Artist's Book Volume I
Box
2007-2011 (made)
2007-2011 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Box, grey, with flip open lid; the box is embossed with silver lettering 'SUE LAWTY' and contains nine sheets of cream board; seven boards feature samples of woven wool and raffia, one board contains six digital images of woven fabric samples, one board features a sample of raffia, a piece of a paper dress making pattern and raffia wrapped wooden sticks; each board is interspersed with a protective layer of thick tissue paper; the box has a concealed receptacle which contains a moleskin sketch book which measures height 14 cms x width 9 cms x depth 1.5 cm, the sketch book contains digital images, drawings and written notes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Artist's Book Volume I (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand made box containing leather bound sketchbook, digital images and woven samples |
| Brief description | Box, grey, embossed with silver lettering 'SUE LAWTY', containing sheets of cream board featuring woven fabric samples and digital images, Sue Lawty, West Yorkshire, 2007-2011 |
| Physical description | Box, grey, with flip open lid; the box is embossed with silver lettering 'SUE LAWTY' and contains nine sheets of cream board; seven boards feature samples of woven wool and raffia, one board contains six digital images of woven fabric samples, one board features a sample of raffia, a piece of a paper dress making pattern and raffia wrapped wooden sticks; each board is interspersed with a protective layer of thick tissue paper; the box has a concealed receptacle which contains a moleskin sketch book which measures height 14 cms x width 9 cms x depth 1.5 cm, the sketch book contains digital images, drawings and written notes. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Production | Sue Lawty collaborated with Catherine Willis on the design of the artist's book. Willis was a student at Goldsmith College and worked with Lawty during the making of the stone drawing 'Order', exhibited at the V&A in the exhibition 'Concealed-Discovered-Revealed'. She subsequently trained as a bookbinder, working at Wyvern Bindery, Clerkenwell Road, London. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.133:1-2011 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2011 |
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