Sampler | Emily Dickinson | Kiki Smith
Sampler | Emily Dickinson | Kiki Smith
200 poems by Emily Dickinson
With 206 original prints by Kiki Smith
Signed by the artist.
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“Sampler” refers both to the selection of poetry and to the 18th and 19th century embroidery that inspired Kiki Smith’s imagery. The artist’s marks imitate the stitchery of samplers with short, straight, and slightly curved strokes. Her subtle patterns of cross-stitches and hatchings become recognizable figures or mysterious forms related to the imagery in Dickinson’s poems. Each page of poetry features a print.
Production Details
Edition of 400 numbered copies for sale
Large octavo, 11 by 7 inches, 220 pages
Printed on custom handmade Twinrocker paper
Bound with leather spine and cloth sides embroidered with title and a sampler pattern, in slipcase
Arion Press publication #81, 2007
A limited number of unbound books in sheets are available for bookbinders at a 15% discount.
