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Artist's Book Ideation Cards, Barbara Tetenbaum, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Artist's Book Ideation Cards, Barbara Tetenbaum, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

108 cards : color illustrations. "Barb Tetenbaum developed the original set of artist's book ideation cards for use in her teaching practice. This version was further developed and designed in collaboration with Julie Chen"--Colophon card. Two decks of offset printed playing cards enclosed in an acrylic box. "The Artist's Book Ideation Cards deck was designed as an aid to the book artist, to jump start a new project or inform one in progress. There are two decks in the set: Category Cards containing approximately eight cards in each of the seven categories (text, image, structure, paper, layout, technique and color) …


Chinese Windows, Clara Hee Ju Nam, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Chinese Windows, Clara Hee Ju Nam, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : all black and white illustrations. Cover title, publication information from back cover. Student work completed for Jan Baker's Form and Communication RISD course. No date, or edition statement. Accordion fold. Black & white printing. Gift of Jan Baker.


Dai Food, Colette Fu, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Dai Food, Colette Fu, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, pop up book. A single opening pop-up book showing a woman surrounded by Dai dishes. Made from Fu's photographs.Title from artist's website. From the We are Tiger Dragon People series. "In Xishuangbanna, the Dai people refer to their land as 'bazi' meaning tranquil and beautiful. Their homes are in a lush subtropical area near river basins with exceptionally fertile soil. One of the least-known but most flavorful culinary treasures in China, their food is similar to Thai food in that it combines sour, spicy, salty and sweet flavors but with its own distinctive style." --www.colettefu.com. Ink: Epson Ultrachrome …


Honey B Hive, Jessica Spring, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Honey B Hive, Jessica Spring, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

6 leaves : illustrations. Author statement from inside front cover. Limited edition of 66 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "Honey B Hive is a sweet B specimen, displaying a hive full of Bs from the collection of vintage wood and metal type at Springtide Press. The book is handset, letterpress printed and bound between velour foil-stamped covers, all inspired by one very painful, then itchy, sting between the toes."--Colophon. Book consists of six leaves interleaved so when the book covers are spread open a honeycomb is formed. Letter "B" type specimens printed on yellow paper. "(in several computer …


Book Of Trees : Both Native And Introduced, Paula Mccartney, Andy Sturdevant, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Book Of Trees : Both Native And Introduced, Paula Mccartney, Andy Sturdevant, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, portraits "Digital press printed by Conveyor Arts, with letterpress printed cover and rounded corners"--Paulamccartney.com. Cover title. Limited edition of 250. Endpaper sheet in wood-grain pattern. Stapled.


Incessant White Noise, Karen S. Kunc, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Incessant White Noise, Karen S. Kunc, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume. Cover title. Trade edition of 30. Throw out accordion fold book. Irregular accordion fold bound into folio of covered boards with etching and mixed media decorative papers.


Boundless, David Stairs, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Boundless, David Stairs, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume. "A humorously titled small book whose 360 degree spiral binding makes its contents impossible to view." --Printed Matter website (viewed Jan. 22, 2020).


Auto Record : Green Kill, Tyler Starr, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Auto Record : Green Kill, Tyler Starr, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

20 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Title from cover. Inside covers included in pagination. Offset printed. Commercial accordion fold binding. "Edition of 800"--23 Sandy Gallery website. "'Auto Record' is an attempt to digest thousands of pages of declassed documents crated by the FBI in relation to the controversial incident in North Carolina on November 3rd, 1979, commonly known as the Greensboro Massacre. The accordion book format is used to visualize two processions of vehicles involved in the incident (one side of the booklet is the KKK and associates caravan, while the other depicts vehicles connected to the Communist Workers Party's anti-klan …


Moonset Cordiero, Kyoko Matsunaga, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Moonset Cordiero, Kyoko Matsunaga, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations. Title from artist's website; publication information from 23 Sandy Gallery Booksellers' website. Limited edition of 15 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "'Moonset Cordiero' is an ancient site of typography, mentioned on a television show in the artist's dreams of June 16th, 2012. This book is an assemblage of connections between this imaginary locale and realtime experiences. She traces memories, recalling scenes from her domestic and international travels. Viewers observe the dream's reflection from the mirror, which includes a glimpse of their own eye"--23 Sandy Gallery Booksellers' website, viewed on March 4, …


Cat's Cradle, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Cat's Cradle, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, forms a star-shaped structure when opened. Limited edition of 50 copies ; each numbered and signed by Julie Chen. Digitally printed on Mohawk Superfine and includes laser cut elements. Carousel structure: 5 spreads, each with 3 layers of overlapping concertina folds with sections cut out to create a 3-dimensional scene. When opened and covers are placed against each other, it forms a star-shaped structure, 11" in diameter. Tie closures. "Cat's Cradle translates thoughts about the nature of existence from idea to form by employing the book structure itself as a visual/physical model of concepts portrayed in the text. …


S., J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

S., J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Graphic Design

xiv, 456 pages : illustrations. Konfidentiell letter (2 leaves) [insert between pages viii-ix] + Pollard State University : VMS accused of ... (1 leaf) [insert between pages 10-11] + Xerox copy of journal article (1 leaf) [insert between pages 20-21] + Newspaper clipping (2 pages) [insert between pages 32 -33] + Telegram (2 leaves) [insert between pages 54-55] + 1 newspaper clipping/memo (1 leaf) [insert between pages 68-69] + Letter from Desjardins (1 leaf) [insert between pages 86-87] + Letter from Jen (4 pages) [insert between pages 100-101] + 1 Brazil postcard [insert between pages 112-113] + 1 photograph of …


Stories From Women Who Served, Pam Deluco, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2013

Stories From Women Who Served, Pam Deluco, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[44] pages : color illustrations. Limited edition of 251 copies. Text pages: handset metal type printed letterpress on 100% PCW paper. Illustrations: screen printed and hand detailed on paper made from military uniforms. Covers: letterpress and silkscreen on paper made from military uniforms. Binding: solid brass Chicago screws. "Paper Dolls: stories from women who served, is a fully functioning paper doll book. Each letterpress printed story is followed by a screen printed illustration onto paper made from the uniform referenced in the story. The stories span more than 40 years of service and include all branches of the military. Together, …