Vorkuta poems, 1947-1954
Title
Vorkuta poems, 1947-1954
Subject
McCagg, Louise, 1936-
Vorkuta (Komi, Russia : Concentration camp) -- Poetry
Miniature books -- Specimens
Description
Molded paper sculpture in the form of a human head (22 x 10 x 8 cm.), with a miniature book ([18] leaves (6 folded) ; 88 x 88 mm.) of Karig’s poetry inserted into a slot in the sculpture.
"A powerful bookwork conceived by Louise McCagg, with paper and binding by Robbin Ami Silverberg of Dobbin Mill. Sara Karig was the precinct captain for Budapest's second election district in 1945 and 1947. She was arrested in 1947, two days after the election which gave power to the Communists, for uncovering voting fraud. Imprisoned in Vorkuta, Polar Region, USSR for seven years, she composed poetry which she committed to memory. After more than three years of hard labor, her physical condition much deteriorated, she was moved to the camp library. There she was able to transcribe her poems, as an aid to memory, on the brown wrapping paper used to bind books. But, since punishment for writing was severe, she burned these scraps before the weekly search. In 1954, upon her return to Budapest, she sat for weeks in a darkened room writing down all that she could recall. The six poems selected for this edition are letterpress printed in both Hungarian and English on brown paper which simulates the sheets on which she temporarily recorded her words. The small book, measuring 3.5 inches square, is housed in a cast paper head, a dramatic representation. Exceptional." Retrieved from Dobbin Books website, on May 5, 2012
Book in English and Hungarian. Device of Dobbin Books on free back endpaper. Title from t.p. of vol.; statement of responsibility from colophon.
"A powerful bookwork conceived by Louise McCagg, with paper and binding by Robbin Ami Silverberg of Dobbin Mill. Sara Karig was the precinct captain for Budapest's second election district in 1945 and 1947. She was arrested in 1947, two days after the election which gave power to the Communists, for uncovering voting fraud. Imprisoned in Vorkuta, Polar Region, USSR for seven years, she composed poetry which she committed to memory. After more than three years of hard labor, her physical condition much deteriorated, she was moved to the camp library. There she was able to transcribe her poems, as an aid to memory, on the brown wrapping paper used to bind books. But, since punishment for writing was severe, she burned these scraps before the weekly search. In 1954, upon her return to Budapest, she sat for weeks in a darkened room writing down all that she could recall. The six poems selected for this edition are letterpress printed in both Hungarian and English on brown paper which simulates the sheets on which she temporarily recorded her words. The small book, measuring 3.5 inches square, is housed in a cast paper head, a dramatic representation. Exceptional." Retrieved from Dobbin Books website, on May 5, 2012
Book in English and Hungarian. Device of Dobbin Books on free back endpaper. Title from t.p. of vol.; statement of responsibility from colophon.
Creator
LinkMcCagg, Louise
Karig, Sára. Vorkutai versek, 1947-1954
Source
N7433.4 .M324 V67
Publisher
NYC [New York City] : Dobbin Books
Date
1994
Contributor
English translation by László Baránszky-Jób
Paper and binding by Robbin Ami Silverberg
Layout and type by Agi Clark, A. Marcus
Printed by Peter Kruty Editions
Facilitated by András Böröcz
Format
1 box (1 v., 1 paper sculpture) ; 25 x 13 x 10 cm.
1 miniature book [18] leaves (6 folded) ; 88 x 88 mm.
1 miniature book [18] leaves (6 folded) ; 88 x 88 mm.
Leaf [2] printed on both sides, leaf [4] blank. Six leaves fold down vertically to accommodate the longer poems.
Library holds number 19 of and edition of 20
Language
en
hu
Type
Text, Physical object
Identifier
qcab_vorkuta_acc.jpg
Coverage
Vorkuta (Komi, Russia : Concentration camp)
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