Center Sill

Pasadena: Archetype Press, 2017 No limitation given, but probably one of about fifty copies (based on other Archetype Press editions). Signed on the colophon by George Albon. Designed and printed by Art Center College of Design students Keith Oshiro, Kristine Lim, Landi Gonzalez, Lulubi Garcia, and Victor Artiga Rodriguez. The group of students worked closely with Albon and under the guidance of professors Gloria Kondrup, Dennis Phillips, and Steve Turk. Hand-bound by Alex Ascencio in gray Rives BFK paper wrappers with blindstamped geometric shapes. . 6 x 9 in. . With two fold-out leaves. Vibrantly illustrated in color with large geometric designs throughout (using woodcuts and photopolymer plates). Hand-set and printed in Stempel Palatino, ATF Spartan, and ATF Stymie foundry type on Vandercook proof presses. Text paper is Mohawk Superfine. Fine. This collection comprises three of Albon's poems: "Unlike," "Also," and "Beside." Each poem spans multiple pages, with the illustrations for "Unlike" appearing in yellow, "Also" in blue, and "Beside" in red, plus the two fold-out leaves in "Also" that reveal a beautiful geometric illustration in all three colors.