The Imagination Cycle

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Dublin Core

Title

The Imagination Cycle

Subject

Artists' Books--Washington
Toy And Movable Books

Description

Like so much of Ginny Ruffner's work, this pop-up book is colorful, active, and engaging. She recounts the journey of imagination using the landscape and flora as a visual metaphor for this process.

Inscription: Signed by the artist on front cover in pen.

Limited edition, edition size unknown.

Creator

Ruffner, Ginny, 1952-
Foster, Bruce

Publisher

Museum of Northwest Art
La Conner, WA

Rights

These materials may be protected under copyright law and may only be used for educational, teaching, and learning purposes. If intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the sole responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate copyright permissions.

Format

Structure/Folds: dos-a-dos, pop-up & moveable book. Stored in own box.

Dimensions: 18 unnumbered pages; 23 x 18 x 4 cm (closed)

Type

artists' books (books)

Coverage

Twenty-first century (dates CE)

Date Created

2008

Medium

The original object was photographed with a NIKON D300 digital camera at 300 ppi as a JPEG file format. The JPEG file was then modified in Adobe Photoshop.
Photographer Marie A. Andrews
6 total views: front view, interior view, overhead view

Citation

Ruffner, Ginny, 1952- and Foster, Bruce, “The Imagination Cycle,” Seattle Art Museum Libraries: Digital Collections, accessed October 7, 2024, https://samlibraries.omeka.net/items/show/1472.