Description
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”
— Chief Wilma Mankiller
“None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.”
— Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
These are “unofficial” members of the Dead Feminists broadsides series: small letterpress keepsakes done in the style and spirit of the series. We created this pair of sister-prints during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Each mini-broadside was printed from metal type handset by Jessica, and a linocut illustration hand-carved and hand-painted with watercolor by Chandler. Choose from one of two print designs, or purchase both together as a set:
• Chief Wilma Mankiller’s quote is accompanied by a pair of Cherokee roses; Mankiller was the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
• Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s quote is adorned with two English roses; Blackwell, a British physician, was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
We created this edition in response to the horrifying news that the pandemic has had a devastating and disproportionate effect on the physical and economic health of Indigenous communities—particularly the Dine’ (Navajo) nation in the Southwest. To help contribute to the fight against the coronavirus by and within tribal nations, we are donating half of the proceeds of these prints to the National Indian Health Board, via an Action Grant from the Dead Feminists Fund.
Each piece was printed by hand on an antique Chandler & Price platen press, on archival, 100% rag (cotton) paper. The prints are unsigned and unnumbered.
Paper size: approximately 4.25 x 6 inches
Edition size: approximately 200 prints per design (not signed or numbered)
Paper has a deckle (natural torn) edge running along the bottom
DeadFeminists.com website printed on the back
Note: Because each print is hand-painted with watercolor and has a deckle edge at the bottom, no two prints in the edition are precisely the same. Please allow for slight variations from what is pictured here.
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This original artwork is copyright Chandler O’Leary and Jessica Spring 2020. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of these prints. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights.
WA state residents are subject to sales tax.
Each print is packaged in a clear poly sleeve and will ship flat in a protective mailer, via USPS mail.
