Stronger than the Waves Crashing on Us by Old Fan Press
"Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys and social activist Erin Potts established the Milarepa Fund in 1994 to help advocate for a free Tibet. They organized the 1996 Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco, which was followed by a second festival in New York in 1997, and a third in Washington D.C. in 1998, generating greater public awareness and financial support for the cause.
“Four Tibetan Freedom Concerts took place Sunday, June 13, 1999 in Japan, Australia, the United States, and the Netherlands. The music festival held at RAI Parkhal in Amsterdam featured a speech by former political prisoner Ama Adhe, as well as musical sets by Luscious Jackson, Urban Dance Squad, Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Dutch band NRA, Gang Chenpa, Garbage, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, Alanis Morissette, and Blur.
“10% from the sale of each book will be donated to the Tibet Action Institute." - Frank Hamrick, Colophon
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
By Frank Hamrick
Ruston, Louisiana: Old Fan Press, 2024. Edition of 50.9 x 8.75 x .25"; 20 pages. Inkjet printed with Epson UltraChrome HDX archival pigment inks on double-sided matte Red River Paper. Colophon and edition number set in Craw Modern typeface. Pamphlet bound with 18/3 Irish linen thread. 18 black & white photographs from the 1999 Tibetan Freedom Concert in Amsterdam. Amsterdam images captured on Kodak Tri-X 35mm black & white film in a Pentax SLR camera with a 50mm prime lens. Title letterpress printed, set in Cheltenham and Ruben typefaces, and Old Fan Press logo relief printed in metallic silver oil-based ink on handmade cotton rag paper. Cover paper color varies - blue, purple, or gray. Signed and numbered by the artist.