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The Etcher's Studio
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The Etcher's Studio Hardcover - 1997

by GEISERT, Arthur

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. Hardcover. Wide 8vo. Glossy pictorial paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 32pp. Numerous color illustrations. Fine/near fine. A tight and nice first edition of this delightful juvenile tale of a grandson helping his grandfather to prepare etchings, giving a fascinating how-to in the process -- and all illustrated with Geisert's superb color etchings. Boldly signed and inscribed by the author/illustrator in black ballpoint on the title page: "To Walter & Barbara / Arthur Geisert / 5/3/97." "Walter" is Walter F. Petersen (1920-2007), noted educator and long-time president of the University of Dubuque -- his ownership signature appears on the front flyleaf.
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Details

  • Title The Etcher's Studio
  • Author GEISERT, Arthur
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 2nd printing
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
  • Date 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 41255
  • ISBN 9780395797549 / 0395797543
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.87 x 11.32 x 0.42 in (22.53 x 28.75 x 1.07 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Library of Congress subjects Imagination - Fiction, Grandfathers - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96035000
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

Summary

A young boy helps his grandfather, an etcher, prepare for a year-end studio print sale. The boy's most important task is to color each etching by hand. His work is tedious, and his mind begins to wander into the world of art as he imagines himself within the very pictures he is coloring. He soon finds himself exploring distant lands and flying over his town in a hot-air balloon. Using a young boy and his grandfather as guides, Arthur Geisert explains how drawings are engraved in copper and printed. He describes the process involved in the intricate art of etching, while his colorful illustrations demonstrate the elegance and beauty of this unique art form.

From the publisher

Arthur Geisert’s unique and exquisite etchings have been widely praised and exhibited at the Chicago Institute of Art, among other museums. His work is regularly selected for the Society of Illustrators’, annual Original Art exhibition, and his illustrations are now being collected by the Dubuque Museum of Art. He lives in a converted bank in Bernard, Iowa.

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"Creating an enthralling parallel, Geisert illustrates this story of the intricate goings-on in an etcher's studio with the stylish, full-color etchings that have earned him accolades." Publishers Weekly, Starred

About the author

Arthur Geisert's unique and exquisite etchings have been widely praised and exhibited at the Chicago Institute of Art, among other museums. His work is regularly selected for the Society of Illustrators', annual Original Art exhibition, and his illustrations are now being collected by the Dubuque Museum of Art. He lives in a converted bank in Bernard, Iowa.

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