The Kentucky Arts Council offers books and broadsides to celebrate the arts in Kentucky. Photos, prices and contact information for purchasing are listed below.
Books
| "Kentucky Quilt Trails: Views and Voices"
Limited quantities available. (January 2012) Photographs and writings from Kentucky visual and literary artists with an introduction by Silas House (36 page booklet). Proceeds from the sale of this book will support community arts projects in Kentucky. Price: $9.95 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov Mail-in Order form: www.artscouncil.ky.gov/Publications/QuiltTrails.pdf |
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| "More than Music: A Heritage Driving Tour of Kentucky’s Route 23” Travelers who take time to enjoy local activities, food and hospitality discover that Route 23 has much to offer, much more than music. Narrated by Ricky Skaggs, this four-CD set and companion book guide you down scenic roads with maps, travel tips, stories and the great music of Kentucky’s Route 23. Proceeds from the sale of this book will support community arts projects in Kentucky. Price: $24.99 Order info: To place a wholesale or retail order, contact mark.brown@ky.gov, or call (502) 564-1792. |
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| "Five Kentucky Poets Laureate: An Anthology"
An anthology of work by Kentucky Poets Laureate past and present, Richard Taylor, James Baker Hall, Joe Survant, Sena Jeter Naslund and Jane Gentry, edited by Jane Gentry and Frederick Smock (Hardbound, 102 pages). Proceeds from the sale of this book will support literary arts projects in Kentucky. Price: $19.95 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov Mail-in Order form: www.artscouncil.ky.gov/Publications/Retail_AnthologyBookOrderform.pdf |
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| "Abraham Lincoln of Kentucky" This limited edition letterpress book features poetry and prose celebrating the life of Kentucky's native son, Abraham Lincoln. Contributors are past and present Kentucky Poets Laureate Richard Taylor, Joe Survant, Sena Jeter Naslund and Jane Gentry, with a foreword by Dr. James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky. The book also includes wood engravings by Kentucky artist John Lackey (Softbound, 32 pages). Proceeds from the sale of this book will support literary arts projects in Kentucky. Price: $26.95 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov Mail-in Order form: www.artscouncil.ky.gov/Publications/Retail_LincolnBookOrderform.pdf |
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Broadsides
| "Resolve" by Maureen Morehead This limited edition broadside is letterpress printed by Larkspur Press and signed by Maureen Morehead, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2011-2012. Dimensions: 11 ½" x 16 ½" Price: $30.00 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov |
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| "Vision" by Gurney Norman This limited edition broadside is letterpress printed by Larkspur Press and signed by Gurney Norman, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2009-2010. Dimensions: 10" x 14" Price: $25.00 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov |
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| "Diana, of a Certain Age, Takes a Bath" by Jane Gentry Vance This limited edition broadside is letterpress printed by Larkspur Press, handsomely embellished with a wood engraving by Tona Barkley and signed by Jane Gentry Vance, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2007-2008. Dimensions: 11 ½" x 16 ½" Price: $30.00 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov |
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| Excerpt from "Ahab's Wife;" or, "The Star-Gazer" by Sena Jeter Naslund This limited edition broadside is letterpress printed by Larkspur Press and signed by Sena Jeter Naslund, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2005-2006. Dimensions: 9 ½" x 13" Price: $25.00 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov |
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| "The Stone" by Joe Survant This limited edition broadside is letterpress printed by Larkspur Press and signed by Joe Survant, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2003-2004. Dimensions: 10" x 15" Price: $25.00 Order info: Kentucky Arts Council Kate Sprengnether 502-564-3757 or kate.sprengnether@ky.gov |
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