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Title: Alphabet tricks
Alternative Title: Alphabet trix
Creator: Jacobs, Diane
Contributor: Scantron Press
Women's Studio Workshop
Date Created and/or Issued: 2000
Publication Information: [Portland, Oregon] : Scantron Press, 2000
Contributing Institution: UC Irvine, Libraries, Special Collections
Collection: Artists' books collection
Rights Information: Copyrighted
This material is provided for private study, scholarship, or research. Transmission or reproduction of any material protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The authors or their heirs retain their copyrights to the material. Contact the University of California, Irvine Libraries, Special Collections and Archives for more information (spcoll@uci.edu).
Rights Notes: 2000
Description: Scope/Content: An alphabet book of sexist language about women.
Technique: Book consists of 15 printed cards which slide into transparent paper sleeves (bound in accordion fold format) silkscreened with illustrations.
Medium: Special scalloped magnifying glass attached to front cover.
Scope/Content: Edition limited to 120 copies, signed and numbered by the artist
Technique: "This book was hand-set in Weiss Roman, Weiss Italic, and wooden type. The cards were printed on Stonehenge and the images were silkscreened on Kozo paper"--Colophon.
Medium: In slipcase, as issued.
Type: physical object
Format: [15] leaves :
Form/Genre: Artists' books--20th century
Alphabet books--20th century
Accordion fold format (Binding)--20th century
folded books
screen prints
screen printing
magnifying glasses
kozo paper
slipcase
allusion
alphabet books
Extent: 11 cm
Identifier: ark:/87280/t0wd3xh3
N7433.4.J336 A43 2000
Subject: women (female humans)
Women
Alphabet in art
Sexism in language
sex discrimination

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