“Inviting the Queen” was hand-set in Garamond Old Style type, printed on a 1920 Chandler & Price press, and signed by the author. 200 copies were printed, 5 on handmade abaca paper and remaining copies on dampened Hahnemühle Gutenberg paper.
A freelance writer and teacher, George Ella Lyon served as Kentucky’s Poet Laureate for 2015-2016. Her most recent collection is Many-Storied House (Univ. Press of Kentucky, 2013).
Print size: 10 x 13 inches
Mounted: 11 x 14 inches (Temporary mount with photo corners, on mat board – brown) OR 11 x 14 inches (Temporary mount with photo corners, on mat board – black)
Paper: Dampened Hahnemühle Gutenberg, with deckle edge
Typeface: Garamond
Illustration: Carolyn Whitesel
Color: Brown and black on warm white
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