Estanislau del Campo, Carta de Anastasio el pollo sobre el beneficio de la señora de la gura. Ediciones dos Amigos, 1995.

Dimensions: 13 1/2” x 10 1/4” x 1”.

Bound: 2020.

Full burgundy goat skin binding with onlays of goat skin with sanded areas, wood veneer, sanded and painted aluminum, snake skin, gold and painted tooling and sprayed acrylic paint.

Fausto and Carta de Anastasio El Pollo by Estanislao del Campo are both fictional accounts of theater visits experienced by Anastasia the Chicken (El Pollo). El Pollo is a gullible bumpkin of the Gaucho Burlesque tradition, who is not able to discern reality from dramatic presentation at the theater. 

The bindings of both of these books portray abstracted views of the theater stage, using various materials and exaggerated perspective. Both bindings feature a proscenium arch, stage planes, curtains, set constructions and references to lighting. The bindings do not reference the characters or plots but they celebrate the wonder and magic that is at the heart of the theater experience for the novice and the experienced theater goer as well.