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Rhode Island School of Design

2019

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Vasilisa And The Witch's Fire, Joanna Robson, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2019

Vasilisa And The Witch's Fire, Joanna Robson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 4 pages. Title from cardboard slipcase cover. Pattern cloth over cover boards. Lasercut silhouette illustrations, with pages that fold out concertina style. In paper box, 14 x 14 x 2 cm. Certificate of authenticity ([6] pages ; illustrations ; 10 x 10 cm) includes instructions on how to display the book. "A papercut re-telling of Vasilisa the Beautiful's flight from the hut of Baba Yaga the Witch"--Certificate of authenticity. "Book no. 16 of 30 was completed by Joanna Robson in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 11/1/2019"--Certificate of authenticity.


Grass, Kim Su-Yong, Xianlu Yi, Brother Anthony, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2019

Grass, Kim Su-Yong, Xianlu Yi, Brother Anthony, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 12 pages. Limited to of 50 copies. Accompanied by folded sheet booklet ([6] pages ; folded to 13.5 x 10.5 cm) "Kim Su-yong, a poet who explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals"--page [3] of cover. Wooden hardcover. Cover has blind carved designs. Title and author information embossed into covers. Accordion, flag book binding. "Kim su-yong is one of the most exceptional poets of modern Korea. He died at the relatively young age of 48 in 1968, but his poetry has become a symbol of freedom and revolution during the democratization of Korea. His last poem, …


A Single {Frame}, Liya Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2019

A Single {Frame}, Liya Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 6 pages. Numbered edition of 12 copies. "printed in Caslon Old Style on French paper with watercolor and lino-cuts"--colophon. ".. [Produced] spring 2019 [for] Art 136: The Artist's Book course, taught by Tia Blassingame"--colophon. Combines handset letterpress, linocuts, watercolor, papercutting and an interactive element to express the significance of self."--Scripts Press.