Exhibition Catalog: Drop Dead Gorgeous

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A colorful catalog for MCBA’s virtual exhibition: Drop Dead Gorgeous: Fine Bindings of La Prose du Transsibérien Re-creation on view January 21 - May 9, 2021.

Explore this traveling exhibition of fine binding, including Kitty Maryatt’s re-creation of the groundbreaking book La Prose du Transsibérien, originally produced in 1913 by painter Sonia Delaunay and poet Blaise Cendrars.

La Prose du Transsibérien pushed boundaries of book structure, painted imagery, and poetic expression. After much research, Kitty debuted a new edition in 2018, which faithfully incorporates techniques used in the original. At the same time, she commissioned fine bindings by notable design binders from around the world. Pages 109

8.5” x 11”

*This item is eligible for a 10% membership discount.

A colorful catalog for MCBA’s virtual exhibition: Drop Dead Gorgeous: Fine Bindings of La Prose du Transsibérien Re-creation on view January 21 - May 9, 2021.

Explore this traveling exhibition of fine binding, including Kitty Maryatt’s re-creation of the groundbreaking book La Prose du Transsibérien, originally produced in 1913 by painter Sonia Delaunay and poet Blaise Cendrars.

La Prose du Transsibérien pushed boundaries of book structure, painted imagery, and poetic expression. After much research, Kitty debuted a new edition in 2018, which faithfully incorporates techniques used in the original. At the same time, she commissioned fine bindings by notable design binders from around the world. Pages 109

8.5” x 11”

*This item is eligible for a 10% membership discount.

This virtual exhibition features the work of 25 design binders, including Don Glaister, Monique Lallier, Midori Kunikata-Cockram, and Patricia Owen. The exhibition debuted in the San Francisco Center for the Book and has since traveled form Los Angeles to Boston and is slated to be on view next in London, England.

On view January 21-May 9, 2021 through our website: http://www.mnbookarts.org/drop-dead-gorgeous-virtual-exhibition/