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War Stories for Children  and  Art Stories for Adults

1999

 

War Stories for Children and Art Stories for Adults is a folio of twenty intaglio prints by Tony Calzetta. The etchings and engravings were pulled from copper plates by Dieter Grund assisted by the artist at PRESSWERK EDITIONS, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.They were printed in either black ink or graphite ink on 22.5 x 29.75 inch 300 gm white Somerset paper. Some are with chine collé and some are with hand colouring by the artist.The edition record is thirty with five artist's proofs, two printer's proofs and one copy hors de commerce retained by the artist. Each print is signed and dated lower edge right.Bound copies were executed by Felton Bookbinding, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are hand-bound in natuurlinnen with black half leather binding. The end papers are Japanese tokushi campi paper.

The issue date is October 1, 1999.

ISBN 1-895740-10

"I created this series of etchings and engravings entitled WAR STORIES FOR CHILDREN AND ART STORIES FOR ADULTS to celebrate the founding of PRESSWERK EDITIONS by Dieter and Deborah Grund in 1978. The publishing date became 1999 instead of the anniversary date of 1998 because of the eventual scale of the project. What initially began with the idea of a limited edition of one or two prints quickly escalated into a limited edition folio of twenty intaglio prints with chine collé and hand-colouring and took 2 years to complete. This work was truly a labour of love and learning sparked and fanned by friendship."

Tony Calzetta


Complete folios as well as individual copies of the twenty prints are available for purchase.
For further details please send email to
calzetta at idirect dot com


 BLAM !
12.75" X 17


KAPOW !
14" X 12.25"

 
OOOOWW !
13" X 16"


POOM !
11.75" X 17.75"


BOING !
11.25" X 19.25"


BRRROOM !
12" X 16"


KERCHUNK !
10.5" X 20.5"


TWANG !
9" X 23.5"


BOP !
14" X 16"


EEEEEYAAAH !
12.75" X 14.75"


PHSSST !
13.75" X 16"


BAAMM !
14.75" X 14.75"


KRANG !
13.75" X 16.75"


SHWOOSSH !
14" X 13"



BANG !
13.25" X 16.75"


CRUNCH !
13.75" X 16"


PLUNK !
13.5" X 14.5"


POP !
16" X 11.5"



SNAP !
17" X 11.75"


ZING !
17" X 13"



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