The Cask of Amontillado.
by [McCallion, Barry] Edgar Allan Poe
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East Hampton, New York:: Barry McCallion,, 2018.. Edition of 3 variants. 13 x 10"; 18 text pages, 9 original linoleum block prints. Handwritten text on beige Rives BFK paper. Lino prints enhanced with acrylic inks and paints. Includes two original carved blocks of the prints adhered to the interior of the box. Signed and numbered by the artist McCallion has handwritten the text of Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". The text is accompanied by McCallion's original artwork. Poe's short story is a revenge plot with the resulting punishment. McCallion's lino cuts begin with the narrator meeting his "friend" Fortunato on the street at Carnival time. He lures Fortunato to test a cask of Amontillado. Our next image is of the long and winding spiraling staircase that Fortunato descends to the catacombs (the next lino image). The images continue as the fate of Fortunato is revealed. The last image being that of the narrator building a wall concealing his "revenge". "The Cask of Amontillado" was originally published in an 1846 issue of "Godey's Lady's Book". . It can be read on the Poe Museum web site htps://poemuseum.org/the-cask-of-amontillado/. McCallion's imagery capture the dark and macabre nature of the story.
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- Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC (US)
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- Title
- The Cask of Amontillado.
- Author
- [McCallion, Barry] Edgar Allan Poe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition of 3 variants
- Publisher
- Barry McCallion,
- Place of Publication
- East Hampton, New York:
- Date Published
- 2018.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Artists' Books Artists' Books Art & Design Short Stories American Literature
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