"Constructing a book around the number 43 came to me on the eve of my 43rd birthday ..."--P. [4]. "Paper maps from locations along the 43rd parallels are bound in an accordion that structurally supports the main text, which is printed on graph paper and also hinged together as an accordion [opening to 20 ft.]. A Legend Card and supplemental Annotated Bibliography are included ... The unusual double-layer accordion, housed in a printed cloth-covered clamshell box, is co-designed and co-produced with Daniel E. Kelm at the Wide Awake Garage. The typefaces are hand-set ATF Garamond and Kabel. Six colors printed letterpress. All additional printing within the structure is letterpress, except for the laser-printed text sheets of the 32 pp bibliography."--Artist's Website. Printed in a standard edition of 86, plus 12 deluxe copies, a special collaboration with Daniel E. Kelm, press-numbered D43.1 to D43.12.
Local Note
Photographed and posted with permission of the artist. Skidmore has copy no. 72.
