"How I Got My Name" by Elana Bell, 2013
Content Description
This collection includes 77 broadsides of poetry and prose by various authors collected by UNCG professor and poet Emilia Phillips. Each broadside contains a poem or excerpt, the poet's name, and a colophon describing printing information. There are various printmaking processes used, including digital, letterpress, and relief printing. Papers used include both handmade and machine-made. The broadsides were collected between 2009 and 2020, though some are undated.
Dates
- 2013
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.00 Linear Feet (1 oversized flat storage box.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Design at the top is a silhouette of Earth.
General
The broadside was made in honor of the 2013 Summer Poetry Salon series at the Rose O'Neill Literary House. It was designed and printed by hand by Lindsay Lusby on a Vandercock 4 Proof Press at the Literary House Press at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. From the book Eyes, Stones by Elana Bell from Louisiana State University Press.
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository