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This is an original hand-pulled letterpress print by Chandler O'Leary, depicting Mount Rainier from the waterfront of Puget Sound. This vantage point is one of the most well-known and oft-photographed views of Tacoma, and is frequently pictured on postcards and souvenirs. Mount Rainier towers over the skyline of Tacoma, but a girl walking along the path brings the scene back to an intimate point of view. The high-tide waters of Puget Sound lap at the rocky shore, and the whole scene evokes our flawless summer days—Washington's best kept secret.
This artwork was first hand-drawn from sketches, photos and data collected in-person, on-site. Then the illustration was converted by the artist into a photopolymer plate, and then letterpress printed by hand on an antique Vandercook No. 4 press, on soft white Rives Lightweight paper. It was then hand-painted with watercolor. Each print is numbered, signed and dated by the artist, and is "titled" with the latitude/longitude coordinates of the location the illustration was drawn from.
Edition of 48
Paper size: 6 x 7.5 inches
Image size: 3 x 5 inches
This print is part of a long-term project entitled "Local Conditions," which documents Mt. Rainier in all seasons, from every angle. The project began with a limited-edition artist book, and has expanded to include a series of individual letterpress prints excerpted from the book. There are 15 prints in the series—collect them all! You can view the others in the "Mt. Rainier prints" section of this shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnagramPress?section_id=8027137
Please note: because each print is individually hand-painted, no two are precisely alike. Please allow for slight differences and color variations from what is pictured here.
For more information about the "Local Conditions" project, prints and artist book, check out the Anagram Press blog:
http://anagram-press.com/blog/2010/11/17/local-conditions/
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This original artwork is copyright Chandler O'Leary 2011. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of this print. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights.
The print is packaged in a clear poly sleeve and will ship flat in a protective mailer via USPS Priority Mail.
WA state residents are subject to sales tax.
For more information about the artist, please visit:
www.anagram-press.com
www.anagram-press.com/blog
Thank you!
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