The Brooklyn Zoo Artist's Book by Laura Richens
This piece is featured in the November 2024 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
This gorgeous artist’s book tells the story of “a monkey and a pony from the Brooklyn zoo” who “join forces,” told in song lyrics by James W. Richens. Laura Richens provided the design and beautiful linocut illustrations.
8.5” x 10”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
This piece is featured in the November 2024 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
This gorgeous artist’s book tells the story of “a monkey and a pony from the Brooklyn zoo” who “join forces,” told in song lyrics by James W. Richens. Laura Richens provided the design and beautiful linocut illustrations.
8.5” x 10”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
This piece is featured in the November 2024 issue of The Fore Edge, a quarterly newsletter from MCBA that highlights new artist’s books and zines for collections, universities, and libraries. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, there is a sign up available here. Past featured pieces can be viewed here.
This gorgeous artist’s book tells the story of “a monkey and a pony from the Brooklyn zoo” who “join forces,” told in song lyrics by James W. Richens. Laura Richens provided the design and beautiful linocut illustrations.
8.5” x 10”
*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.
Laura Richens (she/her) is an artist living and working in New Orleans, LA. She works primarily in relief prints, letterpress, handmade books, and other works on paper, as well as printing on fabric. She is inspired by the flora and fauna around her, as well as that of distant lands, real and imagined. Music and text are also frequent sources of inspiration, and may lead to collaborative projects under her Vanishing Point Press imprint. She serves as Curator of the Carroll Gallery in the Newcomb Art Department of Tulane University, where she is also an adjunct professor. Laura has also taught letterpress and relief printmaking at Penland School of Craft.
