Swindle

1917-1930

A faked version of a 1917 modernist magazine including poetry, prose, and art, unified by a focus on the game of chess.

Numéro fabriqué à la main contrefait d’une revue moderniste de 1917 rassemblant poésie, prose et art visuel sur la thématique de jeu d’échecs.

Creator
McGill Group Rejects
Source
Private Collection
Publisher
Morris Hill
Pseudonym
Morris Hill
Size
12.1cm W x 16.5cm L x 3.8cm H
Material
Handmade book printed on laid paper bound in blue book cloth. Woodblock printing in black ink on cover and in interior illustrations, also contains pressed wildflowers.
Swindle cover
Swindle interior with chess piece
Swindle chess pieces
Swindle interior
Chess board
Swindle interior text
Swindle interior with chess piece
Swindle damaged page
Swindle back cover
Date