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Living With The Tides: The Sundarbans, Laila Nahar, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Living With The Tides: The Sundarbans, Laila Nahar, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Edition of 15 handbound copies. Title from cover. Publication date and edition statement from artist's website. Photographs, editing, sequencing: Laila Nahar ; Book concept and design: Laila Nahar ; Texts: Laila Nahar. Hardcover with a tipped in photograph and cloth spine. Eight Leoporello panels with individual hardcover and tipped in photographs. Translucent vellum as endsheet, Canon Mi-Teintes paper as accordions. Archival pigment printing. "Living With The Tides' is a project with the photographs from the Sundarbans. I had always been viscerally influenced by the Sundarbans, its mysteries and splendors. It is the world's largest …
Asterisms, Drew Leventhal, Valley Books, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Asterisms, Drew Leventhal, Valley Books, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
44 unnumbered pages : all black and white illustrations. Title from cover. "Printed in England"-- back cover. "Edition of 200"-- publisher. "Inspired by the use of astronomy in colonial surveying techniques, Asterisms takes the stars as its subjects. Using telescopes and projectors to create constellations bursting with movement, Leventhal examines humanity's relationship with the night sky, our quest for godhood, and the way love can fill even the deepest void."-- publisher's webpage. Stapled binding. RISD Alumnus, MFA Photo 2022
Roots: Korean Diaspora, Andre Lee Bassuet, As220 Printshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Roots: Korean Diaspora, Andre Lee Bassuet, As220 Printshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
75 pages : color illustrations. Numbered edition of 100 copies. Date of publication from colophon. In clamshell box (25.5 x 20 x 3 cm). Box covered in brown velor fabric with tan stitching that looks like the stem of a plant. "Parts of the book .. printed at AS220, RISD, Brown University as well as Outlet, Staples, and Minuteman Press." -- colophon. Types and sizes of paper varies, some folded, mounted, tipped-in, etc. Stab binding with black thread. Bassuet also wrote the foreword, front cover calligraphy, illustrated the back cover, and served as the publication's art director. A collaborative artist …
Feral, Sarah Nicholls
Feral, Sarah Nicholls
Artists' Books
2 unnumbered pages (1 folded) : color illustrations. "Brain washing from phone towers informational pamphlets" Series "June 2023" Letterpress and relief printed pages (one fold-out) bound with pamphlet stitch in printed paper covers. "Brain Washing From Phone Towers is a series of informative and entertaining Informational Pamphlets produced by hand on a seasonal basis. These small-scale publications combine text (handset in metal type) and image (carved in wood or linoleum) produced via obsolete technology in editioned works which are distributed at will to a chosen audience. The content of the series aims for historical interest, commemorative intent and a healthy …
Color File #3, Marciar. Cohen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Color File #3, Marciar. Cohen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 rotary card file : all color illustrations. Title from book slip accompanying the book. Artists' book on Rolodex file cards. Housed in Rolodex box (13 x 18 x 17 cm). Unique work? Rolodex contains three projects: Books, signed and dated 2010 -- Glass House, 2019-2021 -- Saving Stamps, 2023. Saving stamps title on an older rolodex card stock. The three separate works are separated by index tab cards. "B" for books, "G" for Glass House, "XYZ" for Savings Stamps. "Invented in the 1950's the 'Rolodex' is a rotating index cardholder that was typically used to store business contact information. …
Don't Put Up My Thread And Needle, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Don't Put Up My Thread And Needle, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations (ink and wash drawings). Limited edition of 12 copies. The poem entitled "Don't put up my thread and needle" is by Emily Dickinson, circa 1846-47. The covers are variable and each is inspired by vintage sewing notions and needle books along with other domestic objects. The pages are lettered by hand with a pointed nib on Frankfurt paper using acrylic ink. Interior pages are bound to the cover using a saddle stitch and linen thread. The images of needle packs and nib pen are drawn in ink and glued to the pages. Some of …
Wak'a, Isabel Fernandez Echavarria, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Wak'a, Isabel Fernandez Echavarria, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Title from cover. Photography, text, and design by Isabel Fernandez Echavarria. "Wak'a is an observation journey on the territory I inhabit: the external, internal and cosmic. It attempts to portray the supernatural forces that manifest in Santiago de Chile, in the spot where cerro Manquehue and ̕ro Mapocho meet establishing a sacred space, a point of concentration of power and energy, a channel of connection with the ancestors who inhabited this place before me."-- artist's website. Inkjet printing. Accordion with pamphlet stitch. In cardboard folder with attached blue string tie. Text in Spanish and …
Can You See What I See?, Sandra Erbacher, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Can You See What I See?, Sandra Erbacher, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
90 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Edition of 25. "'Can You See What I See?' borrows from the format of the Children's Activity Book to explore themes of visibility and violence in warfare and education. Children's Activity Books are a popular genre of publication meant to be in equal parts educational and entertaining. Often thematic in nature and printed on cheap gray paper, they are filled with coloring pages, and well known games and puzzles such as Word Search and Spot the Difference. In 'Can You See What I See?', the coloring pages, rather than featuring popular cartoon characters or farm …
Venetron, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Venetron, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (unpaged) : map. 1 plastic envelope with zip closure holding 2 sheets of paper and 7 plastic sheets (each 28 x 44 cm) that include a map of Venice and index to locations of works of art; plastic stencil sheets have names of artists and pricked points for overlaying on map to discern locations of works. "VeneTron is a low-tech art-finding device that reveals locations of work by seven important Venetian artists. It addresses the complicated and confusing geography and history of Venice, Italy and is named for the Tron family, which rose to power in the 15th …
Wonderlandia, Daniel Pulido, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Wonderlandia, Daniel Pulido, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
11 unnumbered pages (some folded) : color illustrations (some foldout). Illustrated title page. Includes various types of illustrations including linocut and woodcut. Printed dark blue and red on beige paper. "1 aguafuertes con xilografía mdidas: 56 x 38 centímetros. relizadas en atelier alt schlachthof, Sgmaringen. Aemania, 2019". "6 linografías con xilografía 38 x 28 centímetros, realizadas en Ibagué Colombia, 2023". Text contains ornamental initials. Edition comprised of 4 copies. Handwritten poem with etchings, color woodcuts and linocuts, on mould made paper. Daniel Pulido is an artist and poet born in Colombia. He is a member and co-founder of the artist's …
The Running Of The Tide, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Running Of The Tide, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more">. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.
The Inner Shrine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Inner Shrine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more">. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.
The Little Poems Of Barbara Erskine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Little Poems Of Barbara Erskine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more">. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.
Half Premonitions Of The Moon, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Half Premonitions Of The Moon, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (36 cards, 2 accordion folded sheets, wooden instrument) : illustrations Edition of 45 copies. In paper binder with belly band enclosure. "Half Premonitions of the Moon is an instrument, modular score, and set of performance instructions housed in a custom-built enclosure. The score and instrument were developed by Holland Hopson, a sound and media artist, composer and improviser. The enclosure was designed, printed, and hand produced by Sarah Bryant, a book artist who works under the name Big Jump Press. The customizable score is assembled from a set of 36 cards. This allows individuals or groups to use …
50 Years: Roe V. Wade..., Greer Muldowney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
50 Years: Roe V. Wade..., Greer Muldowney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations Title from cover. "Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, decided on January 22nd, 1973. The Court ruled that the constitution protected the right to have an abortion, securing choice and bodily autonomy for American women. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. nullified the precedent of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022. This decision has left reproductive rights to be decided on a state by state basis, compromising the health and access on healthcare for half of the country after 49.5 years …
I Have A Dream, Sarah Matthews, Special Collections, Fleet Library
I Have A Dream, Sarah Matthews, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 sheet (32 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 16 x 12 cm + 1 box (18 x 13 x 4 cm) + 1 card (17 x 11 cm). "'I Have a Dream' is a one page zine created and designed by Sarah Matthews. It was printed on a Heidelberg Offset Press at the Borowsky by Amanda D'Amico & Erica Honson at the Borowsky Center for the Publication Arts at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a chilly weekend in March 2022"--Colophon card. "Variable edition" of nine. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Zine featuring quotations …
Invisible Labors : Reviving Histories Of Women's Land Work In The Blue Island Ridge Communities, Chicago, Illinois, Susannah Papish, Mellissa H. Potter, Jacob Lindgren, 3arts Artists Projects, Columbia College, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Invisible Labors : Reviving Histories Of Women's Land Work In The Blue Island Ridge Communities, Chicago, Illinois, Susannah Papish, Mellissa H. Potter, Jacob Lindgren, 3arts Artists Projects, Columbia College, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
6 pages in folded accordion book : illustrations ; 4 postcards + 1 paper insert. "Invisible Labors was printed in a risograph edition of 50 as well as a deluxe edition of 50."--Colophon "To honor the little-known contributions of Chicago's early women agricultural and cultural workers, [Susannah Papish collaborated] on a new publication entitled Invisible Labors, inspired by a recent research and garden project in the Morgan Park and Beverly neighborhoods formerly known as The Ridge. This book [weaves] together historical archives, photographs, and original new artwork that creatively interprets the crucial role that women have played in working and …
From Your Body To The Cosmos, Sheryl Oppenheim, Special Collections, Fleet Library
From Your Body To The Cosmos, Sheryl Oppenheim, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
36 unnumbered pages : illustrations, 1 sample. Edition of 300 3-hole pamphlet sewn binding, 14-color risograph printed with foil stamped cover, tipped in swatch of hand marbled paper. "From Your Body to the Cosmos is made from risograph-printed reproductions of shell pattern marbled papers, produced by adding oil to paint to form halos Each paper was made from a single pigment.. At the end of the book is a swatch from a sheet of shell-marbled paper. The pigment is indicated on the back. Thank you to Small Editions and lucky risograph for producing this book! The title is taken from …
Black Joy Archive. Vol. Ii, Spring '22, Zoë Pulley, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Black Joy Archive. Vol. Ii, Spring '22, Zoë Pulley, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
141 pages : illustrations, portraits "'black joy archive' began in May of 2020 in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor & Ahmaud Arbery. Amidst a worldwide pandemic, Black individuals were forced to cope, reckon and process trauma inflicted time-and-time again by the racial epidemic this country has battled and protected for centuries."--cover. For more: www.blackjoyarchive.com "edition of 50, designed by zoë pulley, risograph printed by secret riso club, cover letterpressed by dwri ; typeset in dapifer, halyard & format" "27 contributors"--cover. Plastic spiral binding. Book is accompanied by a canvas bag with "bja, vol. ii", printed in …
Neighborhood Garden, Katie Baldwin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Neighborhood Garden, Katie Baldwin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations. Edition of 100 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "... created by Katie Baldwin in 2021, while she was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Long bicycle rides through the city were the inspiration for these images. Between highways, concrete, rivers and canals, small gardens were found. This book is Risograph printed on French Paper at Directangle Press by Josh Dannin in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Baxter Stults expertly prepared the files for this project in Knoxville, TN. The edition was bound in Huntsville, AL."--colophon. Pagination includes cover. Colophon on page [3] of cover. Black …
Parade Of The Old New : Panorama ; The Troublemakers : History Painting In The Real World, Zoe Beloff, Leeemma Running
Parade Of The Old New : Panorama ; The Troublemakers : History Painting In The Real World, Zoe Beloff, Leeemma Running
Artists' Books
76 unnumbered pages : color illustrations Held closed by red elastic band Includes bibliographical references "An accordion book that reproduces Parade of the Old New, a panoramic painting on cardboard by Zoe Beloff. Created between 2017 and 2021, the picture is an allegory of the American body politic in dark times inspired by Bertolt Brecht's poem. On the reverse of the accordion you will find Beloff's essay The Troublemakers: History Painting in the Real World"--new.booklyn.org 40-panel accordion book. SEI
Grave To Cradle, Hannah Batsel, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Grave To Cradle, Hannah Batsel, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations. Cover title. Edition of 35, signed and numbered by the artist. Trifold book cover which when opened displays the wingspan of a moth screenprinted on cloth. "This book was printed as part of an In Cahoots residency in Petaluma, CA, in October of 2019. It was assembled in Chicago, IL, in February of 2021"--Colophon. "Inspired by real-life bagworms, insects that construct different cocoons based on the materials available in their environments, and an actual cemetery in Petaluma, CA, 'Grave to Cradle' is a short magical realism story about insects that synthesize not only physical …
It Is What It Is, Richard Kraft, Special Collections, Fleet Library
It Is What It Is, Richard Kraft, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
5 volumes : chiefly color illustrations,. "On inauguration day January 20, 2017, artist Richard Kraft began issuing Donald Trump colored cards, just as a soccer referee penalizes players who transgress the rules and code of conduct. For four years, Kraft scoured the news and Trump's Twitter feed every day, notating and assigning each of Trump's transgressions a colored penalty card (at first, yellow and red, as in soccer--and then Kraft devised magenta, purple, and crimson for ever-escalating offenses). Kraft issued almost 10,000 cards to Trump, half of them in 2020. In this set of five artist's books, totaling over 1600 …
Geography Of Lost, Emma Sheffield, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Geography Of Lost, Emma Sheffield, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
12 leaves (interleaved) : color illustrations. "Edition of 18"--Colophon Unryu white paper and Strathmore tracing paper pages with Haijiro cover paper. Digital images and letterpress text on two overlapping pamphlet stitched signatures in a trifold cover inside a Khadi paper phase box enclosure. Letterpress printing completed at a residency at In Cahoots, Petaluma, CA. "The text is a poem inspired by an article on Lost Person Behavior, the science of knowing where to search for someone based on which of 41 profiles applies. Implicit in my poem are hard things, feeling forlorn when contemplating a family history of depression, substance …
Fairmont Color Card: Fcc, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Fairmont Color Card: Fcc, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 box (8 folded sheets, 1 sheet) : color illustrations, mounted fabrics Title from front of folded sheets. Limited edition of 20 copies. "Fairmont Color Card is an exploration of the roles of textile, color, and fashion in the origin story of landfill culture. Text for the project was culled from 1977-1978 Home Furnishing Color Card, produced by The Color Association of the United States, Inc. and The Wastemakers, written by Vance Packard in 1960. Designed and produced between 2019 and 2021, the project began in one place and ended in another. Materials for this project include my sheets, my …
Water Jokes, Adriana Gallo, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Water Jokes, Adriana Gallo, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
122 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations "First Edition of 200, First Printing"--colophon. "'Water Jokes' is a collaboration with lucky risograph for the 2021 Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair. It contains a collection of photographs and found images with an accompanying text by the artist on Giochi d'acqua or 'water games' or water jokes', the term originally referring to the (often hidden) water automata of Italian Mannerist gardens."--artist's webpage. "Risograph printed on Sky Parchtone and Bright White Via Vellum. The book utilizes 5 distinct blue inks in various combinations."--artist's webpage. Plastic spiral binding. Velvet cover.
Lunar Volvelle, Monica Ong, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Lunar Volvelle, Monica Ong, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volvelle : color illustrations ; 19 x 19 cm + 1 card (2 unnumbered pages Edition limited to 50 numbered copies, signed. Artists' book in the form of a volvelle, a chart made of concentric paper wheels. "To see the current lunar phase, begin by rotating the sun disc until the pointer rests on the desired date. Count the number of days since the last new moon or use an almanac to determine the day of the lunar cycle and move the moon disc to that number. As the moon reveals its ever-changing shape, so too does the poem …
Silty Loam, Sara Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Silty Loam, Sara Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (unnumbered) : illustrations "Brain Washing from Phone Towers" informational pamphlets series. Cover title. Edition of 250. Limited edition statement from artist's website, viewed May 9, 2023. Letterpress and relief printing on paper. Pamphlet stitch binding; accordion fold out; printed paper covers. "Silty Loam looks at all the different ways food can be grown in an urban environment, and why one might want to. Today, agriculture largely is practiced in isolation from the places where the majority of the population lives and works, and there is very little direct engagement of people with the land that provides the means …
Dear Laurie, Dear Gülşah, Gülşah Mursaloğlu, Laurie A. Palmer, E.S. Kibele Yarman, Umur Publishing, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Dear Laurie, Dear Gülşah, Gülşah Mursaloğlu, Laurie A. Palmer, E.S. Kibele Yarman, Umur Publishing, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
108 unnumbered pages : color illustrations + 1 poster. Cover title. Edition of 500: 300 in English, 200 in Turkish Coptic bound with wrap-around cover that unfolds to become a poster. "'Dear Laurie, Dear Gülşah' is a publication that brings together the correspondence between A. Laurie Palmer and Gülşah Mursaloğlu across disparate geographies, from April to September 2020. Within this transformative year that bore witness to a global pandemic, anti-racist protests, downfalls of power figures and monuments and fires around both continents, the letters both reflect on the present moment and offer insight into the artists' practices and long-term projects."--Letter …
Reminders To Myself : To Act From The Contradictions Of How I Feel About My Vaccination, And, Society In Transition, Rachael Schragis, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Reminders To Myself : To Act From The Contradictions Of How I Feel About My Vaccination, And, Society In Transition, Rachael Schragis, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 poster. "Spring 2021 event diagram" A series of post-it notes with contradictions related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and vaccination. Offset printing.