107  TANGO BAR, an artist book

Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:46:49 EDT
From: Alice Simpson <TangoBarbook@AOL.COM>
Subject: TANGO BAR, an artist book

Dear tango lovers:
I am a New York artist, and specialize in making Artist Books, which are hand
painted, hand bound limited edition books. My love of dance has led me to
create books about contemporary dances such as tango. My works have been
exhibited in museums, galleries and libraries and in private collections.

This month I introduced my hand painted limited edition letterpress and
artist book,
TANGO BAR. The books include four of my printed and painted drawings of tango
dancers
and historical tango lyrics such as La Cumparsita, Mi Noche Triste, El Ultimo
Cafe, and
Por Una Cabeza

There has been a great deal of international enthusiasm for TANGO BAR.
I am pleased that Yale University, Arts of the Book Collection and The New
York Public Library-Lincoln Center's Jerome Robbins Dance Collection selected
TANGO BAR for their libraries last week.

Description:

TANGO BAR
Drawings, calligraphy, hand coloring and text from
the novel, THE MARC BALLROOM by Alice Simpson

Historical tango lyrics: Catulo Castillo, H. Johnson,
Pedro Contursi, Alfredo Le Pera, and Carlos Gardel

Accordion structure. 8 pages, 11.5” by 8” Four letterpress
dance illustrations and calligraphy hand colored by artist.
Letterpress printed at The Center for Book Arts, New York
on Stonehenge from polymer plates
on a Vandercook Universal III. Bauer Bodoni type.
Bound by the artist in violet iridescent Asahi silk.
Fireworks end papers and box liner by Claire Maziarczyck.
Coordinated lined box by Carolyn Chadwick
with set in label, printed and hand colored by artist.
2 0 0 1

Edition of twenty~two plus Artist Proof
Ten in boxes- (Four remaining - For sale to libraries and museums only)
Thirteen without box- (Eleven remaining)

Without box ~ $350
With box ~ $475
plus tax, shipping and handling

If you are in New York City, TANGO BAR is on exhibit, along with other
of my Artist Books about dance, from July 15 to August 14th.

ALICE SIMPSON
Monthly Featured Artist
at
The Center for Book Arts in New York City
28 West 27th Street- 3rd Floor -(212-481-0295)
between Sixth Avenue and Broadway in New York City

For more information contact:
Alice Simpson
<<A HREF="mailto:TangoBarBook@aol.com">TangoBarBook@aol.com</A>>
To see paintings from another of my Artist Books
<A">https://geocities.com/tangobook">A Midsummer Night Swing>
<https://www.geocities.com/tangobook>