Mining My Antonia
Subtitle: excerpts, drawings & a map
By: [Barbara Tetenbaum]
Contributors: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947; Kuehn, Kathy; University of Hartford; Triangular Press
Publisher: Triangular Press; The Hartford Art School Print Workshop
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Portland; West Hartford
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books
Notes: Cover title.

Edition of 30, signed by the artist.

"Etchings and map were drawin in Hartford in conjunction with a Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts at the Hartford Art School / University of Hartford. Kathy Kuehn printed the etchings in New York City and all other work was completed at Triangular Press with the assistance from Melanie Brauner.  Excerpts from Willa Cather's novel were hand set in foundry type & printed letterpress onto Zerkall papers to create an edition of 30 copies"--Colophon.

"Mining My Ántonia is a portfolio containing five automatic drawings/etchings, a book of excerpted text from the novel, a pull-out map, and a fragment from the 2010 installation at Reed College. The book is bound as a soft-cover pamphlet using reproduction fabrics from the late 1800s. The portfolio is cloth-covered binder's board and features a wood frame to house and display the prints"--23 Sandy Gallery website.

Rare Book copy: No. 10.
Table of contents: title: pt 1. Mining My Antonia: excerpts, drawings & a map; title: pt. 2. 5 Automatic drawings made while listening to a recording of "My Antonia"