A56. Alphabet People
Title
A56. Alphabet People
D1. Aeg/Egg
Creator
A56. Thomas, Tanya
D1. Peter and Donna Thomas collaboration with A. Vilsbøll
Description
A56.
60.5 x 47.5 mm (2 3/8” x 1 7/8”), 64 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Copies 1-25 full-bound in peach pigskin. Title on label on cover. Copies 26-200 full-bound in peach paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Title on label on cover. Cover paper printed with letters of the alphabet, set in Greeting Monotone, in red. Some copies full-bound as 1-25. Paper: Peach, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Greeting Monotone. Initials in red. Illustration: Reproductions of twenty-seven line drawings by Tanya Thomas. Illustrations hand-colored by Tanya and Suzanne Thomas in copies 1-25.
“This is an alphabet book...each letter of the alphabet is illustrated with a sketch by Tanya Thomas (age six) of what a person would look like when forming the shape of the letter with their body. Tanya originally made only the letters A-E. I told her if she finished the alphabet I would make it into a book. Nothing happened. Then I told her that she would get some of the money from each book that sold and she finished it up in a few hours.”
60.5 x 47.5 mm (2 3/8” x 1 7/8”), 64 pages, 200 copies.
Binding: Copies 1-25 full-bound in peach pigskin. Title on label on cover. Copies 26-200 full-bound in peach paper, handmade by Peter Thomas, over boards. Title on label on cover. Cover paper printed with letters of the alphabet, set in Greeting Monotone, in red. Some copies full-bound as 1-25. Paper: Peach, handmade by Peter Thomas. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Handset Greeting Monotone. Initials in red. Illustration: Reproductions of twenty-seven line drawings by Tanya Thomas. Illustrations hand-colored by Tanya and Suzanne Thomas in copies 1-25.
“This is an alphabet book...each letter of the alphabet is illustrated with a sketch by Tanya Thomas (age six) of what a person would look like when forming the shape of the letter with their body. Tanya originally made only the letters A-E. I told her if she finished the alphabet I would make it into a book. Nothing happened. Then I told her that she would get some of the money from each book that sold and she finished it up in a few hours.”
D1.
7.5 x 6 cm (3” x 2 ½”) 12 pages, 40 copies.
Binding: Hand bound decorated speckled paper over boards with title painted on the front cover. Paper: 12 pages on handmade paper 10-12 a brown insert, 5, 8-9 on yellow paper. Typography: Text is handwritten. Notes: Text is in in English and Danish.
“Made when we were on a trip in Europe visiting hand papermakers and still existing commercial hand paper mills. We visited Vilsbol on our way to see the Lessebo Mill. She has a daughter just a bit older than Tanya and Suzanne and all of us worked together to make this book.”
7.5 x 6 cm (3” x 2 ½”) 12 pages, 40 copies.
Binding: Hand bound decorated speckled paper over boards with title painted on the front cover. Paper: 12 pages on handmade paper 10-12 a brown insert, 5, 8-9 on yellow paper. Typography: Text is handwritten. Notes: Text is in in English and Danish.
“Made when we were on a trip in Europe visiting hand papermakers and still existing commercial hand paper mills. We visited Vilsbol on our way to see the Lessebo Mill. She has a daughter just a bit older than Tanya and Suzanne and all of us worked together to make this book.”
Publisher
A56. Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas
D1. Santa Cruz, California: Families of Peter & Donna Thomas
Date
A56. 1989
D1. 1990
Language
A56. English
D1. English/Danish
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
A56. Thomas, Tanya and D1. Peter and Donna Thomas collaboration with A. Vilsbøll, “A56. Alphabet People,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 17, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/525.