La Mano dell'Uomo. The Human Hand
Santa Fe: The Press at the Palace of the Governors, 2021. Very limited edition. Quarto [32 cm] Sewn wraps and leaves of paper pulp made at the Museum of Paper and Watermark. In a salmon-colored cloth covered clamshell box, in very good condition, with light shelfwear. Fine. Item #71409
An exquisite fine press book printed in New Mexico. "La Mano dell'Uomo" celebrates the strengths of the human hand in combination with the human mind’s capacity for creativity, invention, tradition, and even harm. Number 17 in an edition limited to only 100 copies.
From the Introduction-
"Celebrated in Italy, Bruno Caruso (1927-2018) was a Sicilian painter, etcher, illustrator, and writer. A courageous and outspoken stance on social issues of the 20th century earned him worldwide respect. His prolific body of art and writing was arresting in its quality and extent. Caruso's art and books are represented in dozens of American museum and library collections. His 1965 'La Mano dell'Uomo' was published as his New Year greeting. Rare in American collections, here it is presented in translation and in reimagined form."
From the Palace Press website:
"Palace Press curator Thomas Leech and Lynn Sures, an internationally recognized paper artist, collaborated on the making of this distinctive limited edition. Following the book to its origin, the artists returned to Fabriano, Italy, a birthplace of European papermaking, to produce the sheets required for the edition. During their 2019 residency at the Museo della Carta e della Filigrana (The Museum of Paper and Watermark), the artists made 900 sheets of paper by hand. Those papers bear historic watermarks from Fabriano’s celebrated past."
Price: $500.00