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The Eagle

Artist's Book
1994 (published)
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Place of origin

This artist's book by Chloë Cheese is in the form of a diary recording recipes, characters and memories from time spent at The Eagle Public House. Images by the artist are combined with texts by Michael Belben and Emma Hill and recipes and food writing by The Eagle chef David Eyre. The stylised lettering of the title (like a pub sign) and miniature lemon on the book's cover already hint at its contents. Inside, the 6 colour and 12 black and white lithographs by Cheese of pub interiors, everyday scenes and vividly depicted food ingredients accompany the mouth-watering recipes and texts which reminisce variously about first encounters, wedding receptions and the nicknames given to the regular customers. The work functions as recipe book, diary and scrapbook. It's text is reproduced from handwriting, in keeping with the intimate tone of its subject matter.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Eagle (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book with black and white and colour lithographs
Brief description
Artist's book, 'The Eagle', by Chloe Cheese, The Eagle Public House and Dinosaur Press, London, 1994.

Physical description
Artist's book with reproduced handwritten text and images of food and the Eagle Gallery interior.

44 pages.

Lithographs printed in a limited edition of 100 copies and 20 artists proofs on Arches paper by Andrew Purches at the Senefelder Press West Sussex, signed and numbered by the artist.

NAL copy is no. 52 in a limited edition of 100 copies signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
Summary
This artist's book by Chloë Cheese is in the form of a diary recording recipes, characters and memories from time spent at The Eagle Public House. Images by the artist are combined with texts by Michael Belben and Emma Hill and recipes and food writing by The Eagle chef David Eyre. The stylised lettering of the title (like a pub sign) and miniature lemon on the book's cover already hint at its contents. Inside, the 6 colour and 12 black and white lithographs by Cheese of pub interiors, everyday scenes and vividly depicted food ingredients accompany the mouth-watering recipes and texts which reminisce variously about first encounters, wedding receptions and the nicknames given to the regular customers. The work functions as recipe book, diary and scrapbook. It's text is reproduced from handwriting, in keeping with the intimate tone of its subject matter.
Other number
X940056 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
38041994108967

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2014
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