Atomic sublime : the atom, the sublime, and the American Southwest / by Lovely Umayam and Tammy Nguyen

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nguyen, Tammy, 1984- artist, publisher.

Umayam, Lovely, author.

Contributor:

Passenger Pigeon Press, publisher.

Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.

Bombshelltoe (Artists' collective), issuing body.

Local Philadelphia: Ulises Bookstore Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' books--Specimens.

Artists' books.

Nuclear weapons--Nevada--Testing.

Nuclear weapons.

Uranium industry--Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Uranium industry.

Nguyen, Tammy, 1984-.

Nguyen, Tammy.

Nuclear weapons--Testing.

Arizona--Grand Canyon.

Nevada.

Genre:

rare books.

artists' books (books)

Artists' books

Artists' books.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm + 1 box

Place of Publication:

[Flushing, NY] : Tammy Nguyen : Passenger Pigeon Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The Atomic Sublime is an artist book about the landscapes that captivate and haunt us, not only because of their ineffable beauty and scale, but because of the dark nuclear histories they hold. The book centers around two places in the American Southwest -- the Grand Canyon and the Nevada Test Site -- and the role they played in developing U.S. nuclear weapons. The book is part of the Illuminating Radioactivity project, which blends policy, technical, and creative expertise to produce compelling resources about nuclear science, policy, and history"--Publisher's description

Notes:

Title from box.

Edition of 250.

Spiral bound and housed in cardboard box.; illustrations on sandpaper inside the box; includes two detached booklets.

"Essays by Lovely Umayam. Art by Tammy Nguyen"--Provided by publisher

"A project of Bombsheltoe and Passenger Pigeon Press."

"This book was produced by Passenger Pigeon Press using the technologies of photocopy, laser cutting, and hand-set type with foil stamping. Everything was hand assembled. The fonts used include Futura, American Typewriter, and Caslon in multiple styles and sizes. The papers used include cardboard, 90 lb. white cardstock, 20 lb. white textweight, 60 lb. Astrobright Cosmic Orange and Fuschia. The production was overseen by Téa Chai Beer and art direction/ design by Tammy Nguyen. This was an edition of 250." -- colophon page.

Includes bibliographical references

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.

OCLC:

1127053887