Atwell Gerry (3 results)

Paper. Condition: Very Good. Wildlife Monograph No. 29, a publication of The Wildlife Society. From the collection of Wayne Prescott Suttles, renowned anthropologist, scholar, and linguist regarding many Pacific cultures, and especially the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast Salish people. His stamp to the first p. Condition notes: stapled spine, 48 numbered pp; PB. Pages: clean, bright, tight. Cover: gray wraps, black artwork + titles front; v lt edge/shelfwear, spine + extrems sunned.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 58 pp. with B/W illustrations. Saddle-stitched. 1" closed tear at lower front edge of cover, with tinier tear at lower spine. "In the fall of 1999 my installation Monstrance took place at St. Norbert Arts Centre in Winnipeg. The exhibition was about our fascination with and reverence for carnal remains, humankind's compulsion to leave behind physical evidence of our temporary existence, and nature's insistence on returning lifeless bodies to earth. . Re/Monstrance presents twelve charcoal drawings of the rabbits that were once part of Monstrance and makes explicit my reverence towards their carnal remains." - Artist's Statement. Book also has an essay by the editor addressing the controversy surrounding the exhibit, an account of the town hall meeting held in St. Norbert to address the issue, a letter to the editor defending the exhibit, and a radio play inspired by the controversy.

Card Covers. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 60. Square 8vo., measuring 6.75" x 8.5". Illustrated, twice-stapled, card covers. Black-and-white illustrations, drawings, etc. Bright, clean, and unmarked with firm stapled binding; fine. Corresponds to OCLC #65398554. "Essays and editorials commenting on the media response to the exhibition by Winnipeg artist Diana Thorneycroft held at the St. Norbert Arts Centre in 1999". In the fall of 1999 my installation Monstrance took place at St. Norbert Arts Centre in Winnipeg. The exhibition was about our fascination with and reverence for carnal remains, humankind's compulsion to leave behind physical evidence of our temporary existence, and nature's insistence on returning lifeless bodies to earth. Re/Monstrance presents twelve charcoal drawings of the rabbits that were once part of Monstrance and makes explicit my reverence towards their carnal remains.