1970 : the four weddings
2009
Capybara Press
Capybara Press
http://www.ashleylschick.com/
An artist's book in bookboard structure. Five thick (approximately 4 mm.) boards, hinged at spine by their paper coverings, with screen printed images and handwriting. Paper title slip glued on decorative paper backing on front cover. Creator's name appears only in illegible signature on back cover.
"Screen printed images show echoes of the year that my mother was a bridesmaid in four of her friends' weddings ... The decorative paper on the edges of the bookboard structure is mid-century wedding paper depicting flower girls and wedding bells. The handwritten text comes from letters my mother wrote about the weddings"--Author's statement from bookseller's website.
Title
1970 : the four weddings
Creator
Publisher
Capybara Press
Date
2009
Description
http://www.ashleylschick.com/
An artist's book in bookboard structure. Five thick (approximately 4 mm.) boards, hinged at spine by their paper coverings, with screen printed images and handwriting. Paper title slip glued on decorative paper backing on front cover. Creator's name appears only in illegible signature on back cover.
"Screen printed images show echoes of the year that my mother was a bridesmaid in four of her friends' weddings ... The decorative paper on the edges of the bookboard structure is mid-century wedding paper depicting flower girls and wedding bells. The handwritten text comes from letters my mother wrote about the weddings"--Author's statement from bookseller's website.
An artist's book in bookboard structure. Five thick (approximately 4 mm.) boards, hinged at spine by their paper coverings, with screen printed images and handwriting. Paper title slip glued on decorative paper backing on front cover. Creator's name appears only in illegible signature on back cover.
"Screen printed images show echoes of the year that my mother was a bridesmaid in four of her friends' weddings ... The decorative paper on the edges of the bookboard structure is mid-century wedding paper depicting flower girls and wedding bells. The handwritten text comes from letters my mother wrote about the weddings"--Author's statement from bookseller's website.
Rights
Courtesy of the artist
Source
Vanderbilt University Special Collections, Southern Civilization Collection
Files
Collection
Citation
Schick, Ashley L., “1970 : the four weddings,” Gallery, accessed August 31, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1291.