I Am Not Jackson Pollock cover

I Am Not Jackson Pollock cover

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, 2002

Description

Topsy the elephant . . . the Hottentot Venus . . . Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins in Psycho . . . the Indian God Ganesha . . . Laika, the first dog in space . . . Orson Welles . . . these are some of the wide-ranging subjects in this collection of stories. I started with the most complicated layouts incorporating photographs, splashes of paint, hand-drawn type and more. I gradually peeled and stripped away various elements until there was just the title on a black field. The use of “almost” black metallic ink and glossy/matte laminations for the final printing helped to infuse this design with the richness I originally intended.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2002
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firm
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Creative director
Susan Mitchell
Designer
Susan Mitchell
Production director
Michelle Crehan
Trim size
5 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches
Quantity printed
8,000
Typeface
Clarendon Light
Paper
Offset 100 lb., coated one side
Jacket designer
Susan Mitchell
Jacket printer
Phoenix Color Corp.
Author
John Haskell
Editor
Ethan Nosowsky
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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