The Mask of the Red Death
Federico Castellón, The Mask of the Red Death, 1969, illustrated bound book with 16 color lithographs on Rives BFK paper; housed in a slipcover; text by Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Givler, © unknown, research required, 71.42a,b
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- Title
The Mask of the Red Death
- Artist
- Related People
printer: Aquarius Press (American)
- Date
1969
- Medium
illustrated bound book with 16 color lithographs on Rives BFK paper; housed in a slipcover; text by Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)
- Edition
349/500
- Catalogue Raisonné
Freundlich 191-206
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
book (a): 15 in x 11 1/4 in x 3/4 in: slipcover (b): 15 3/8 in x 11 1/2 in x 7/8 in
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
Prints
- Object Type
book
planographic print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Givler
- Accession Number
71.42a,b
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Colophon: "This edition of THE MASK OF THE RED DEATH is the first publication of the Aquarius Press. The text is set as it appeared in the first edition, published in Graham's Magazine in 1842. There are 500 copies in the principal edition, numbered and signed by the artist on this page. A special edition of twenty-five copies numbered I-XXV contains an additional suite of the 16 color lithographs, signed and without text, plus six additional original color lithographs created as marginalia, all individually signed. Ten copies of the regular edition numbered A-J are reserved for the collaborators.
The lithographs were drawn on the stones by Federico Castellon and printed under his supervision at the Atelier of Edmund and Jacques Desjobert in Paris, France, on Rives BFK paper, in 1968. The book is designed by Bert Clarke and the text is set in Monotype Walbaum and printed by Clarke & Way in New York City. The binding is by The Russell Rutter Company. Editorial direction: John Ross and Jacob Lanau. This is copy number 349."
- Exhibitions
2004 The Enchantment of the Artist's Book: Selections from the Collection of the Portland Art Museum Portland Art Museum
2013 Artist & Book: 100 Years Portland Art Museum
