Studies for studies
By: [[artist], Catrin Morgan] ; [text by Max Porter, an essay written with Alex Bildsoe]
Publisher: Women's Studio Workshop
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Rosendale, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781943039081
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Art; Artists' books; History
Description: Exploration of Renaissance depictions of St. Jerome which expands on the idea of translation as an artistic exercise.
Notes: Title from colophon and page [4] of cover.

The book has three sections: Typologies considers the necessary elements for building a study for St. Jerome,  A Study is a split format essay which examines the studies in detail, and Studies is a series of isomorphic translations of paintings with written responses from Max Porter. The book has a fold out cover, A Study is a hand stitched, tape bound book, Typologies is a stitched pamphlet and Studies is a folded poster.

Typologies is laser print on Mason paper, Studies is silkscreen on Masa paper, A Study is silkscreen, photocopy, and laser print on Gmund, Marlmarque, and French papers. The text for Studies is set in 9pt Futura, everything else is set in Fournier.

"Studies for Studies was published by the Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, N.Y. WSW is funded in part by The New York State Council on the Arts, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. This project was also funded by Cowles Charitable Trust and the Windgate Charitable Foundation."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Typologies: A catalogue of all of the elements to be found in Saint Jerome's study.; title: Studies: Isomorphic translations of Renaissance paintings of Saint Jerome's study. Text by Max Porter.; title: A study: An essay. The final section 'Grace' written with Alex Bildsoe.