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Don Quijote de la Mancha.

Title: Don Quijote de la Mancha.
Author: Kippenberger, Martin, 1953-1997.
Publication: [Germany? : Martin Kippenberger ; Hamburg : PPS. Galerie F.C. Gundlach, distributor, 1990?]

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Artifact	By appointment only	Spencer Coll. Ger. 1990 10-69	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Description

1 book object : cork, paper, photographic prints; 19 x 16 x 5 cm.

Summary

A "Buchattrappe" (decoy book or dummy book), i.e., a box in the form of a book, containing snapshots taken by the artist and a design drawing for a display stand.
Exterior of object apparently features front and back cover illustrations from 1955 ed., with title "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" and publisher information "J.M. Viader--San Feliu de Guixols." Interior contains a single leaf of text printed on cork, with headpiece and decorative initial and caption "Capitulo primero," printed in red and black.
"The prints, mostly snapshots of people at parties, exhibition openings and holidays, vary from copy to copy"--Koch. Photos. are chiefly color (a few are b&w) and are 9 x 13 cm. or 10 x 15 cm.

Alternative Title

Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha.
Don Quixote de la Mancha de la Kipp

Subjects

Genre/Form

Book objects.
Artists' books – Germany – 20th century.
Assemblages (sculpture).
Photographic prints – Germany – 20th century.
Photographic prints – Color – Germany – 20th century.
Snapshots – Germany – 20th century.
Special materials printings (Printing) – Spain – 20th century.
Wood printings (Printing) – Spain – 20th century.
Bookbinding (Binding) – Wooden cases.

Note

"12 numbered, signed and dated copies"--Koch.
Spencer Coll. copy is no. 10/12; signed in pencil by Kippenberger on inside of object's lid and dated "90."
Title from Koch, who gives date as 1989; some photos. have dates from 1989 printed on verso. Name of distributor from Spencer Coll. files.
Spencer Coll. copy contains a photo. showing the completed "Buchobjekt-Säule," as well as several snapshots of the artist.
An example of the box (without Kippenberger's interventions) is included in "Colección de Quijotes infantiles," by A.M. Navarrete, in the blog El cocodrilo azul (http://elcocodriloazul.blogspot.com/), Jan. 16, 2010, no. 75, retrieved Feb. 24, 2011: "Caja de corcho en forma de libro hecha a mano de El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha; en el interior 1 h. de corcho con el inicio del primer capítulo de la obra de Cervantes."

Indexed In (note)

Koch, U. Annotated catalogue raisonné of the books by Martin Kippenberger

Language (note)

Only textual content is in Spanish on object exterior and the incorporated single leaf of text from Don Quixote.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1990 10-69

OCLC

704308355

Author

Kippenberger, Martin, 1953-1997.

Title

Don Quijote de la Mancha.

Imprint

[Germany? : Martin Kippenberger ; Hamburg : PPS. Galerie F.C. Gundlach, distributor, 1990?]

Indexed In:

Koch, U. Annotated catalogue raisonné of the books by Martin Kippenberger, 80

Language

Only textual content is in Spanish on object exterior and the incorporated single leaf of text from Don Quixote.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy of the design drawing (dated "89") is a gift of the Estate of Martin Kippenberger, Mar. 30, 2011. It is stored flat and housed separately.

Place of Publication

Germany Cologne.

Added Author

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote.

PPS. Galerie F.C. Gundlach. Distributor

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1990 10-69

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