Susan Rothenberg, Robert Creeley, and others
Parts
1994
Scroll
- Artist: Susan Rothenberg
- Author: Robert Creeley
- Publisher: Greve/Hine
- Printer (prints): Kay Bradner
- Printer (letterpress): Jonathan Clark
- Binder: Claudia Cohen
Parts
1994
Physical Qualities
Bound volume with mezzotints and letterpress, vellum cover with drypoint, Book: 360 x 265 x 30 mm. (14 3/16 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Sheet: 345 x 257 mm. (13 9/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Fenwick Keyser, Reisterstown, Maryland
Object Number
1994.241
Artist and poet were brought together for this collaborative project by Hank Hine, who was then the master printer at Graphicstudio at the University of South Florida. Robert Creeley first mailed Susan Rothenberg several poems, but they did not resonate with Rothenberg. She then sent a group of her black-and-white animal drawings to Creeley, who wrote new poems in response. The result was "Parts" which Rothenberg recalled “ended up being a very special book,” complete with a vellum cover. Here the section of Creeley’s poem entitled “Dog Leg Wheel” accompanies Rothenberg’s haunting mezzotint.
Jay FIsher, BMA, "A Decade of Print Acquisitions 1985-1995," 17 April - 23 June 1996.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
Inscribed: ON COLOPHON: (black ink), below printed text, 'S. Rothenberg 29/40 Robert Creely'
Markings: None
