ELLIE LEVINE FINDS JOY IN COLLECTION OF POP-UP BOOKS
![Ellie Levine, 88, has collected more than 300 pop-up books in her lifetime. In November, she put them on exhibit at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, the Hebrew Senior Life Community where she lives.]()
Ellie Levine, 88, has collected more than 300 pop-up books in her lifetime. In November, she put them on exhibit at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, the Hebrew Senior Life Community where she lives.
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![Turn the pages of Levine’s books and anything might pop up: Fenway Park; the Titanic; the surreal structures of graphic artist M.C. Escher; ornithologically correct birds, accompanied by their actual songs; or a medieval castle.]()
Turn the pages of Levine’s books and anything might pop up: Fenway Park; the Titanic; the surreal structures of graphic artist M.C. Escher; ornithologically correct birds, accompanied by their actual songs; or a medieval castle.
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![The key element of most pop-up books is the gutter between the pages. Open the spread (keeping your thumbs on the edges of each page), and the 3-D structure emerges. “The trick of being a good pop-up designer is having the design close for you happily and comfortably,” said Levine.]()
The key element of most pop-up books is the gutter between the pages. Open the spread (keeping your thumbs on the edges of each page), and the 3-D structure emerges. “The trick of being a good pop-up designer is having the design close for you happily and comfortably,” said Levine.
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![A rare pop-up book that depicts a bathroom. “Did you ever wonder what happened in the olden days when people went to the bathroom? It tells you,” Levine says.]()
A rare pop-up book that depicts a bathroom. “Did you ever wonder what happened in the olden days when people went to the bathroom? It tells you,” Levine says.
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![A department store pop-up book.]()
A department store pop-up book.
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![One of her current passions is floral/nature pop-up books.]()
One of her current passions is floral/nature pop-up books.
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