WSBE Rhode Island PBS – 2010 Arts Auction
Auction Ends: Oct 24, 2010 11:00 PM EDT

Paper

"EB, vol. VIII 11th ed." by Wendy Wahl

Item Number
69
Estimated Value
1800 USD
Opening Bid
650 USD

Item Description

The title of this work tells you exactly what it is - or was: volume VIII of the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica - published in 1910. Completely reworked, it now resides in inked oak frames.

 

Rhode Island artist Wendy Wahl, noted for creating textiles, carpets and other works in multiple media, has found a new way of recycling discarded books. Her work with old Britannicas has been acclaimed on numerous occasions, including at New York’s SOFA exhibition earlier this year.

 

Wendy’s work is displayed at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, and the American Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has exhibited at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, the Newport Art Museum, the University of Wollongong in Australia, and the International Textile Convention, Kyoto,

Japan.

 

Item Special Note

This restructured Encyclopedia Britannica is placed in two oak framed panels, each measuring 14 ½”W x 11 ½”H.

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