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Historic Wallpapers, 1750-1949, Catherine Wilkinson-Zerner Apr 2003

Historic Wallpapers, 1750-1949, Catherine Wilkinson-Zerner

Journals

Exhibition Notes, Number 21, Spring 2003. In the 18th century, European and American interiors were transformed by the rise of a new kind of wall treatment. Wallpaper – mass-produced, affordable, and highly practical – reached a broader audience than fine prints and paintings. This wide distribution prompted wallpaper artists to heed the contemporary interests of the expanding consumer class. As a result, wallpaper often recorded social changes as they were expressed in the shifting relationship between high art and popular culture throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

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On The Wall: Wallpaper By Contemporary Artists, Judith Tannenbaum, Marion Boulton Stroud Jan 2003

On The Wall: Wallpaper By Contemporary Artists, Judith Tannenbaum, Marion Boulton Stroud

Books

Wallpaper was once ubiquitous and is still common in domestic settings, but it has rarely been given the same kind of attention bestowed on fine-art objects or other applied arts. Nonetheless, many artists– from Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) to William Morris (1834-96) and Andy Warhol (1928-87) — have created wallpaper and considered this activity to be a significant endeavor.

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Lines For Lgb-30, Computer, Poet, Silas Munro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker Jan 2003

Lines For Lgb-30, Computer, Poet, Silas Munro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Letters

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

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Agrarian Farm, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker Jan 2003

Agrarian Farm, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Stories

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

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The Agrarian Standard, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker Jan 2003

The Agrarian Standard, Scott Thorpe, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Nature

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

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A Hundred Years Of: Lex Flex, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

A Hundred Years Of: Lex Flex, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Ruth Laxson Artist Book Archive

[52] pages : ill. (some color) Cover title. "Digital prepress and offset printing are by Brad Freeman at Nexus Press on the Heidelberg KORD."--Colophon. Illustrated endpages. Bottom of colophon signed by the author. CONTENTS: Part 1. Innocence, elegance, riches & rags -- pt. 2. Wars, rights & ego-echo -- pt. 3. Cyber self & ether/other.

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Inner Soul, Outer Sole, Marci Esterbrook, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker Jan 2003

Inner Soul, Outer Sole, Marci Esterbrook, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Stories

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

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Yearbook, 2003, Risd Archives, Center For Student Involvement (Csi) Jan 2003

Yearbook, 2003, Risd Archives, Center For Student Involvement (Csi)

RISD Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

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The Pursuit Of Happiness, John Carrera, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

The Pursuit Of Happiness, John Carrera, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

cover; spiral bound; interior page; "Fragment", "Extreme Makeover"; page spread; interior page; detail. number 380 in edition of 1,000, Accompanied an exhibition "The Pursuit of Happiness" at The Map Room, Portland, Maine May 1-June 26, 2004

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Personal Paradigms: A Game Of Human Experience, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

Personal Paradigms: A Game Of Human Experience, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 game : illustrations ; in container+ 1 ledger book; 1 user's guide; 1 folded game board. Cover title. "This game was designed and produced by Julie Chen ... All elements were letterpress printed except for the pages of the ledger book ... an edition of 100 copies"--Colophon inside bottom of box. "The object of this game is ... to have the player create a meaningful abstract composition on the game board based on the examination of one area of his or her life ... and to have the player participate in an ongoing collaborative documentary book project by recording …

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Monas (Unity): Notes On Time And Seasons, Louise Kohrman, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

Monas (Unity): Notes On Time And Seasons, Louise Kohrman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

4 stab bound booklets, enclosed in an Asian wrapped portfolio, held with bone clasps; portfolio cover; first opening; title page; interior spreads; four volumes; two volumes open; portfolio closed, with four volumes fanned out. Each booklet, through abstract images and poetry, offers personal musings on nature and life, creativity, and time, within the changing seasons. RISD Alumna

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Night Vision, Anne West, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

Night Vision, Anne West, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

French fold pages, perfect bound in hard cover, enclosed in slipcase with magnetic flap closure. Box cover; cover; title page; interior pages and spreads. Anne West's poetry is lushly illustrated with images of night blooming flowers drawn by Deborah Wieder. The rich, fertile, earthy feminine side of life is embodied in the night garden.

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Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, Kimberly Jackson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker Jan 2003

Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup, Kimberly Jackson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Food

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Papermaking.

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Playing With Fire, Sandra Jackman, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2003

Playing With Fire, Sandra Jackman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion fold with hard covers; cover; title page; interior spreads; interior page. The artist has taken a trade edition pop-up book and embellished it with collaged photographs and drawings, illustrating the story of Faust. Includes a ritual ring to be worn while reading the book. View video of Playing with Fire. ">

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