Antarctica: Explorer Series, Vol. 1
- Book Review,
by Rosemarie Keough
Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2004
Majesty... An obsession... The ultimate ... Among the finest original art books produced in modern times.
The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2004
Few publishers would dare think on the scale of the Keoughs ... ANTARCTICA defies the imagination.
Time.com
Spectacular photography from the world's remotest continent.
Todd Mundt, National Public Radio, Dec. 24, 2002
The most amazing book I've ever seen. Each page is its own artistic statement.
Forbes, November 25, 2002
Reinforce your coffee table. Box and book together weigh as much as a pair of fur seal pups: 27.6 pounds.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 5, 2004
A rare work of art indeed. ... The Keoughs’ unbridled perfectionism has produced a volume of jaw-dropping beauty and craftsmanship.
Book Description
ANTARCTICA is a masterpiece said by many to be the most exquisite photography book created in modern times. Enhanced by antique book-binding traditions and sumptuous, archival materials, this objet d'art has received 19 international awards for excellence and craftsmanship - more than any other modern book. These awards include: World's Best Photography Book; Gold Ink Award - Fine Edition Books; Outstanding Book of the Year - Best Bookarts Craftsmanship; Benjamin Franklin Award (World's best printing); Art Craft Science Award etc. Ten years of intensive effort have culminated in the release of just 950 books and 50 proofs – a true limited-edition. ANTARCTICA has already been acquired by private collectors, institutions, and rare book libraries on five continents. ANTARCTICA is forever limited to this one, exclusive edition. There will never be a reprint, a cloth-bound or paperback version. The original printing plates have been shredded and then melted. Each tome is individually numbered in calligraphy and signed by creators Pat and Rosemarie Keough. H.M. Queen Noor of Jordan has also autographed each tome to verify that all net proceeds will benefit the "Save the Albatross" campaign. HRH Prince Charles hosted the official unveiling of ANTARCTICA. The 336 pages include 345 images by photographers Pat and Rosemarie Keough. Experts in polar research and art have stated that there is not another published portfolio of Antarctica to equal that of the Keoughs. The International Photography Awards committee honoured the Keoughs with the award "Nature Photographer of the Year" for their imagery in ANTARCTICA. Each image has been superbly reproduced on luxurious, heavy paper using light-fast pigments and the world's highest resolution lithography. The tome's weight, at 27.6 pounds in its presentation box, is similar to that of a two-year-old child. The dimensions of the book are 17.25" x 13.5" x 2.5". All books are sewn and bound entirely by hand in full morocco, a fine-grained goat leather, using book-binding artistry that dates to 15th-century Venice. ANTARCTICA is the first volume to successfully marry the grace of the "classic European" style of fine handing together with the rugged strength and durability of the "split-board" construction techniques. This means that the binding of this incredibly strong yet elegant book cannot be damaged except by purposeful effort! Each copy is presented in a sturdy linen and velvet archival box.
From the Publisher
ANTARCTICA is the most celebrated publication of the century. No modern book has ever before received top honors in each of the major book competitions. As publisher of ANTARCTICA we are very proud to share the following information: ANTARCTICA is distinguished as the Outstanding Book of the Year and the Best Book Arts Craftsmanship in the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2003 competition. Open to independent, university, and small press publishers throughout North America, the IPPY competition rewards excellence, courage, creativity, and independent spirit in publishing. The Gold Ink Awards are North America’s premier publishing honor. In 2003 the Gold Ink Award - Fine Edition Books was presented to ANTARCTICA. Gold Ink Award winners become members of an elite group of the most respected and influential creators of printing this continent has to offer. ANTARCTICA won a coveted Benjamin Franklin Award for being the world’s best book at the 2002 Premier Print Award competition. The Benny is the Oscar of the international printing and graphics arts. Adjudicated from thousands of entries from countries worldwide, each winner represents the unique partnership between designer and printer, need and creativity, technology and craft. To win a Benny, an entry be flawless. The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen honoured ANTARCTICA with Gold for Fine Books; and then at the 2002 Best of the Best Awards Ceremony, with the Craft, Art, Science Award. The judges, who deemed it necessary to create this new international award to adequately acknowledge ANTARCTICA, wrote:An all-star team of Craftsmen from across North America were given a golden chance to show their amazing artistry, their consummate craftsmanship and their superlative science. We honor this team for their towering achievement and are humbled to present the first ever, IAPHC Craft, Art, Science Award. In Canada, the country where ANTARCTICA is published, ANTARCTICA won a Rock Award 2003 from the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada; and a citation from The Alcuin Society for Excellence in Book Design. ANTARCTICA also won the Gold, the Best of Show and the People’s Choice awards at the 2002 Gallery of Superb Printing competition. ANTARCTICA was the first prize winner at Canada’s Applied Arts Awards 2002, in honour of outstanding technical execution. Hemlock Printers Ltd. awarded ANTARCTICA the Job the Year 2001 and the Job of the Month, December 2001.
From the Author
Some have said that we are eccentric. Perhaps so. Certainly we are dreamers and perfectionists. Above all, we are one another's best friend - after 20 years of marriage, two children and 7 books. Our passions are photography, books, wood and stone. We are very hands-on in all our endeavours, be it creating books, designing the ideal bookstand for ANTARCTICA, or building our own mountain-top home and studio. In a world where so much is transitory, we enjoy creating objects of lasting beauty and quality.
From the Inside Flap
"A stunning and eclectic portfolio of such artistry that I was left speechless." - Dr. Charles Swithinbank, Scott Polar Research Institute "I'm amazed; and it's hard to impress me." - Alan Jutzi, Chief Curator Rare Books, The Huntington Library "A book so remarkable that you feel you do not have to go to Antarctica. On the other hand when you look through it, you know you must." George Plimpton, New York "This is the most impressive and evocative collection of photographs of Antarctica. These images capture all the subtleties of light, shape and texture of the Antarctic like no other book." - British Antarctic Survey "When we opened ANTARCTICA, the great monastery books crafted in Tuscany many centuries ago came to mind." - Manfred and Evelyn Bruers, Florida
About the Author
Pat and Rosemarie Keough Photographers, explorers, authors and publishers Through two decades of partnership in marriage and publishing, Pat and Rosemarie Keough have explored and photographed remote wilderness regions around the world. Their work has been the subject of numerous television shows, periodicals and seven photographic art books, the most recent being the limited-edition masterpiece, ANTARCTICA: EXPLORER SERIES, Volume 1. Polar experts acknowledge the Keoughs' Antarctic photography to be the most eclectic and evocative portfolio ever published. Extensive exploration of the great white continent by the Keoughs was accompanied by years of research into ancient bookbinding methods and modern cutting-edge printing technology. The objective of the Keoughs' Explorer Series is to further appreciation for wildlife, wild places and cultural heritage as well as to give tangible financial support to programs the Keoughs believe in. All net proceeds from ANTARCTICA support international efforts to help rescue declining albatross populations. All this started in 1984 with a chance meeting on a wilderness canoe expedition down Canada's legendary South Nahanni River - in reality an intensive month-long date. Very soon thereafter, Pat and Rosemarie married and while enjoying their honeymoon in India photographing the wild elephants of the Southern Ghat Mountains they decided to leave their corporate management jobs and to use their skills as photographers for a new career. Pat and Rosemarie Keough returned to the Nahanni wilderness and spent three years canoeing, hiking and skiing through this rugged landscape, identifying features never before reported. Their bestselling and now out-of-print book, "The Nahanni Portfolio", their award-winning TV movie, and the resulting park proposal all helped to bring public attention to the spectacular, little known, and unprotected Nahanni karst. Park status still pending. The Keoughs photography and their book ANTARCTICA have been featured by Time, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, Millionaire, Macleans, Camera Arts and numerous television programs. Pat and Rosemarie Keough are both Fellows of The Explorers Club.
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