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The following images are interpretations of dreams, recollections, fears, nightmares and day to day experiences that were recorded in a journal from 1979-1981\". from the introduction.\n\nThis small square book is bound in innocuous looking pink material, the only indication of the sinister content is a small cap-gun on the end of a ribbon for use as a book-mark.\n\nThe book contains miniature tableaux depicting phobias along with a text relating to the phobia. The depictions use a variety of disturbing materials, such as hair, pins and human teeth. The collaged illustrations have a photographic portrait element, lending them anatomical authority of a distinctly alarming nature. \n\nLibrary's copy is no. 11, signed by the artist.","physicalDescription":"Each double page opening comprises a text relating to a named phobia and a collage which consists of a black and white photograph of the artist overlaid and stitched through with pins, hair, nylon thread and wire.\n\nMiniature cap gun attached with thread acts as a book mark.\n\r\n\"The photographs are contact prints from segments of the body that have been collaged, sewn, painted and probed. They also contain hair, teeth, a miniature telephone, barbed wire, and various other three dimensional objects\" -- Artist's statement.\n\r\n\"The text is Palatino Roman printed on paper made by Blake Alexander. The boxes were constructed by Brad Metcalf. In a limited edition of fifteen...\" -- Colophon.\n\r\nThe book is bound in pink cadillac car vinyl between boards in a hollow back binding and tied with black ribbon.\r\n\"Housed in a simulated bullet proof case\" -- Artist's statement.\n\r\n\r\n\r\n19 leaves","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Grant, Susan kae","id":"AUTH330832"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Black Rose Press","id":"AUTH330833"},"association":{"text":"publisher","id":"x32600"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"thread","id":"AAT14250"},{"text":"wire","id":"AAT11063"}],"techniques":[{"text":"collage","id":"AAT138699"},{"text":"stitching","id":"AAT53660"},{"text":"printing","id":"AAT53319"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Book with collaged photographs, stiching, wire, thread, miniature cap gun","categories":[{"text":"Artists' Books","id":"THES261563"},{"text":"National Art Library","id":"THES271541"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"NAL","id":"THES48605"},"images":["2013GR6026","2013GR6025","2013GR6024"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"NAL","id":"THES251738"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"artist's book","id":"AAT123016"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Dallas","id":"x30480"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1984","earliest":"1984-01-01","latest":"1984-12-31"},"association":{"text":"published","id":"x30682"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"15","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Artist's book, 'Giving fear a proper name : Detroit', by Susan kae Grant, Black Rose Press, Texas, 1984","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["38041992103895"],"accessionNumberNum":"38041992103895","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"","id":""},"number":"X920162"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-16","recordCreationDate":"2014-04-03","availableToBook":false}}