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The Raven// "Black Raven 1845" Proof Print

The Raven// "Black Raven 1845" Proof Print

"Black Raven 1845" from Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven. This is proof print of an open edition, double 'paper cut' print. This means that the raven cut from the 1st page (on the right) creates the artwork on the 2nd page.

Open Edition Details

Printed on 215gsm fine art paper. Unframed. 

Print Details

I have placed the entire Raven poem on a single page without line breaks. From this page I have cut out letters that make up the last line of the poem: "And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted never more." Each letter stays in the same order as it was found on the page. No anagrams. You should be able to read through the page and work out what the cut out line is. No whole words are taken. This line is positioned in the bottom right corner of the page.

The second page uses the raven cut from the first. 

Each bird represents a character from the poem. The 1st - main page - represents the narrator who descends into madness at the thought of seeing his Lenore nevermore. The 2nd page represents Lenore. She becomes transformed by death.

I have used a page number of 1845. This is the first publication date of The Raven. However, this is obscurred by grunge markings.

Unlike the finished black raven print, this version does not have the horizontal line running across both prints. 

There is only 1 copy of this print version. 
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