And All Men Kill the Thing They Love
Book
2004 (made)
2004 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This artist’s book by the illustrator Sara Fanelli takes its inspiration from Oscar Wilde’s poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol, published in 1898.
The Italian-born, London-based Fanelli is a well-established illustrator, who also makes prints and collages. Only one verse from the long poem is used, starting with the words: ‘And all men kill the thing they love’.
A combination of techniques is used: drypoint, collography, and aluminium plates cut to shapes, then inked. The lettering is hand-printed using hot metal type. The variety of techniques suggests Fanelli’s interest in printmaking. Fanelli’s visuals are in a dialogue with the words illustrated: the tones of black and grey echo the dark lines of the poem.
The Italian-born, London-based Fanelli is a well-established illustrator, who also makes prints and collages. Only one verse from the long poem is used, starting with the words: ‘And all men kill the thing they love’.
A combination of techniques is used: drypoint, collography, and aluminium plates cut to shapes, then inked. The lettering is hand-printed using hot metal type. The variety of techniques suggests Fanelli’s interest in printmaking. Fanelli’s visuals are in a dialogue with the words illustrated: the tones of black and grey echo the dark lines of the poem.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | And All Men Kill the Thing They Love (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Combination of drypoint, collograph, aluminium plates cut to shapes, both intaglio and relief (roller) embossing, on paper, pages sewn together |
| Brief description | 'And All Men Kill the Thing They Love', Sara Fanelli, mixed media, artist's book, 2004 |
| Physical description | A book with writing and images, executed in black and grey. Pages are sewn together. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | And all men kill the thing they love,
By all let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword! (Poem from The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde.) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Production | The book was probably made in 2004 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Poem from <i>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</i> by Oscar Wilde. |
| Summary | This artist’s book by the illustrator Sara Fanelli takes its inspiration from Oscar Wilde’s poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol, published in 1898. The Italian-born, London-based Fanelli is a well-established illustrator, who also makes prints and collages. Only one verse from the long poem is used, starting with the words: ‘And all men kill the thing they love’. A combination of techniques is used: drypoint, collography, and aluminium plates cut to shapes, then inked. The lettering is hand-printed using hot metal type. The variety of techniques suggests Fanelli’s interest in printmaking. Fanelli’s visuals are in a dialogue with the words illustrated: the tones of black and grey echo the dark lines of the poem. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3714-2004 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2004 |
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