The Flea (B16)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Ron King Circle Press
Title
The Flea
Made in
Guildford
Date
1977
Description
Book printed on mould made paper, with letterpress and intaglio printing from lino and photo-engraved block, in a brown, twin-wire cover.
Materials and techniques
Printed by Ron King on mould made paper. Blind intaglio design by Willow Legge. Letterpress and intaglio printing from lino and photo-engraved block. Folded sheet, in brown cover by G.F. Smith.
Dimensions
length: 30.4cm
width: 20.8cm
Object number
B16
Category
References
Rosemary Simmonds - Arts Review (Feb-78)
Maker's statement
Simple use of blind embossing cut out of lino, giving the artist good control for producing a matrix (for Flea) for a design in bas relief on paper, contrasted against mechanically produced photo-engraving (for Heart). (Willow King).
