2010 Signature Edition Series
Cannonball Press
The Bounding Billow - Reinterpreted by Cannonball Press, and Published in the Interest of the Olympia’s Legacy
Edition Size: 450
Medium/description: 14 page letterpress book with softcover, pamphlet stitched binding.
Dimensions: 6 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches
Cannonball Press worked with Independence Seaport Museum aboard the 1895 Navy vessel, Olympia, printing their interpretation of the shipboard newspaper, The Bounding Billow. The letterpress-printed newspaper functioned to bind together the diverse population of the 400+ sailors who lived and worked aboard the ship.
In the spirit of seamen who printed before them, artists Mike Houston and Martin Mazorra created a limited edition artist book referencing The Bounding Billow
through their interpretation of the lives of the men who lived aboard Olympia.
Cannonball Press is a collective, print-based, micropublisher out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Mazorra and Houston in 1999, they have published hundreds of editions of prints, traveled extensively conducting workshops and public printing events, and have continued to consistently produce their own art. Both artists are traditional letterpress practitioners and routinely incorporate vintage woodcut letterpress into their artwork.
Read More about Cannonball Press' project for Philagrafika 2010 here.
For purchase information please contact: Rebecca Mott at rmott@philagrafika.org or call 215-701-8057.