Marvel Maring, United States
The Ox-bow Incident
Secret Belgian binding structure with black linen thread; Cockerell marbled endpapers; Brazilian rosewood with bocote wood inlay cover; tooled western leather spine.
Structure de reliure belge secrète avec fil de lin noir; gardes marbrées Cockerell ; bois de rose brésilien avec couverture incrustée de bois de bocote; dos en cuir occidental décoré.
21 x 14.7 x 2.8 cm
2006
Fine Binding / Reliure d'art
Artist's Statement:
This is a book that features my design binding of Walter Van Tilburg Clark's classic novel, The Ox-bow Incident. I wanted to create a book that evoked the spirit of the West and alluded to key aspects of the plot. I found the bocote wood in a scrap heap and immediately recognized its potential as a way to depict the crazed and suspicious crowd or more specifically, the three unfortunate mob victims. The binding style also suited the book in the way the wood, tooled leather spine, and thread were laced and tied together, reminiscent of knot work, fence posts, and saddles.