Art Card - Paul's Books
Art Card - Paul's Books
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Paul's Books. August 30, 2020.
During the summer of 2020 there were rallies and demonstrations in Madison, Wisconsin. Shop windows on State Street were broken, and most stores closed their doors and protected their facades with sheets of plywood and waferboard.
Paul's Books, a local landmark for decades, was one of them. Rather than leave the boards empty and plain, someone at the shop decided a floral landscape with a Toni Morrison quote might lift the mood, and it did brighten mine and capture my attention.
I edited this shot to remove screw holes and seams between boards. Looking back now, I could have left them. Maybe someday I will revisit the shots I took that morning. Adding to the intensity and stress that summer was the Covid-19 lockdown.
Paul's Books, the best used book store in the state, closed in 2025 after a 70-year run. They played vinyl lp's—classical, jazz, and some opera. I purchased a few art, music, and photography books there.
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MCO catalog number
AC-20LE-PAULSBOOKS
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Art Card Specs
- One card + one envelope
- Size: 5x7 (A7)
- Blank inside
- Clear protective sleeve
- Paper: Moab Entrada fine art paper, 190 gsm (matte)
- Archival pigment inks
- MCO label and information on back
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