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Rhode Island School of Design

Book Gallery

1994

Artists' books

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Index To The Encyclopedia, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1994

Index To The Encyclopedia, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

perfect bound with soft cover, cover image foil stamped; cover; interior page and spreads. This book, though an artist book in itself, functions as an Index to "The Encyclopedia" a separate but related sculptural bookwork.


The Body Temple, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1994

The Body Temple, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

sculptural, hinged panels unfold to create a 3 dimensional architectural "temple"; exquisite corpse; box exterior; first opening; side views; angled viewss. Classical and Renaissance architects used parts of the human body as metaphors and inspiration for designing buildings.


Reminder: An Open Book Test, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1994

Reminder: An Open Book Test, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion fold with 2 slipcases, one of which looks like the top of a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Cover; interior pages, accordions, folded out; detail. Self-guided test to determine personality through color with an underlying suggestion that smoking addiction can be predicted based on psychological testing.