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Bean Dance: The Hopi Tradition, Jamie Jett, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

The Acts, The Shelflife: Visual, Verbal, Networking, Miekal And, Elizabeth Was, Xeroxial Editions, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

volumes : illustrations . Each issue has also distinctive title: volume 1. Visual, verbal, networking ; volume 2. Polyartistry. Edited by Miekal And & Elizabeth Was. Volume 1 includes a painted, decorated 45-rpm record "Depicture DisK" in printed sleeve with title: Masculine propaganda dish / The Elastic Ecstatic. Record produced in a limited edtion of 200.

Lonely Nights Comics, Dori Seda, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

American Furniture In Pendleton House, Christopher P. Monkhouse, Thomas Michie

Books

Published as a catalog for the exhibition: Cabinetmakers and collectors: Colonial furniture and its revival in Rhode Island

The Acts, The Shelflife: Polyartistry, Miekal And, Elizabeth Was, Xeroxial Editions, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

volumes : illustrations . Each issue has also distinctive title: volume 1. Visual, verbal, networking ; volume 2. Polyartistry. Edited by Miekal And & Elizabeth Was. Volume 1 includes a painted, decorated 45-rpm record "Depicture DisK" in printed sleeve with title: Masculine propaganda dish / The Elastic Ecstatic. Record produced in a limited edtion of 200.

Plastic, Angela Lorenz, Janet Zweig, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 meal set (5 pieces) : styrene plastic and polyvinyl chloride, black and white ; in plastic bag. Edition of 20. A set of containers and cutlery of a kind used by fast-food restaurants; the two containers are connected. Text in large black typeface runs continuously from one piece to the next. "Plastic, 300 million LBS., Born in America of Petroleum parents, Doomed, to serve us, Instantly, After which .." Title from largest container. Edition statement and date from, "RE:Making a documentation of work by Angela Lorenz" published 2023. "'Plastics' is made out of white plastic ans styrofoam fast-food packaging …

Alphabook 3, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

2 accordion fold books with pop-up elements, enclosed in vellum wrapper; cover; interior views, pop-up. Cut outs unfold to reveal in one accordion book the letters A-M and in the other N-Z.

Weirdo, No. 15, Peter Bagge (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

28 volumes : illustrations. Frequency: quarterly. Publication dates: No. 1 (spring, 1981), ceased with no. 28 (summer, 1993). Editor: R. Crumb. With issue #10, P. Bagge became editor; with issue #18, Crumb's wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb became editor (except for issue #25, which was again edited by Bagge).Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." It also introduced artists such as Peter Bagge, Dori Seda and Dennis Worden. No. 15 Contributors: Robert Crumb, J.D. King, J.R. Williams, Ken Struck, R.L. Crabb, S. …

Weirdo, No. 14, Peter Bagge (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

28 volumes : illustrations. Frequency: quarterly. Publication dates: No. 1 (spring, 1981), ceased with no. 28 (summer, 1993). Editor: R. Crumb. With issue #10, P. Bagge became editor; with issue #18, Crumb's wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb became editor (except for issue #25, which was again edited by Bagge).Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." It also introduced artists such as Peter Bagge, Dori Seda and Dennis Worden. No. 14 Contributors: Robert Crumb, J.D. King, Dennis Worden, Carel Moiseiwitsch, Ken Struck, Mary …

Weirdo, No. 13, Peter Bagge (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

28 volumes : illustrations. Frequency: quarterly. Publication dates: No. 1 (spring, 1981), ceased with no. 28 (summer, 1993). Editor: R. Crumb. With issue #10, P. Bagge became editor; with issue #18, Crumb's wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb became editor (except for issue #25, which was again edited by Bagge).Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." It also introduced artists such as Peter Bagge, Dori Seda and Dennis Worden. No. 13 Contributors: Robert Crumb, Michael Roden, Ken Struck, Mary Fleener, John Holmstrom, Ace …

Risd Voice May 22, 1985, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

RISD Voice was a long-running student newspaper that ran through the 1980s. This issue, dated May 22, 1985, includes articles on the resignation of Al Wunderlich and the future of the Painting department, the resignation of Tom Ewens from Liberal Arts, the Student Board, VE/Memorial Day, a student trip to Morocco, the embargo on Nicaragua, and rock and roll band The Cramps, along with editorials, comics, notices, and advertisements.

Risd Voice April 26, 1985, Students Of Risd, Risd Archives

All Student Newspapers

RISD Voice was a long-running student newspaper that ran through the 1980s. This issue, dated April 26, 1985, includes articles on Freshman Foundation professor Lee Dajasu, alternative school School One in Providence, a lecture on toxic effects of art materials and precautions, and a new album by The Sisters of Mercy, along with editorials, comics, notices, and advertisements.

Weirdo, No. 12, Peter Bagge (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

28 volumes : illustrations. Frequency: quarterly. Publication dates: No. 1 (spring, 1981), ceased with no. 28 (summer, 1993). Editor: R. Crumb. With issue #10, P. Bagge became editor; with issue #18, Crumb's wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb became editor (except for issue #25, which was again edited by Bagge).Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Early issues of Weirdo reflect Crumb's interests at the time outsider art, fumetti, Church of the SubGenius-type anti-propaganda and assorted "weirdness." It also introduced artists such as Peter Bagge, Dori Seda and Dennis Worden. No. 12 Contributors: Jim Woodring, Robert Crumb, J.R. Williams, Brad Johnson, Ken Struck , …

Plus Minus Box, Kisa Kawakami, Alvin Boyarski, Richard Rogers, David Gray, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Architecture

1 container : illus. (some color) ; 32 x 32 cm. Series: Box ; 2 Box (Architectural Association (Great Britain)) ; 2. Running title: Plus minus '85. "Published ... to coincide with the exhibition ... in London at the AA Bedford Square and in Japan at the Contemporary Sculpture Centre, Tokyo and Osaka." Includes portfolio containing 7 folded sheets (numbered p. 1-28), [6] sheets of illustrations, 3 3-dimensional ills. in 1/4" thick mats.

Dada For Now : A Collection Of Futurist And Dada Sound Works, Colin Fallows, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Art History

1 audio disc (39 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm. "

Curated title for RISD Archives & Special Collections exhibition Now Hear This, fall 2023. Includes musical works by the Russolos and Honegger. L'amiral cherche une maison à louer is in English, French and German. The remaining works are sound texts. Various performers. Corale and serenata / Antonio Russolo -- Karawane ; Wolken ; Katzen und Pfauen ; Totenklage ; Gadji beri bimba ; Seepferdchen und Flugfische / Hugo. Ball -- Pacific 231 / Arthur Honegger -- L'amiral cherche une maison à louer / T. Tzara, M. Janco, R. …

One Banana, Jeanne Ryung Lee, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

A Personal Tale Of Tea, Susan Lawler, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Food

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Seven Lady Saintes, Erica Van Horn, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet ([16] leaves : color illus. Two sheets attached lengthwise and folded to form an accordion fold; in envelope made of plastic and string. Printing method: Silkscreen in four colors

Zap Comix, No. 11, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Early issues were published by Apex Novelties and later reprinted by Last Gasp. Publisher became Print Mint with no. 3, Last Gasp with no. 10, and Fantagraphics with no. 16. No. 0 was drawn before issue no. 1 but published afterwards and numbered no. 0 to preserve the correct sequence. Zap Comics written and illustrated by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Paul Mavrides. Zap Comix was an underground comix series which was originally part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books …

American Splendor, No. 10, 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. …

Crosscurrents, Claudia G. Thompson, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Nature

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Two American Declarations Of A Nation's Independent Will, John Atwood, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Zen Of Dementia, Jennifer Curtis, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

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

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

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Rilke: Die Funfte Eligie, John Atwood, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

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

Nature

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Chintz Quilts: From India To America, Lisa-Jean Smith, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Heinz And Judy : A Play, Janet Zweig, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[20] pages : illus. (some color. RISD Faculty.