Bird wing & plain planes by John Wood, 1994 ; in wonder of Orville & Wilbur Wright and their early experiments in glider flight, 1902

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Object Details

author

Wood, John 1922-

Author

Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912 Experiments and observations in soaring flight

Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912 Some aeronautical experiments

Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books DSI

Washington Project for the Arts (D.C.)

Science and the Artist's Book (Exhibition)

Notes

"This book was done in response to two lectures by Wilbur Wright [i.e. "Experiments and observations in soaring flight" andd "Some aeronautical experiments"] published in two pamphlets of the Western Society of Engineers in 1903. ... I photographed the present landscape of the Outer Banks and made drawings and montages on the computer ..." --Preface (laid-in)

Artist's book, created for the "Science and the Artist's Book" exhibition co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the Washington Project for the Arts, May 1995-May 1996

Issued in slip-case

Printed on double leaves folded at fore-edge in the Japanese style

Subtitle of v.2: In wonder of Orville & Wilbur Wright and the photographs they took, 1902

Bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of John Wood

Each v. is bound in paste-paper boards with linen spine; both v. are housed together in a linen-covered slip-case with paste-paper label on front cover

The Dibner Library copy [v.1, 39088008656761; v.2, 39088008656472] is signed by John Wood and dated 1994 in pencil

The Dibner Library copy is the same one that was displayed in the "Science and the Artist's Book" exhibition

v. 1. Computer sketches -- v. 2. Camera sketches

Date

1994

20th century

Call number

N7433.4.W66 B5 1994

Type

Books

Pictorial works

Artists' books (books).)

Artists' books

Specimens

Physical description

2 volume chiefly illustrations (some color) 23 cm

Place

Outer Banks (N.C.)

North Carolina

Outer Banks

United States

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Flight in art