Art Book with Silver Cover, 3 folders, circa 1974
Scope and Contents
This thick art book has a silver cover with reflective gems and stamped filigree. The book contains silver collaging papers from a variety of sources, with a few collages on reflective black-painted paper, that include a small photograph of Ira Cohen and Petra Vogt and a larger one of a skull figure. It also contains a short autograph note on a greeting card from Victoria to Ira Cohen and Petra Vogt, dated December 18, 1974.
The book includes silver collaging paper, blank paper, post cards and other material for illustrations laid in the book. The folder of excess silver sheets was laid in as material intended for these artworks. All loose items have been removed from the book and placed in a second and third folder. The third folder contains pages of Nepali script which have delicate sheets of silver gilt between them (numbered 23 in dealer description of notebooks).
Dates
- Creation: circa 1974
Creator
- From the Collection: Vogt, Petra (Person)
- From the Collection: Cohen, Ira (Person)
- From the Collection: Bardo Matrix (Firm) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Most of the collection is open for research. The single exception is a bank book for an account owned by Petra Vogt.
The bank book belonging to Petra Vogt, 1977-1978, has been removed and restricted until her death. It has been placed in the control folder for this collection in a sealed envelope. The bank book is from the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (short form: Hypo-Bank).
Extent
3 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Nepali
From the Collection: German
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States