The Manhattan Telephone Book / Bern Porter

Identifier:FA.B117.2237

Dimensions:8.5 x 5.5 in. ; 21.6 x 14 cm.

Creation dates:1975

Subjects: fine arts, typography

Description:Perfect bound artist book with soft cover wrappers. Offset printed in black and white and is unpaginated. Consists of many typographical elements. Edition of 250. "Here, Porter assembles his own telephone book using typographic fragments from newspapers and magazine advertisements. The sequencing of these found poems, alphabetized from A - Z, tell a larger narrative of the human need for connection as it relates to technology. This despite the fact that Porter never owned a telephone himself. Poignant still today given the role of mobile phones in society. A great primer to Porter, his thought process, and genius." -- The Idea of the Book