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Three Cages, Joyce Cutler Shaw, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Three Cages, Joyce Cutler Shaw, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion variation in triangular shape, with folded paper wrapper; book enclosed in wrapper; partially unfolded wrapper with closed book; book closed; page spread; partially unfolded; colophon. number 12 in an edition of 250, signed by the artist, paper engineering by Allwyn Bookbinder


Picto Diary: After 1983, Bing Lee, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Picto Diary: After 1983, Bing Lee, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 22 x 22 cm. Includes three page introduction: "Calligraphic automatism" by Eleanor Heartney.


Rolywholyover: A Circus, John Cage, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Rolywholyover: A Circus, John Cage, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 box : ill. (some color). Title from box lid. Issued in connection with a travelling exhibition of the same title, organized by the museum and opening there Sept. 12, 1993. "The box includes reprints of texts that Cage found useful and inspiring, as well as important new essays. Also included are writings and letters by Cage, reproductions of works by Cage and others, musical scores, recipes, advice on healthy eating, and photographs"--Prospectus. Paying attention / Anne d'Harnoncourt -- Nothingtoseeness / Julie Lazar -- John Cage in the social realm / Laura Kuhn -- Uncaged words / Joan Retallack -- …


Denial, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Denial, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch; cover; interior pages and spreads. Various definitions of "denial" provide a broader understanding of the phenomenon of Elvis sightings.


Instructions For Assembly: Three How-To Projects That Will Improve Your Life., Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Instructions For Assembly: Three How-To Projects That Will Improve Your Life., Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tab binding with pop-up overlays; cover; page spread "The Style";. edition of 600?


My Mother's Book, Joan Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

My Mother's Book, Joan Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

saddle stitch with soft cover and two overlapping "French Door" spines; cover; interior spreads and pages. Stories of the artist's mother's family who immigrated in the early 20th century from the Ukraine.


Paper Plates : She's A Dish, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

Paper Plates : She's A Dish, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[2] pages, [6] leaves of "plates" : color illustrations in wooden crate. Title from laid in colophon. The book is housed in wooden crate, constructed to look like a shipping box for china or glass. The book consists of six round collagraphs, resembling the Italian ceramic dishes called "belle donne" or "coppe amatorie", which are inserted into two sets of paper tryptics made to resemble wooden cupboards. The text surrounding the collographs is cut from cardstock and glued to the surface to resemble the painted scrolls that were attached to the original dishes. paper produced by Cartiere Fedrigoni. The colophon, …


The Position Of The Author, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1993

The Position Of The Author, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

saddle stitch with soft cover; cover; title page; interior spreads and pages. Portraits of various authors, as typically found on book dust jackets, convey the personality of the author through body language, pose, and props. Behind these portraits are scenes of various personal library collections, reading spaces and bookshelves.