The Struwwelpeter. In 1845 Heinrich Hoffman created Der Struwwelpeter as a gift for his son. The children in each of the ten rhymed and illustrated morality tales encounter such disastrous consequences, I was inspired to make my own series of accordion, pop-up, carousel, and tunnel books.
Exhibitions
2016 – Technology and the Evolution of the Book (Phoenix Gallery, Brighton, UK)
2014 – Book Art Art Book (Crawford Center Campus Gallery, Episcopal Academy, Newton Square, PA)
2014 – Kick (Gallery HO, New York, NY)
2012 – 10Spot (Lichtenstein Art Center, Pittsfield MA)
2012 – Central Booking (Finsterwalde Gallery, Berlin, Germany)
2011 – The Illustrated Accordion (The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo MI)
2011 – Art on the Wall (Mid-Manhattan Public Library, New York NY) Solo exhibition
2010 – Trifold Book Exhibition (WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY)
2010 – Pop-Up Now (23Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR)
2010 – Illustrious: The Art of the Book (Eclipse Mill, North Adams, MA)
Collections
The Berlin Children’s Library
The British Library
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The Berlin Public Library
The Struwwelpeter Museum
The Boston Public Library
Savannah College of Art & Design
Temple University
Swathmore University
Numerous Private Collections
Shockheaded Peter, 2010
Accordion fold pop-up, 4.5 x 3.75 inches, edition of 50. $250
The Story of Flying Robert, 2010
Flag Book, 8 x 5 inches, edition of 50. $125
The Story of Little Suck A Thumb, 2010
5 Tunnel Books (with 6 texts cards and stands), Box: 5 x 11 x 7.5 inches, edition of 20. $900
The Story of Augustus Who Would Not Eat His Soup, 2010
6 Tunnel Books (with 6 texts cards and stands), Box: 5 x 11 x 8.5 inches, edition of 20. $1000
The Story of Pauline and the Matches, 2011
Carousel book, digitally printed on Canson watercolor and Hahnemühle paper with pigmented ink, free-standing text cards, 5 tunnel books, 6 x 8 inches, edition of 30. $750
The Story of the Man Who Went Out Hunting, 2014
Eleven paper cuts mounted on Canson watercolor paper, with Cover and Text pages (13 pages total) in handmade box 9 x 13.25 inches, edition of 30. $500
The Story of Fidgety Phillip, 2014
3-panel pop-up book digitally printed on Epson Fine Art rag paper with fully archival pigmented ink, 7.25 x 9.5 inches, edition of 10. $250
The Story of Johnny Head in the Air, 2015
6-cards digitally printed on Epson Fine Art rag paper with fully archival pigmented ink, 4.5 x. 5.5 inches, edition of 10. $750.
The Story Cruel Frederick, 2014
Seven single pop-up books in a handmade case digitally printed on Moab paper with pigmented ink, 9 x 6.25 inches, edition of 5. (No longer available)
Marianne R. Petit 