Emily Martin and Jessica Spring
Printer's Devil, 2023
36 x 15 in.
91.4 x 38.1 cm.
91.4 x 38.1 cm.
Tacoma, WA: Springtide Press
One of twelve copies. Signed by both Martin and Spring.
2911
An articulated printer's devil, whose skeleton is made up of wood type and ornaments printed on paper. Tugging a descending string, which ends in the colophon and the instruction to...
An articulated printer's devil, whose skeleton is made up of wood type and ornaments printed on paper. Tugging a descending string, which ends in the colophon and the instruction to "Pull!", animates the figure. A clever take on "movable type." Fine. Hangs at 36 by 15in., but can collapse smaller.
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