"Ornament" by Anna Lena Phillips Bell, 2017
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
- 2017
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
The gold contour lines from a topographic map on the bottom of the broadside are based on an embroidered map by Anne Biss. Letterpress print.
General
Ornament first published in the Southern Review. Text hand-set in Garamond and Cheltenham, and printed on a Vandercook 15-21 at Asheville Bookworks, January 2017.
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository