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In Between, Frida Baranek, Special Collections, Fleet Library
In Between, Frida Baranek, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Printmaking
42 pages ; 28 cm + 16 portfolios (samples ; 28 cm). 1 box, 16 portfolios. Title from title page of text booklet. Housed in a cloth-covered drop-spine portfolio box (30 x 24 x 5 cm) with paper label on spine Portfolio contains a text booklet (42 pages) plus 16 specimens of handmade paper in individual white paper folders with letterpress identifying each artist. Text booklet contains artists' statements and biographical information. Contents: Amalia Avilés-Lugo -- Anna Hendrick Karpatkin Benjamin -- Hannah O'Hare Bennett -- Jenna Bonistalli -- Elena Bordacconi -- Lesa Hepburn -- Julie L. Johnson -- Danae Lagoy …
Wandering Stars, Sara Langworthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Wandering Stars, Sara Langworthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 20 pages. Edition of 33 copies, signed by the artist. Text is letterpress printed. Images printed from multiple layers of collagraph blocks and pressure print templates. The paper is Okawara Handmade. Size and shape of papers varies. Handsewn into black paper cover. This book is made from remnants of the artist's work, "Sidereal," also printed in 2019.
A Single {Frame}, Liya Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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.
The Radiant Republic, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Radiant Republic, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 box, 5 volumes, 9 concrete forms, 1 sheet of glass. "In The Radiant Republic, language from Plato and Le Corbusier has been combined to create a narrative in five parts. Each part is bound separately, and features a portion of an interlocking landscape with no fixed beginning or end. The project is housed in an elaborate enclosure featuring elements of wood, cement, and glass. Letterpress printed and completed in 2019."-Publisher website. Box constructed with finger jointed, pressed-wood with pale green cloth lid. Lid has image of three icosahedron forms. Box contains 5 pamphlet-stitched volumes wrapped together. Each volume consists …
Solastalgia, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Solastalgia, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 170 pages. "Solastalgia" is a term coined over a decade ago by Australian professor of sustainability Glenn Albrecht, which he defined as "the pain experienced when there is recognition that the place where one resides and that one loves is under immediƯate assault.. a form of homesickness one gets when one is still at home." He originally described this emotion as being familiar to people who lived in sacrifice zones-- lands decimated by open-pit mining, or clear-cut logging. But it is quickly becoming, in an era defined by climate change, a universal human experience.--artists' website. Printed on a …
The Acclimatization Society, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Acclimatization Society, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. "The Acclimatization Society is a new limited edition pamphlet about birds that are local to New York City, their adaptations, and survival tactics. Focused on select native and invasive species in their urban habitats: the rock pigeon, red-tailed hawk, sparrows, and European starlings, the text also explores speciation--the process by which species adapt to circumstances, develop genetic mutations, and in time, evolve into new species. The title of the pamphlet references the voluntary associations in the 19th and 20th centuries that encouraged the introduction of non-native species into locations worldwide." Title from cover. "In conjunction with Avifuana: Birds …
The Liquid Fault Line, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Liquid Fault Line, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. "The Liquid Fault Line is the Summer 2018 Informational Pamphlet. It addresses strategic retreat from the shoreline in an age of rising sea levels. What are the costs? What if you don't want to leave your home and community? What are the various adaptation strategies and who benefits? What will happen if we don't plan ahead?" Title from cover. "Edition of 200"--From artist's website. Letterpress and linoleum (linocuts) block prints on French Paper Co. paper, folded accordion style and sewn into printed cardstock cover with pamphlet stitch. "Brain Washing From Phone Towers is a series of informative and …
Homesteading For The Urban Coyote, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Homesteading For The Urban Coyote, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 sheet folded to 5 pages. Edition of 250. "Fall 2018 NYC"--page [4] of cover. Letterpress and linoleum (linocut) block prints on paper folded accordion style and sewn into printed cardstock cover with pamphlet stitch.
Intrusion, Ellen Knudson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Intrusion, Ellen Knudson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 18 double leaves. "Intrusion is a modern bestiary that illustrates the conjured effects of human encroachment on nature and wildlife. These contemporary beasts are the amalgamation of animal bodies and environmental abuses - the illustrated outcomes of the human excesses of plastic bottles and bags, the unrestrained consumption of goods and the inordinate amount of garbage it creates, the imprudent disposal of decor and furniture, the overuse of water and the naive assumption that water is forever guaranteed, and the evolution of disease that is the consequence of carelessness "--Artist's statement, Vamp & Tramp, bookseller's website. "Text adapted …
Flyway, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Flyway, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume 8 pages. "Second in a series of three about Jamaica Bay. Edition of 200. Printed letterpress from metal type and lino blocks in July & August 2017"--Colophon. Four folded sheets (24 x 30 cm) lift-up from the printed text pages to reveal large, color illustrations. "Brain Washing from Phone Towers, Informational pamphlets, Summer 2017, New York City, Sarah Nicholls, pamphleteer"--Page [4] of cover. Accordion fold binding.
I Desire You Would Remember The Ladies, Vanessa Nieto Romero, Special Collections, Fleet Library
I Desire You Would Remember The Ladies, Vanessa Nieto Romero, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 8 folded sheets of muslim fabric each containing one booklet. Title from cover and colophon. Edition of ten copies, numbered and signed by the artist. "The contemplative action of folding, unfolding and revealing is evoked in this book as a way to praise and remember the labor of immigrant women and how these historical facts resonate in our contemporary political arena. The texts are letterpressed printed, using polymer plates, and the photographs are laser printed on Washi Natural heavy weight of 80 g/m2. The covers are made with muslim fabric, which was used for the sac pillows in …
Glasshouse, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Glasshouse, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 40 pages. ".. printed in an edition of 35 in the fall of 2016 from wood, metal, and plastic on a Vandercook Universal III housed at the Center for Book Arts, New York. Papers used are Sakamoto Heavy, Thai Kozo, and Zerkyll Ingres. Studio support for the development of the edition was also provided by Guttenberg Arts in NJ. Polymer plates were made by Boxcar Press in Syracuse, NY." -- Colophon. Limited edition of 35 copies; numbered and signed by Sarah Nicholls. Pamphlet stich binding; in two gatherings, attached to the heavy purple paper cover. Issued in a …
Input / Output: Mapping The Creative Process, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Input / Output: Mapping The Creative Process, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. Artist's book by Macy Chadwick. Title page spans two pages. Limited edition of 100 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "'Input/Output' was created as one of the Small Plates series at San Francisco Center for the Book in 2016. The book was designed and written by Macy Chadwick and was letterpress printed at SFCB with Gotham typeface on Cougar Opaque paper using linoleum blocks and polymer plates with the assistance of Paola Hurtado, Cheryl Ball, Lian Ng, Carrie Ann Plank, Laurie Whitehill & Megan Adie... The binding was based on Keith Smith's 'border book' which opens out …
Wipe The Slate, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Wipe The Slate, Sarah Nicholls, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 folded sheet. Edition of 200. "December 2015 New York City" Folded pamphlet, with text and background illustrations, printed from wood and metal type and hand carved lino blocks. Can be viewed unfolded flat or folded into accordion-style book. Sheet folds out to 32 x 47 cm, one side illustrated with woodcuts, the other with linocuts. Title printed in red letterpress, text printed in blue letterpress.
1 In 3: Women Have Been Slapped, Pushed, Or Shoved, Jaime Shafer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
1 In 3: Women Have Been Slapped, Pushed, Or Shoved, Jaime Shafer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume unpaged. Cover title. Limited edition of 25 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "Printed at the Black Rock Press using a Vandercook Universal I and inkjet pigments. Letterpress printed from metal type and polymer plates on Stonehenge paper. Inkjet printed on Hahnemuhle Duo and Epson UltraSmooth Fine Art paper. Found and altered photographs"--Colophon. Hedi Kyle's flag book structure, bound in paper over boards. An outline of a woman's head is printed on the back of the accordion spine. Text letterpress printed in red and grey on flags and cover boards. Flags feature inset altered portraits of female …
Shift, Shift-Lab, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Shift, Shift-Lab, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 box, contains 5 books and 3 folded cards. Each artist created a small book of identical dimensions to reflect her interpretation of the word "SHIFT". Edition limited to 20 copies, numbered and signed by artists. Five books issued in drop-lid box, covered in grey fabric with paper title label and magnetic closure. CONTENTS 1825-1862-1918 (Shift) / K. Baldwin -- Shape shifting / Denise Bookwalter -- Shift in position / Sarah Bryant -- A shift in perspective / Macy Chadwick -- Redirecting shift / Tricia Treacy.
Specimens, Lauren Faulkenberry, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Specimens, Lauren Faulkenberry, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 drop spine box, four interior parts. Numbered edition of 50. Each of the four parts unfold to 15 x 30.5 cm. Each printed on one side with color illustrations and printed text. Housed in a cloth-covered drop-spine box (16.5 x 9 cm.) with two compartments, one section holds the folded texts, the other houses an origami butterfly which is pinned to the box.
The Infinite Between Us, Inge Bruggeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Infinite Between Us, Inge Bruggeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (unpaged) : color ill., folded maps. "This book was conceived as a residency project for the Atelier Vis-à-Vis in Marseille, France. It was printed on Akatosashi paper in an edition of 20 copies and completed during the spring and summer of 2011 by Inge Bruggeman. The imagery was printed on a Ledeuil etching press and a Vandercook SP15 repro proof press... The text was letterpress printed in Inge's studio in Portland, Oregon on a Vandercook 219AB, where the binding work was also completed."--Colophon. The map imagery for this book was inspired by a collection of books given to …
Local Conditions: One Hundred Views Of Mount Rainier (At Least), Chandler O'Leary, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Local Conditions: One Hundred Views Of Mount Rainier (At Least), Chandler O'Leary, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 container box, 120 card-sized prints, 1 guide (50 pages). Consists of 120 card-sized prints in a container box (20 x 26 x 19.5 cm) and a viewing box with slats for inserting the cards to create different views of Mount Rainier. The container box has three drawers, two of which contain the cards and the last containing the viewing box and a guide to the cards called "Locator key." The top of the container box is a viewing platform to hold the viewing box. The container box is inserted in a five-paneled wrapper printed on the interior with an …
Ho Mei Ah = [Good Taste], Renee Chan, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Ho Mei Ah = [Good Taste], Renee Chan, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Food
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Pine Needles And Cones, Peter Freedman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Pine Needles And Cones, Peter Freedman, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
The Evolution Of Money, Jessica Rosenkranz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Evolution Of Money, Jessica Rosenkranz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Stories
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
The Veil, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Veil, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 5 pages. In box (33 x 22 cm) Title from box. "'The Veil' was written and designed by Julie Chen in the fall of 2002. It was letterpress printed using a combination of photopolymer plates and collagraphic blocks on Wyndstone Marble papers, and cut using a Universal Systems Lasercutter. The binding was done by Julie Chen and Anna Sacramento at the studios of Flying Fish Press.."--Box lining paper. Produced in an edition of 100 copies, signed & numbered by the artist. "This book can be displayed as a standing sculpture by curving the concertina into a circle, with …
5 Senses, A. Delany, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
5 Senses, A. Delany, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Ode To A Grand Staircase (For Four Hands), Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Ode To A Grand Staircase (For Four Hands), Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 29 pages, pages cut in layers to resemble a staircase. "Ode to a Grand Staircase (For Four Hands) is a visual dialog created by Julie Chen and Barbara Tetenbaum, who found their inspiration in the work of composer Erik Satie. The text is derived from the musical directives and silent librettos which accompanied his scores. Thanks to Anna Sacramento for production assistance and to Claudia Wober for the translation. We dedicate this book to the memory of two men, Peter Chen and David Tetenbaum, whose lives inspired the music in our own"--Colophon. "The story in this book comes …
Octopus, Elizabeth Mcdevitt, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Octopus, Elizabeth Mcdevitt, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. Title from case. Accordion style binding to produce a three-dimensional effect. In case. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates; collographic prints. Edition of 100 copies.
Weaving, Molly Schoenhoff, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Weaving, Molly Schoenhoff, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Palimpsest, Heather Watkins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Palimpsest, Heather Watkins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Stories
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Vitamins, Lisa Ryu, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Vitamins, Lisa Ryu, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Food
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Tending Gardens: A Book On Friendship, Andrew Scro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Tending Gardens: A Book On Friendship, Andrew Scro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.