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Mapping Shakespeare’s Tragedies: King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello

Julie Wagner — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 19:03:05 +0000

These are the pages of my book Mapping Shakespeare’s Tragedies: King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, which was included in the show, The Book’s the Thing: Shakespeare from Stage to Page, at the New Mexico History Museum from February 5 to 28, 2016. Each page is a map showing where a particular tragedy took place, with geographic elements and the movements of all the principals. I read all the plays, and did a lot of research of old maps from Shakespeare’s time. The book is a drum-leaf binding with watercolor and ink on watercolor paper. It measures 15″ high, 12″ wide and 3/4″ deep. The pages measure 15″x24″.

Cover of Mapping Shakespeare's Tragedies

King Lear

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

taos canyon suite

Julie Wagner — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:43:55 +0000

One-of-a-kind accordion book. Ink and watercolor on suminagashi paper. H. 4 1/8″ W. 6″ 48″ open. The map traces the Rio Grande through Arroyo Hondo, north of Taos.

rio grande tales

Julie Wagner — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:21:36 +0000

One-of-a-kind accordion book. Watercolor and ink on suminagashi paper. H. 4″ W. 6″ 48″ open. The map traces the Rio Grande from Taos, NM to Embudo, NM.