Pistol, Pistil: Botanical Ballistics

This accordion-fold book examines the use of ordinary words in botanical and military contexts. Its definitions are juxtaposed with stories and statistics about farming and violence. This “piece of Kake art” includes pamphlets and envelopes of plant matter sewn into the design.

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Virginia Commonwealth University, Oberlin College, Colby College, Brown University, University of Delaware, Rochester Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, DePaul University, Florida Atlantic University, Dickson Art Center, Wesleyan University, University of Louisville, Temple University Libraries, Cleveland Institute of Art, University of Pennsylvania, Vernon R. Alden Library Ohio University, University of Colorado Library, Scripps College Campus, Union College, University of California at Berkeley, University of California (Santa Cruz), Stanford University, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), James Madison University, Long Island University, University of Notre Dame, Vassar College Library, Bucknell University Bertrand Library, The New York Public Library, Lafayette College, George Mason University, Indiana University, Maine College of Art, University of Michigan, Savannah College of Art & Design, Library of Congress, University of Richmond, University of Maryland, University of Connecticut (Storrs), University of California (Santa Barbara), University of California (Los Angeles), Maryland Institute College of Art, Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida State University, California Polytechnic State University, Bainbridge Island Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Ontario, Southern Connecticut State University

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Metadata

Title:

Pistol, Pistil: Botanical Ballistics

Date of publication:

1997

Place of publication:

Rosendale, NY

Publisher:

Women's Studio Workshop

Subjects:

Toy and movable books, flora and fauna, word play

Dimensions:

22 x 17 x 3 cm.

Number in edition:

100

Paging:

1 folded strip ([22] leaves)

Paper:

Mohawk Superfine, UV Ultra, handmade Abaca Fiber paper

Printing method:

Silkscreen

Binding:

Wooden covers with leather straps held by bullet casings

Structure:

Accordion Fold Book

Funding source:

University of Southern Maine

Printer:

Ann E. Kalmbach

Binder:

Tatana Kellner