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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- 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)
- "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
- Contents
- v. 1. Computer sketches -- v. 2. Camera sketches
- 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
- Title
- Bird wing and plain planes
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Flight in art
- Artists' books
- Record ID
- siris_sil_528672
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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