2012 Holiday Special!!

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Dear Fans of the United States, the United States’ state mottos, and, most specifically, people in need of The Fifty United States And Their Mottos by Emily Wick!!!:

The Fifty United States And Their Mottos is a map of America’s bizarre but true state mottos, which were individually carved into linoleum, hand-printed, and configured into a map. The digital print measures 30x40 inches and is printed using archival inks on thick cotton rag paper. The map has been featured on numerous blogs including the  National Geographic Traveler Blog & included in the coffee-table book Mapping America(Black Dog Publishing, 2010).

Order your very own stunning 30x40-inch print before midnight on December 10, 2012 and receive a bonus 11x14-inch individual State And Motto print (regularly $50) absolutely free! 
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But Wait: there is more!! If you are a returning customer, you will receive not one, but TWO free individual state prints with each purchase of a 30x40 inch The Fifty United States And Their Mottos. 

Preview the prints on new website: http://fiftystatesmottos.com

ORDER NOW!!

The Fifty United States and their Mottos by Emily Wick.  Map made from digitally assembled linocuts 30x40 inches. 2008 $300 ORDER MAP From Mapping America (Black Dog Publishing, 2010): “Emily Wick’s The Fifty United States and their Mottos is composed of 50 separate linoleum block prints, each of which were individually carved, printed, scanned and ditigally scaled. This interpretation of the American map as a patchwork of individual state mottos likens the landscape to a colorful fabric imprinted with the country’s ideological history. It is also worth noting that the sentiment of the country’s national motto “In God We Trust” does not extend to every state; in fact, only six states make reference to religion in one form or another. Others are drawn from an undiscerning assortment of sources—anything from the rich well of classical literature to the altogether more lowbrow arena of a newspaper competition, as with Alaska’s “North to the Future”, which was devised and won by Richard Peter in 1967. In as much as they are meant to be inspirational, many mottos can be understood beyond their idiomatic natures as loaded with social and historical significance. Illinois’ “State sovereignty, National Union” originially expressed tensions about the rights of individual states to maintain slavery, while Wyoming’s “Equal Rights” marks it as one of the first territories in the world to give women the vote. Elsewhere, the references are altogether more saccharine, such as Texas’s “Friendship”—derived from the Native American word taysha—or even philosophical, as in Washington’s “By and By”. Despite the ease in finding common themes amongst the mottos, Emily Wick’s map equally articulates the cultural differences borne from a turbulent history.”

Alabama and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Alabama and Motto T-Shirt

Alaska and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Alaska and Motto T-Shirt

Arizona and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Arizona and Motto T-Shirt

  Arkansas and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily Wick.  16x20 inches, 2006 Order Print. $75 (Specify state) Arkansas and Motto T-Shirt

  California and Motto Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) California and Motto T-Shirt

 Colorado and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Colorado and Motto T-Shirt

Delaware and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Delaware and Motto T-Shirt

Connecticut and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Connecticut and Motto T-Shirt

Florida and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Florida and Motto T-Shirt

Idaho and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Idaho and Motto T-Shirt

Hawaii and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Hawaii and Motto T-Shirt

Georgia and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Georgia and Motto T-Shirt

Illinois and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.  11x14 inches, 2006 Order Print. $50 (Specify state) Illinois and Motto T-Shirt