mixed media artist book; 5.5x5x12″

“My artist’s book honors the immigrant heritage of my family, and our six generations of women who then thrived in New York City. Map-folded reproduction of vintage New York harbor vista, watercolor embellished, is nested with photographs on silk.”

ARTIST BIO: Claire Marcus has a special interest in landscape’s power to evoke narrative and memory. Her award-winning mixed media work is held in public and private collections worldwide. Claire holds an MFA in painting and a BA in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, where her teachers included students of Josef Albers.