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Franklin

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

The entire book will be bound in terra cotta Harmatan goat skin. Inlaid into a frame built of layers of binder's board, the front cover features a photograph taken and printed by the binder, applied to heavy matte paper, and covered with transparent vellum. Inlaid into the back cover is a composition incorporating the iconic but uncredited "working hands" photograph with the binder's photograph, both under a piece of transparent vellum, together with some tools and leathers. Edge-to-edge doublures featuring the traditional "working hands" image will be printed on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. The flysheets will be printed on Canon Matte Photographic paper. The headbands will be sewn into the text block in a French double pattern composed of various colors of silk echoing those in the photographs.

Creator

Franklin, William

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

This work is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted. This file may be used for educational uses only, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. (Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Book

Collection

The 7th DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Franklin, William, “Franklin,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 10, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2330.