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King, Ronald, 1932–

Termite grid

1998

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Termite grid /, [London] : [Circle Press], 1998, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund.




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  • Title(s)

    Termite grid / Ron King ; cut by Anthony Hyde.

  • Additional Title(s)

    Log book 5

  • Published/Created

    [London] : [Circle Press], 1998.

  • Physical Description

    1 art original : wood ; 11 cm high, 8.5 cm in diameter

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    N7433.4.K55 T47 1998 Flat
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Classification

    Three-Dimensional Artifacts

  • Notes

    Imprint and author statement cut into bottom of log. Title cut into last leaf.
    "Log books. An on-going project, begun in 1995, for a series of book-works which explore the possibilities of sawing a log of wood into book sections, or pages, which can be re-assembled into their original log form. There are variations in size for three main designs."--Cooking the books.
    Cooking the books : Ron King and Circle Press, p. 176
    Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world, p. 130
    Selected exhibitions: “'Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower': Artists' Books and the Natural World" (Yale Center for British Art, May 15 - August 10, 2014).
    "Termite grid. Inspired by the wood-worm track on the outside of a log, with finely sawn pages, codex-bound in linen, and a grid of holes drilled right through the thickness of the book block."--Cooking the books.
  • Subject Terms

    Artists' books -- Great Britain. |
    Circle Press -- Publisher. |
    Trees. |
    Wood-carving -- Great Britain.

  • Form/Genre

    Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Carvings (visual works)

  • Contributors

    Circle Press, publisher. | Hyde, Anthony, fl. 1998.

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"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

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