posters in quarter cloth clamshell box covered in hand painted paste paper
2014 · (Newark, DE
(Newark, DE: Lead Graffiti, 2014. posters in quarter cloth clamshell box covered in hand painted paste paper. Lead Graffiti. 14 1/2 by 22 1/2 inches. posters in quarter cloth clamshell box covered in hand painted paste paper. Limited to 26 lettered copies. In an act of endurance letterpress, Lead Graffiti produced this series of 23 posters, averaging 16 hours : 35 minutes for 23 consecutive days. Letterpress posters produced from handset wood and metal type and other objects, reflecting highlights from each stage of the 23 days (21 stages and 2 rest days) of the 2014 Tour de France. Collaborators contributed to the signed posters on many days. Includes title, description, lettered colophon, 21 stage and two rest-day posters, and a composite print overprinted with all 109 total runs for the 2014 stage posters. (Inventory #: 129261)