12 O'Clock News. 2006.
Judith Rothchild
* 1950 in Boston
12 O'Clock News, by Elizabeth Bishop, was published in Geography III in 1976. This edition is presented with two original mezzotints by Judith Rothchild. Eight fragments of the second plate have also been printed following the indications given by the author in the text. Printed on Hahnemühle paper and bound in the Japanese style. Edition of 50. Size: 29 x 45.7 cm.
The mezzotints as well as the screen prints on the covers, slipcases and boxes have been printed by the artist. The handset letterpress in Vendôme Romain has been composed and printed by Mark Lintott on an Albion press. The bindings, slipcases and clamshell boxes are also the work of Mark Lintott.
The deluxe edition of ten copies, numbered 1/50 to 10/50, are presented in clamshell boxes. They contain one of the original copper plates as well as an additional mezzotint. The regular edition (11/50 to 50/50) is presented in slipcases. The numbers 46/50 to 50/50 are hors commerce. The copy 50/50 is reserved for the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
£ 1.000.-, £ 1.650.- deluxe with plate