Momentous Occasions Fine Auction
Sun, Dec 15, 2024 02:00PM EST
Lot 185
Peter and Donna Thomas, Cannery Row Book
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Peter and Donna Thomas, Cannery Row Book
Mixed Media
Peter R. Thomas
Donna (Millar) Thomas
'John Steinbeck's Cannery Row'
A book in a tin.
2in x 3 1/2in (5cm. x 9cm)
Peter and Donna Thomas are book artists from Santa Cruz, CA. They work both collaboratively and individually; letterpress printing, hand-lettering and illustrating texts, making paper, and hand binding both fine press and artists’ books.
Peter Thomas was born in 1954 in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where he studied the book arts with William Everson at UCSC’s Lime Kiln Press and obtained a degree in Aesthetic Studies.
Donna (Millar) Thomas was born in 1957 in San Francisco. She attended Sonoma State University where she got her degree in Liberal Arts from the School of Expressive Arts with faculty that included the artist Jay DeFeo.
From the estate of a San Francisco Collector
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Mixed Media
Peter R. Thomas
Donna (Millar) Thomas
'John Steinbeck's Cannery Row'
A book in a tin.
2in x 3 1/2in (5cm. x 9cm)
Peter and Donna Thomas are book artists from Santa Cruz, CA. They work both collaboratively and individually; letterpress printing, hand-lettering and illustrating texts, making paper, and hand binding both fine press and artists’ books.
Peter Thomas was born in 1954 in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz where he studied the book arts with William Everson at UCSC’s Lime Kiln Press and obtained a degree in Aesthetic Studies.
Donna (Millar) Thomas was born in 1957 in San Francisco. She attended Sonoma State University where she got her degree in Liberal Arts from the School of Expressive Arts with faculty that included the artist Jay DeFeo.
From the estate of a San Francisco Collector
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