- Title:
- Die Bank von England : Buchobjekt
- Object name(s):
- Artist's book
- Brief description:
- Artist's book (Book object) comprising part of a manuscript of John Soane und die Bank of England, 1788 bis 1833. Hildesheim : G. Olms, 1990, encased and sealed in a thick application of vermillion and yellow acrylic paint The artist is also the author of the original work which was published as vol. 58 of "Studien zur Kunstgeschichte". Limited ed. of 15 copies, signed by author/artist underneath coat of paint. Acrylic paint on paper.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Artists' Books
- Associated concept:
- National Art Library
- Current reproduction location:
- https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2014HD4199/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 21
- Material:
- paper
- Material:
- acrylic paint
- Object name:
- Artist's book
- Object number:
- 38041992104521
- Object production date:
- 1991
- Date - association:
- published
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1991-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1991-12-31
- Object production person:
- Schumann-Bacia, Eva
- Person's association:
- artist
- Object production place:
- Freiburg
- Place association:
- published
- Other number:
- X930083
- Other number type:
- NAL Pressmark
- Physical description:
- Artist's book (Book object) comprising part of a manuscript of John Soane und die Bank of England, 1788 bis 1833. Hildesheim : G. Olms, 1990, encased and sealed in a thick application of vermillion and yellow acrylic paint The artist is also the author of the original work which was published as vol. 58 of "Studien zur Kunstgeschichte". Limited ed. of 15 copies, signed by author/artist underneath coat of paint. Acrylic paint on paper.
- Reproduction number:
- 2014HD4199
- Reproduction number:
- 2014HD4200
- Responsible department/section:
- NAL
- Technique:
- writing
- Technique:
- painting
- Technique:
- Manuscript document sealed with acrylic paint
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- This unopenable book object by Eva Schumann-Bacia is made from part of her original manuscript of the work 'John Soane und die Bank of England 1788 bis 1833', also by the artist, which was published by Georg Olms Verlag in 1990. The original work, an architectural history of the Bank of England, was published as volume 58 of the series "Studien zur Kunstgeschichte". The manuscript has been painted and effectively sealed within a thick application of vermillion and yellow acrylic paint. With its large, visible brushstrokes, the work is highly tactile, its weight and shape reminiscent of a gold ingot. The book's reinforced impenetrability also draws parallels with a bank vault, a safe place perhaps for its valuable contents. Produced in a limited edition of 15 copies, signed by the author/artist underneath the coat of paint.
- Text reason:
- Summary description
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