A look back at the first 25 years, presented in style
“Anonymous was a Woman” is an art prize established in 1996 by Susan Unterberg, which annually honours female artists aged 40 and over.
To mark its 25th anniversary, Hirmer Verlag published the book of the same name, “Anonymous was a Woman: The First 25 Years”, which we produced.
This non-fiction book presents, for the first time in its entirety, the achievements of the women who have contributed to fundamental changes in contemporary art. A selection of artworks, stories and biographical details of the more than 250 award winners thus provides an insight into the creative output of the past 25 years of this renowned US art prize.
Hardcover with dusk jacket
Finishing with black foil ink on the dusk jacket and book cover
Semi-transparent dust jacket as a design feature
Printed endpaper and cover with flaps
Finishing of the book cover and spine with silver foil lamination, blind embossing and black hot foil stamping of the word "Woman"
Blind embossing on U1 and visual highlighting of the word "Woman" using black hot foil stamping
Embossing the names of the prize-winners in black foil ink
Front and back endpapers printed with a mosaic of various works of art and in Pantone Orange 1505, with a matching headband
Orange accents guide the reader through the content
In keeping with the title, the hardcover has a simple and elegant appearance. The milky, transparent dust jacket is printed with black foil, which allows the title to stand out clearly. The translucent word „Woman“ on the book cover contrasts with the rest of the title, which has a slightly greyish tone, and brings the female artists to the fore right from the start through a purely typographical design. The book cover itself is laminated on one side with a silver foil and further finished with a single-sided, transparent glossy PET film. A full-surface UV gloss vanish ensures a high-quality visual shine and protection. The title is embossed as a blind embossment on the U1. Black hot foil stamping further highlights the word „Woman“ on the U1 and on the spine. The names of the award winners on the U4 were printed using black foil ink.
Upon opening the hardcover, various artworks by the prize-winners appear as a mosaic on the front and back endpapers. The two printed front and back endpaper pages that follow, in Pantone Orange 1505, provide a striking contrast to the otherwise very minimalist design. An orange headband has been chosen to match. Orange highlights throughout the interior guide the reader through the book’s content.
This 392-page non-fiction book, with its clear structure and elegant design, pays tribute to the past 25 years of the art prize and its female laureates.
- Book jacket with silver foil lamination on one side
- Dust jacket with black foil printing
- Finishing with transparent glossy PET film
- Finishing with UV gloss varnish
- Blind embossing on U1 and spine
- Black hot foil stamping on the front cover and spine
- Black foil printing on U1 and U4
- Printed front and back end pages
- Single front and back end pages in Pantone Orange 1505
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