The stars are silver reindeer : production material, 1966.

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The stars are silver reindeer : production material, 1966.

Poetic interpretations of legends taken from the folklore of many different peoples concerning the constellations. The collection includes 45 illustrations (tempera, ink, pencil, one matted with overlay), 25 proofs (some pasted up with overlays), 7 positive images, 31 negative images (some with overlay), 1 tempera sample of cover with partial overlay, 101 studies (pencil, colored pencil, ink, watercolor, tempera, felt marker), 4 reproductions of the book (one pasted up with partial overlay), 1 page each correspondence and layout notes.

Illustrations : 216 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7814502

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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