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The Self Inside The House, Susan Viguers, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Self Inside The House, Susan Viguers, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
pamphlet stitch variation, made from one folded piece of paper, with pop-up elements, enclosed in a paper wrapper; cover; cover (without slipcase); interior spreads and page; colophon. Using architecture as a metaphor, the artist muses on the aging process and how what is on the outside of us does not always reflect the real self, the part of us that is inside.
Volumes (Of Vulnerability), Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Volumes (Of Vulnerability), Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
pamphlet, saddle stitch, spiral bound, accordion, portfolio, all enclosed in a metal box; front of box; covers of assorted books. Twenty artists create small bookworks focusing on the vulnerability of our current society as the clock ticks toward the year 2000. This box recreates the touring exhibition, curated by Susan Johanknecht and Katherine Meynell.
Xiong Mao = [Panda], Xichan, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Xiong Mao = [Panda], Xichan, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
10 unnumbered pages : all color illustrations. Title from label mounted to cover. Handpainted? ink and watercolor, black, grey, and green. Artist name from red ink stamp on last page. 惜春. Cover boards in green cloth with a repeating pattern printed in dark green and blue. Title and stamp in Chinese characters. Accordion fold. Gift of Jan Baker.
Artifacts, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artifacts, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
wooden box with compartments. Leather bound book, fabricated "archaeological" artifacts; case bound; box exterior; box interior; interior and accompanying notebook; . Leather bound "archaeologist's field notebook" includes sketches of an imaginary dig and archaeological specimens, housed in a wooden box.
Alphabetica Ii: Explorations Around The Alphabet By Senior Design Students At Pratt Institute In New York, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Alphabetica Ii: Explorations Around The Alphabet By Senior Design Students At Pratt Institute In New York, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
French fold pages hand sewn and glued, with paper cover; cover; interior spreads and title page. 12 students in Pfeiffer's class at Pratt Institute created this digital alphabet book.
B, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
B, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
accordion fold, machine sewn, volvelle, match book structure, folded broadsides, all enclosed in a hinged plastic box with an elastic cord and plastic bead closure; cover; interior pages and spreads; four small books. Sampling of book works made by 9 Pratt Institute students in Pfeiffer's class, featuring the historical, culinary, ethnic, natural, and cultural diversity of Brooklyn.
Getting There, Being There, Marcia Ciro, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Getting There, Being There, Marcia Ciro, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
concertina, flag book, with tabbed paper wrapper; paper wrapper; cover, book closed; pages spreads; interior pages unfolded, back cover. number 6 in an edition of 25, signed by the artist
The Field, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Field, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
case bound in suede covered boards, enclosed in a suede covered box; box exterior; first opening; cover; interior spreads and pages. The day unfolds as the mist rises in a country field, little by little revealing the teeming wildlife found there.