Poppy
Concept:
Work through my grandfather's identity at the beginning of his career in the U.S. Coast Guard starting in 1941 when he was seventeen years old by creating prints based on his letters and photographs.
Execution:
A series of prints based on my exploration.
Date:
Spring 2007
A listing of groups my grandfather belonged to, printed in red ink on the Vandercook Universal SP60 letterpress.
Lithograph print of a line drawing based on a photograph taken by my grandfather from the deck of a ship.
Lithograph print of warped photocopy from the word "Don't" written by my grandfather in a letter to his younger sister.
Acetone transfer of an image from U.S. Coast Guard stationary: "Idle Gossip Sinks Ships."
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