Jazz instruments : a Weather Bird Press picture portfolio / [Vance Gerry]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerry, Vance, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Weather Bird Press, publisher.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz in art.

Musical instruments--Pictorial works.

Musical instruments.

Musical instruments in art.

Jazz musicians--Pictorial works.

Jazz musicians.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Private press books (Printing)

Printing in multiple colors (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Illustrated works.

Autographs (Provenance)

Portfolios.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Gerry, Vance (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 portfolio : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Weather Bird Press picture portfolio

Jazz

Place of Publication:

Pasadena : Weather Bird Press, 2003.

Summary:

Twelve sheets, 31 x 48 cm (folded to 31 x 24 cm). "The illustrations show the common instruments of jazz, but the depiction of the players is purely fictional and are not meant to portray particular jazz artists."--Intro. Last sheet is a glossary of names and nicknames of mentioned musicians.

Contents:

Intro

Piano

Trumpet

Drums

Guitar

Saxophone

Trombone

Bass

Vibraphone

Clarinet

Violin

Glossary of names.

Notes:

"Fifty copies printed & stencilled at the Weather Bird Press"--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is number 6 (the copy number supplied in manuscript) of a limited edition of 50 copies. See colophon.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript note ("C-1224 ACO") in pencil on portfolio.

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy signed by Vance Gerry in pencil at colophon.

OCLC:

55111915