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Eelio / Shawn Sheehy.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Artists' Books Folio Artists' Books 194
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheehy, Shawn, artist, designer, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animals, Mythical.
- Artists' books--Specimens.
- Artists' books.
- Genre:
- pop-up books.
- movable books.
- Pop-up books.
- Specimens.
- Toy and movable books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 folio, unnumbered : sculptural paper, color ; 18 x 19 cm
- Manufacture:
- [Chicago] : [Paperboy Press], 2014.
- Summary:
- "Eelio, 21st-Century God of Energy Consciousness with solar sail wings unfurled, Eelio represents sustainable energy - he desperately anticipates our perpetually-elusive weaning from fossil fuels."
- Notes:
- Edition of 30. Signed by the artist.
- Single folio in blue paper, opens to display text on left and paper structure on right. Single pull-tab activates pop-up structure of purple and orange dragon-like creature whose wings unfurl and who breathes fire.
- Typesetting and assembly assistance by students of Lawrence University and the Paper Fox Printmaking Shop. Letterpress printed by Benjamin Rinehart. Written, designed and engineered by Shawn Sheehy.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.
- OCLC:
- 908033013
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