The outer case of the book is made of black cardboard and a metal plate that is embossed with a design from nature. The metal plate reads 'In Spite of Everything' the theme of which is taken from the writings of Anne Frank.
There is an inner book that has another metal plate and repeats the phrase by Anne Frank.
There is a tri-fold book that has three attached stick figures with the writings and drawings of the children from Theresienstadt. There are circular symbolic beliers within each figure containing drawings of flowers - inside the last figure - a picture of a butterfly, also on the figure itself, a repeat of the most famous poem from the camp, '...I never saw another butterfly...' The Book folds over and reveals yet another book within the book featuring reproductions of the writings of the children addressing different themes sequenced in columns with real flowers pressed into the pages of the book.
This book was completed during April/June of 1993 with handmade paper composed of a blend of cotton fibers and Hawaiian sugar cane made in four stages prior to sheet formation.
A black cardboard box contains the second volume and inner metal book frame. There is the inclusion of the expletives - Juden Vereke, Rouse Juden - the metal boxes are all fundamentally alike with tiny differences and the frame closes with a tie.
The book entitled 'Clepsydra' is contained in an outer material-like wrapper. The black book when opened has an embossed recessed Star of David surrounded by black leaves. The title appears on the cover of the book which has within it a Prologue and Epilogue and contains excerpts from the book 'Clepsydra' by Jean Francoise Steiner of Treblinka.
Each page of the book has 'banners' from which hang destroyed Stars of David and the Colophon which contains the signature of David Anderson's son and assistant Charles Anderson. The artist statement is included in which he says that he is now creating a Series of Ten Books. He also gives a description of the contents of the handmade crafted paper created for this book. The book was completed in March 1993. The paper used in the book was handmade from Pacific Northwest hard woods, pure cotton pulp and numerous plant fibers.
An outer case is made of lathe and plaster with a brief statement about the art and camp inside Terezin on the inside cover. The metal book frame is made of soldered metal and wire and the spine has a representation of the Star of David. There are wires which symbolize a prison environment, several nooses, a guard tower, a window in a SS prison wall, and shower heads - symbolizing the Nazi's final solution of the Jewish people.
There is a green inner box that is hand sewn with five little booklets. The booklets have art work and poetry of the children and inmates from the Theresienstadt - one dozen written fragments from survivors and victims of the camps. The artist cites all of his sources on the back of each booklet.
A large mixed media work on paper from the artist's Rapture Series. The flat topped buildings, palm trees, and taupe colored mounds are indicative of a desert landscape. There are five women in intricate head dresses that are reminiscent of Wright's Goddess Series.
An etching of the top of the buildings along Fifth Avenue in New York. Large spires rises among the building tops, one of which is St. Patrick's Cathedral.
A larger etching than Cawein normally produced, the work depicts a man peacefully sleeping in a chair outside his cabin. His shoes are off and lay strewn on the deck beside him.
Etching of a frozen field with trees and a small house lining the perimeter. There a faint tracks of someone walking over the otherwise undisturbed ground.
An intaglio print of a shaded outdoor structure with deserted wicker furniture. Long sheer drapes are pulled back exposing the sunlight outside the sitting area. Although in the title of the image, the tennis court is very small in the distance of the scene.
An intaglio print of the amusement park Playland, Rye in New York. The park is depicted at night when the park is deserted with only a few lights to add contrast to the dark scene. The use of aquatint adds a tonal contrast to the night's sky.
A horse-drawn cart with a the passenger holding an umbrella waits on the street with a tall telephone pole and its wires taking up the top of the picture frame. Buildings line the street and create a small alley way into the back of the frame.
