Title
Ghost diary
Creator
Cummins, Maureen
Description
Accompanied by instruction sheet for handling heavy glass hinged panels. Do not open case before reading. 22 glass panels hinged in accordion format; housed in a collapsible black box with a tie string. [B]ased on a handwritten letter discovered by the artist in the archive of Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut, during a residency in the spring of 2001. The letter was written in 1807 by a former Revolutionary War officer, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathon Rhea, to his children on the anniversary of his wife's death. The [5] images that accompany the text are original vintage glass negatives that date from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries--Colophon.
Date
2003
Publisher
[High Falls, N.Y. M. Cummins]
Subject
Artists' books--New York
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives, American
Rights
Physical Description
22 leaves : ill., facsims. 18 cm
Barcode
39362016749169
Location
Art Spec Coll Mini
Call Number
N7433.4.C86 G567 2003
Notes
[P]roduced in an edition of twenty-five--Colophon.
How to Cite
Cummins, Maureen, “Ghost diary,” Artists' Books, accessed March 29, 2024, https://artistsbooks.oberlincollegelibrary.org/items/show/6717.