"1972" by Joseph Brodsky under Construction |
“1972”, A poem by Joseph Brodsky with 6 color woodcuts by Ilse Schreiber-Noll, bilingual, 23 ½”x 15 ½ “, 1989. Conceived, printed and bound by the artist in an edition of eight copies on white Arches Cover. The artist wrote out the English translation by hand while Ardis Press supplied the Cyrillic type for the original Russian which was printed on the letterpress. The two manuscripts were then engraved and printed in black and red, respectively and appear side by side. The unbound sheets are laid in a brown linen covered drop-back box lined with a mono print. Signed by poet and artist