| Title | Subject/Verb/Object |
| Artist / Creator | Ellen Knudson |
| Press Name | Crooked Letter Press |
| Place of Publication | Gainsville, FL |
| Publication Date | 2012 |
| Author of Text | Ellen Knudson |
| Process / Technique | Letterpress |
| Image Process | Letterpress printed from Handset metal type and photopolymer plates |
| Structure / Binding | Volvelle structure enclosed in letterpress/book cloth sleeve wrapper. |
| Medium / Materials | Volvelle, interior sleeve, and belly band are all printed on Murillo paper. The exterior sleeve is covered in Iris book cloth in Coffee. Metal brad binds the volvelle. Metal grommets on other portions of the the sleeve. |
| Paper Stock | Fabriano Murillo paper |
| Typography | Handset body text is Stymie Medium and Bold 12 pt. Larger type is a combination of various display metal types. |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 13 x 13 x .25 inches |
| Edition Size | Edition of 85 |
| Signed & Numbered | Yes |
The concept behind the book stems from the frustration and anger I feel towards art criticism and other academic writing. Academic language seems intended to control its audience, exclude "outsiders", and is not meant to clarify the subject for a reader. It takes the beauty and passion out of language and, in turn, out of people. Subject/Verb/Object pokes at this idea by doing something similar: it uses simplistic language and structure to force the reader to attempt a visual organization of the things we cannot put in order: our desires.
Artist Bio
Ellen Knudson is a book artist / designer producing handmade books under the imprint Crooked Letter Press. She is currently an Associate in Book Arts at The University of Florida. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama and produces handmade books under the imprint Crooked Letter Press. Ellen has been a book artist for twelve years and a professional graphic designer for 20 years including graphic design positions at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Detroit Institute of Arts. She has taught letterpress printing and Book Arts at The University of Florida, letterpress printing at The University of Alabama, graphic design at Mississippi State University and at Wayne State University, and letterpress & book arts workshops around the country. Her work is in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA), Yale University (CT), Duke University (NC), and many other national and international collections. Her book Wild Girls Redux: An Operator’s Manual (2009) was the recipient of the 2009 Florida Artists’ Book Prize. Her most recent work is Subject Verb Object, a volvelle book about the frustration of language. Crooked Letter Press can be viewed at crookedletterpress.com