Artist/Designer
Smith i Mari, Ismael
Preview
Commissioned for
Tortola Valencia
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate in black ink on light sepia-tinted paper for Tortola Valencia. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. A woman is dancing in a Spanish dancer's dress with hand cymbals in her right hand. She has a rose on the top of her head and her necklaces are flying in the air behind her. There is a man with a guitar sitting in a chair in the back on her right side.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English, Latin, Spanish
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
4.5 x 2.75 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA999
Subject
Bookplate designers
Subject
Bookplates--Specimens
Subject
Books—Owners’ marks
Part of
Bookplate Collection of Christine Price
Donor
Christine Price
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2023-11-20
Image Format
image/tif
Image File Size
3682 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\TIF Images\BA999
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a dancer and seated musician" (2024). Bookplates by Ismael Smith. Image 37.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-smith-mari/37