Enid Mark (1932 in
New York City
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– September 30, 2008 in
Philadelphia
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) was an American artist and small-press publisher.
Life
She attended the
High School of Music & Art
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in
Manhattan
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and
Smith College
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, where she studied
English literature
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and
studio art
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. She pursued painting and print making in the early years of her career, and came to favor the technique of
photolithography
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. In 1986, Enid Mark founded the ELM Press, which is devoted to publishing finely crafted limited edition
artist's books that feature hand-lithography, letterpress printing, and archival hand binding. Her work has been acquired by over a hundred public collections in the
United States
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,
Canada
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,
England
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, and
Israel
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.
Enid Mark received a 2006 Fellowship from the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
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in recognition for her work in book arts. Among her other honors are a
Pew Fellowship in the Arts
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(2001),
and the Leeway Foundation Award for Achievement (2002). In 2004, her book, "The Elements" was awarded the 9th Biennial Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design from the University of Texas/El Paso.
Enid Mark's work explores the relationship between text and image. The texts of most of her books are works by contemporary American women poets. Each of Mark's books is devoted to a theme (such as travel, mythology, or botany). Mark selects poems that reflect that theme and develops images to complement those poems.
Books
Sarah Mortimar and Sarah Black, eds. The Bewildering Thread. With lithographs by Enid Mark. Wallingford, PA: Elm Press, 1986.
References
External links
Smith College News from the LibrariesThe ELM PressA Tribute to Enid Mark
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1932 births
Smith College alumni
Pew Fellows in the Arts
2008 deaths
The High School of Music & Art alumni