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1980

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Risd Events March 12, 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Mar 1980

Risd Events March 12, 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD Events was a bi-weekly publication focusing primarily on putting out a calendar of events happening in and around the school. The issue of March 12-March 26, 1980 included an article called The 18/20 Proposal. The RISD Student Council put forth a resolution calling for 18 year olds to be able to drink in bars but 20 year olds could purchase liquor in a liquor store. Also included was an activities calendar for events on the RISD campus and the Providence area.

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Risd Events February 27, 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Feb 1980

Risd Events February 27, 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD Events was a bi-weekly publication focusing primarily on putting out a calendar of events happening in and around the school. The issue of February 27-March 12, 1980 includes a letter to the editor about draft registration, a drawing of Take-a-Break weekend Mardi Gras Masquerade Dance, and a calendar of events for concerts, films, art exhibitions and lectures on the RISD campus and the Providence area.

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Risd Events February 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives Feb 1980

Risd Events February 1980, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

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RISD Events was a bi-weekly publication focusing primarily on putting out a calendar of events happening in and around the school. The issue of February 6-February 20, 1980 included activities and events for RISD students. Concerts, modern dance recitals, plays, art exhibitions, lectures, legal aid all took place on the RISD campus and in the Providence area. Take-a-Break weekend festival information, February 29-March 2, 1980, was also mentioned.

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Yearbook, 1980, Risd Archives, Center For Student Involvement (Csi) Jan 1980

Yearbook, 1980, Risd Archives, Center For Student Involvement (Csi)

RISD Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

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The Eight World Theses Of Master Johannes Baader Concerning The Order Of Mankind In Heaven : With Explanations Of The Same., Estera Milman, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

The Eight World Theses Of Master Johannes Baader Concerning The Order Of Mankind In Heaven : With Explanations Of The Same., Estera Milman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Art History

In paper folder. Title from folder cover. Edition of 50 numberd copies. "Translated by Lerke Foster, designed and printed by Estera Pollock, Center Press, The University of Iowa"--inside leaf of folder. Originally printed at the Saturns in Mülheim an der Donau, 1919. Library has copy no. 42, numbered in pencil, inside folder. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until …

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Mickey Rat, No. 3, Robert E. Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

Mickey Rat, No. 3, Robert E. Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Title from indicia. Library has nos. 1-4 (1972-1982) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

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Cbs 1980 Presidential Workbook For Concerned Citizens, Lou Dorfsman, Cbs Corporate Entertainment And News Divisions Jan 1980

Cbs 1980 Presidential Workbook For Concerned Citizens, Lou Dorfsman, Cbs Corporate Entertainment And News Divisions

Lou Dorfsman CBS Archive at RISD

CBS Television News Division Election Department 1980 Promotion Literature. Informational 1980 presidential election workbook designed to promote CBS coverage of the 1980 election; also claims "If you make the effort to fill out the Workbook, on election day you will be much better equipped to vote intelligently and, as a bonus, you will have an excellent scrapbook of the 1980 Presidential election".

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We Took To The Woods, Louise Dickinson, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

We Took To The Woods, Louise Dickinson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book object. Altered book by unknown book artist, possibly RISD student? At page 30, which is the beginning of chapter II, entitled: "But how do you make a living?" the remainder of the text block is cut-out and the bottom and sides of the remaining pages are lined with narrow pieces of bamboo. Original book was published: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., 1942. Map on lining-paper. Gift of Jan Baker. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

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American Splendor, No. 5, Harvey Pekar, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

American Splendor, No. 5, Harvey Pekar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Began in 1976 with #1; ceased in 1993 with #17. American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals (Pekar died in 2010). Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics. In addition to R. Crumb, Pekar's most well-known and longest-running collaborators included Gary Dumm, Greg Budgett, Spain Rodriguez, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Frank Stack, Mark Zingarelli, and Joe Sacco. …

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Marbling In Miniature, Christopher Weimann, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

Marbling In Miniature, Christopher Weimann, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

[11] pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : 12 mounted color samples ; 75 mm (7.5 x 5.6 cm). "350 copies printed and bound by Christopher Weimann with assistance from Muir Dawson, Stephen Tabor, Ingrid Weimann, Rene Patron, and Pall Bohme"--Colophon. Case binding. Marbled paper cover. Signed by the author and Muir Dawson on the colophon.

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The Classic American Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

The Classic American Silver, Reed & Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Catalogs

1 volume (page numbers vary) : illus. (some color). In three-ring binder. Includes indexes. Includes price lists for Silverplated holloware, effective April 11, 1980; Sterling holloware, effective April 11, 1980; Pewter holloware, effective January 14, 1980; Jewelry & silverware chests, effective February 1, 1980. From the Gorham Design Library. Gift of Lenox Inc.

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Power Poem, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

Power Poem, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Ruth Laxson Artist Book Archive

[16] pages : ill Library has copy no. 92.

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Autobiography Sol Lewitt 1980, Sol Lewitt, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1980

Autobiography Sol Lewitt 1980, Sol Lewitt, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 126 pages. Printed by Morgan Press Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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