Abigail Rorer. Abigail Rorer: A Selection of Engravings with an Introduction by the Artist.
San Francisco: Barbarian Press, 2001.
Abigail Rorer, Herewith Art the Likenesses of Four Creatures Extinct & One That Cameth Ominously Close.
Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2015.
Abigail Rorer’s curiosity about woodcuts led her to explore the work of artists like Albrecht Dürer and Ernst Barlach. She sees wood engraving as a form of sculpture and finds the practice of cutting a block and creating delicate lines very tactile and satisfying. Rorer favors a relief printing technique that she describes as “Black-line engraving in which the line of the drawing is left raised so that it will print.” Her images exhibit exquisite detail and craftsmanship, and she brings the craft of engraving alive for a contemporary audience.
Hal Bishop, Lost & Found: Rachel Reckitt’s Book Illustrations.
Wittington, Gloucestershire: Wittington Press, 2010.
Rachel Reckitt’s work was heavily influenced by the impacts of World War II and the Spanish Civil War. Reckitt had a continued interest in depicting large areas of semi-ruin, where the landscape was constantly changing as a result of bombing and collapse. This theme is the subject of the scene shown here, titled “City Ruins.” Her work was often exhibited in London, and was widely appreciated for its vigor, originality, and spontaneity.
Uncovered: Women and the Art of the Book 