Through the pale door / Ruth Scott Blackson.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Blackson, Ruth Scott.

Contributor:

Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Conference Name:

Hidden City Philadelphia (2013 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welsh, Frank S. Poe House, ca. 1842, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Welsh, Frank S.

Welsh, Frank S--Criticism and interpretation.

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849--Homes and haunts.

Poe, Edgar Allan.

Genre:

Artists' books.

Physical Description:

3 v. : ill. ; in box 26 cm. + Catalog cards and bibliography.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia, Pa. : Blackson, 2013]

Summary:

"Through the Pale Door is an artist book edition that shows an interpretive response to the descriptions of the colors, focusing on three specific locations, (Room 103 - Parlour, Room 104 - Kitchen, and Room 205 - East Bedroom) in the house that Edgar Allan Poe is thought to have frequented while he lived there, approximately from 1838-1844."

Contents:

First floor, Room 103, Parlour

First floor, Room 104, Kitchen

Second floor, Room 205, East Bedroom

Guide to chosen texts for "Through the pale door"

[Catalog cards with color swatches, notes, and quotations]

Notes:

Athenaeum copy: "This book is a limited edition of 12 made for Hidden City Philadelphia Festival, May 23-June 30, 2013."

"The inspiration for this project stems from one book in The Athenaeum's vast collection, "Poe House" by Frank S. Welsh."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Hidden City Festival 2013" at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

OCLC:

853459307