Artist/Designer

Ismael Smith i Mari

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Commissioned for

Aurora Arriaza

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate in black ink on sepia tinted paper for Aurora Arriaza. "Sevilla España" is written below the name which is a city in Spain. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a man and woman dancing next to each other. The woman is facing forward and the man is facing the back but they both have one of their knees bent in the air. She is holding her veil and he is holding finger cymbals in each hand. On the women's left, there is man holding a guitar while sitting in a chair in the back.

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

BA970

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

3311 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Smith i Mari, Ismael\JPEG Images\BA970.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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