Jasper the lion heart
Artist's Book
1990 (published)
1990 (published)
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'Jasper the lion heart' is a story conceived by artist Susan Johanknecht based on her son's fear of lions. In the book, this fear is turned on its head, so that Jasper is in fact a lion trapped in the body of a small boy, pondering his noble past and wondering what is to become of him.
This is a folded book, its leaves joined together by means of two strips of gold-coloured adhesive tape, so that each page appears suitably regal for a lionhearted boy. The text is handset on Somerset paper and illustrated with three original collographs by Susan Johanknecht. The texture and shapes of these prints hint at the idea of a lion rather than explicitly depicting one, whilst the colour and texture of the cover boards suggest a lion's hide.
This is a folded book, its leaves joined together by means of two strips of gold-coloured adhesive tape, so that each page appears suitably regal for a lionhearted boy. The text is handset on Somerset paper and illustrated with three original collographs by Susan Johanknecht. The texture and shapes of these prints hint at the idea of a lion rather than explicitly depicting one, whilst the colour and texture of the cover boards suggest a lion's hide.
Object details
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| Title | Jasper the lion heart (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book, with collotype prints |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Jasper the lion heart' by Julie O'Callaghan, Gefn Press, London, 1990 |
| Physical description | Title on spine: GRRRRRRRRRRR. Folded book; leaves joined together by means of two strips of gold-coloured adhesive tape (recto and verso); letterpress; colophon printed in gold; spine title blocked in gold on a label glued to spine. "Edition of fifty signed copies with three original collagraphs by Susan Johanknecht. The text was hand set and printed on an Albion by Susan Johanknecht and Graham Bignell at the New North Press on Somerset paper, and bound with Indian handmade papers at the Gefn Press"--Colophon. 7 pages |
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| Summary | 'Jasper the lion heart' is a story conceived by artist Susan Johanknecht based on her son's fear of lions. In the book, this fear is turned on its head, so that Jasper is in fact a lion trapped in the body of a small boy, pondering his noble past and wondering what is to become of him. This is a folded book, its leaves joined together by means of two strips of gold-coloured adhesive tape, so that each page appears suitably regal for a lionhearted boy. The text is handset on Somerset paper and illustrated with three original collographs by Susan Johanknecht. The texture and shapes of these prints hint at the idea of a lion rather than explicitly depicting one, whilst the colour and texture of the cover boards suggest a lion's hide. |
| Other number | X920316 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041991103821 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2014 |
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