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We Hold

2017 14 3/8 x 11 x 1 inch 3 signatures with inserts, board coversSumi and walnut ink and acrylic on Cave Paper, Fairchild and Lana Laid papers, painted Hollytex, with painted, woven Tyvek. Coptic binding, box.
We Hold began with 3 vivid red sheets of Cave Handmade Paper by Amanda Degener. The 3 open folds have a gathering of various papers and include the First, Second and the voting rights amendments with comments and history. The other amendments are written smaller on the back. Binary code is included since searching the Constitution is easy on a computer. Collection of the Walker Library of Human Imagination in Connecticut.

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