kathy McMillan ... The list of names of torture and execution devices was compiled over a period of several years, as were the vintage photographs used to illustrate the book."--Colophon. "Femmes fatales was printed in an edition of fifty numbered copies, with copy number 1 containing the original photographs."
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist.
Skidmore has copy no. 23, accompanied by prospectus.
Skidmore has copy no. 23, accompanied by prospectus.
Archive Location
Artists' Book Collection - Call Number: N7433.4.C86 F45 2001
Content Type(s)
text
physical object
still image
physical object
still image
Language(s)
English
Rights Statement
IN COPYRIGHT
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Record Appears in
Artists' Books > Race, Identity & Gender
Identifier
335217