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Black Is Every Color, Alisa Banks, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Black Is Every Color, Alisa Banks, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume (8 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; in box 11.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm. Unique book. Artist's statement: Black, the sum of all colors, mysterious, all-encompassing, a shroud, a swarm. Familiar but unknowable, coveted and uncontained. This book work considers the encompassing nature of blackness. Box containing painted cube surrounded by four flaps featuring single signature books. Each stitched cover opens to reveal a poem about the color black. Media: Book cloth, book board, paper, acrylic paint, graphite, glass, embroidery thread, silk, watercolor, graphite. "Created while watching spring bloom and events unfold during COVID-19."--artist's website. Curated title …
O' Possum, My Possum, Mary Jane Damsen, Fleet Library, Special Collections
O' Possum, My Possum, Mary Jane Damsen, Fleet Library, Special Collections
4th Student Artists' Book Contest 2018
No abstract provided.
Great Lakes Aspen Excelsior (I & Ii), Tiffany Bushka, Fleet Library, Special Collections
Great Lakes Aspen Excelsior (I & Ii), Tiffany Bushka, Fleet Library, Special Collections
4th Student Artists' Book Contest 2018
No abstract provided.
A Portrait Of Nangsao Dungjai, (Nangsao) Dungjai Pungauthaikan, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
A Portrait Of Nangsao Dungjai, (Nangsao) Dungjai Pungauthaikan, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Culture
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Aunt Sallie's Lament, Margaret Kaufman, Clair Van Vilet, Ellen Dorn Levitt, Audrey Holden, Mary Richardson
Aunt Sallie's Lament, Margaret Kaufman, Clair Van Vilet, Ellen Dorn Levitt, Audrey Holden, Mary Richardson
Artists' Books
Diamond shape bound book, 24 pages, mounted color illustrations. Limited edition of 120 copies signed by Claire Van Vliet, Mary Richardson, Audrey Holden and E.D. Levitt. "This edition was made using the Permalin text block of the 1993 edition by Chronicle Books.. The design was made with Ellen Dorn Levitt and Audrey Holden who did most of the assembly and made the boxes with Mary Richardson."--Colophon. Book bound in a diamond-shape with the left point blunted for the spine. Each page is a different combination of colors and geometric shapes resembling quilt blocks. Additional Japanese and handmade papers added to …
Race Race, Brian M. Johnson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Race Race, Brian M. Johnson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Culture
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.
Burn Down The Zendo, Michael Hannon, Carolee Campbell, David Brock, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Burn Down The Zendo, Michael Hannon, Carolee Campbell, David Brock, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
stab binding in the style of a Japanese "chomen" or account book, with nail for hanging book, housed in a lucite slipcase; prospectus exterior; front cover; interior pages. number 96 in an edition of 110, signed by the author. Designed and printed by Carolee Campbell. Kanji on cover by David Brock. "San Zendo" means Zen meditation hall or periodic question and answer session between student and teacher (from prospectus)
The Conversation, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Conversation, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
accordion; slipcase cover; cover; page spreads; accordion partially unfolded. number 37 of 50 copies, signed by the artist
Lines For Lgb-30, Computer, Poet, Silas Munro, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
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.
Night Vision, Anne West, Special Collections, Fleet Library
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.
All The Aldas, Daniel Kane, Special Collections, Fleet Library
All The Aldas, Daniel Kane, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
pamphlet stitch, some fold-out pages; cover; cover page; interior spreads and pages. Poems revealing the author's obsession with actor Alan Alda.
The Lookout: An Excerpt From Five Luminous Towers, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
The Lookout: An Excerpt From Five Luminous Towers, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
clamshell box cover; pg 1-2; poem "The Lookout"; pg 3-4; pop-up tower; clamshell box with lighted pop-up tower. edition of 400
Five Luminous Towers: A Book To Be Read In The Dark, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Five Luminous Towers: A Book To Be Read In The Dark, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
pop-up tower; clamshell box, pop-ups, laser cuts, wire-edge binding; cover; page spread La Torre degli Artisani. edition of 50; "Carol Barton Artist Book Process Archive" for this book available in Special Collections
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.
Snake, Maria G. Pisano, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Snake, Maria G. Pisano, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
tunnel book variation with parallel concertina sides, enclosed in a printed wrapper; cover; accordion, folded out; colophon. A long, narrow tunnel book unfolds like a slithering snake.
Looking At The Sea, Sonia Chia, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Looking At The Sea, Sonia Chia, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Dennis Mabry, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, Dennis Mabry, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Transient Songs, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Transient Songs, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
case bound in soft cover; saddle stitch; cover; page spreads, interior pages. Poems written about places and people from her travels. Written by Amber Gayle, illustrated and produced by twin sister Stacy Wakefield, RISD Alumna.
Country City, Terry Peterson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Country City, Terry Peterson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Culture
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.
Life: The Weaver Of Dreams, Devika Khanna, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Life: The Weaver Of Dreams, Devika Khanna, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Seas Of The Moon, Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Seas Of The Moon, Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
hand sewn signatures with metallic paper hand stitched to the cover pages, book enclosed in a denim cloth slipcase; cover; title page; interior spreads. Images of the poetically named "seas" of the moon's surface are conveyed with images of parts of baby clothes, implying the relationship between the full moon and childbirth.
Webs, Elizabeth Collins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Webs, Elizabeth Collins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Animals
This book was created for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Voice, Huda Abi Fares, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Voice, Huda Abi Fares, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Wetatonmi, Angela Lorenz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Wetatonmi, Angela Lorenz, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Culture
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Le Porte Que Quelqu'un A Ouverte (The Door That Someone Opened), Brock Waldron, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Le Porte Que Quelqu'un A Ouverte (The Door That Someone Opened), Brock Waldron, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Crosscurrents, Claudia G. Thompson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Crosscurrents, Claudia G. Thompson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Four Seasons Of The Wind, Athana A. Katsiaficas, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Four Seasons Of The Wind, Athana A. Katsiaficas, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
The Stars Do Their Rounds, Susan Lawler, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
The Stars Do Their Rounds, Susan Lawler, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Nature
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.
Dada Dada Dee Dum, Jon Bjornson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Dada Dada Dee Dum, Jon Bjornson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.
Prayer To The Moon, Tung Yu Ming, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Prayer To The Moon, Tung Yu Ming, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker
Senses
This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.