The Fifty United States and their Mottos

2012 Holiday Special!!

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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!

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

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The Fifty United States and their Mottos by Emily Wick. Map...

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The Fifty United States and their Mottos

by Emily Wick.

Map made from digitally assembled linocuts

30x40 inches.

2008

$300

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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...

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Alabama and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Alabama and Motto T-Shirt

Arizona and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily...

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Arizona and Motto

Digital print of linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Arizona and Motto T-Shirt

Alaska and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:03:00 -0400

Alaska and Motto

Digital print of linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Alaska and Motto T-Shirt

Arkansas and Motto Digital print of linocut by Emily...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:02:00 -0400

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...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:01:00 -0400

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:59:00 -0400

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...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:58:00 -0400

Idaho and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Idaho and Motto T-Shirt

Georgia and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick. 11x14...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:58:00 -0400

Georgia and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Georgia and Motto T-Shirt

Hawaii and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily...

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Hawaii and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Hawaii and Motto T-Shirt

Indiana and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily...

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Indiana and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Indiana and Motto T-Shirt

Illinois and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:56:00 -0400

Illinois and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Illinois and Motto T-Shirt

Kansas and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick. 11x14...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:55:00 -0400

Kansas and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Kansas and Motto T-Shirt

Iowa and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick. 11x14...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:55:00 -0400

Iowa and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Iowa and Motto T-Shirt

Kentucky and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:54:00 -0400

Kentucky and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Kentucky and Motto T-Shirt

Louisiana and Motto Digital print of Linocut by Emily...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:54:00 -0400

Louisiana and Motto

Digital print of Linocut by Emily Wick.

11x14 inches, 2006

Order Print. $50 (Specify state)

Louisiana and Motto T-Shirt