Wit(h)nessBA-61University of Richmond Book Arts Studioarchives@richmond.eduThis finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-16 07:03:19 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.University of Richmond Book Arts StudioWit(h)nessBaldner, KarenKrondorfer, BjörnBA-61/repositories/6/resources/1201 Volumes[38] pages : includes illustrations15 cm + 31 cm girdle skirt.2010Embossed text alludes to and highlights the pain, suffering, remembrance, and betrayal endured by the victims and survivors of the 1939-1945 Jewish Holocaust.
"Her work is inspired by the dynamics of life's paradoxes and explores themes related to the Holocaust, addressing issues of victimization, empowerment, identity and memory. It is based in a variety of media ranging from large scale drawings, installations of handmade paper structures, collaborative installations, experimental book structures and small editions of artist books. The book format allows Karen to encapsulate ideas within intimate interactive structures while remaining consistent with her vocabulary of drawing and handmade paper"--Center for Book Arts website.Pimarily in English with some German. Rare Book Room copy is number 7 of 20."Printed on handmade cotton rag paper with inclusions of horse hair and colored twine; 38 pages sewn onto raised cords with wooden boards and felt cover, according to designs of the medieval girdle book. Images: generated and printed digitally. Text: Letterpress embossed from 30 pt Bulmer Italic & 30 pt Courier"--ColophonEnglishGerman
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lucius N. Littauer Judaica Book Fund.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Artists' BooksCloth bindings (Bookbinding)Handmade paper