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Asian American Project, Irene Chan, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Asian American Project, Irene Chan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 case, 35 cards. An open edition artist book. Contains 35 loose and unnumbered cards, much like business cards. Print media on paper, with press name Ch'An punched out. Housed in a red, white, and blue paper case with slip-in envelope closure.


Barbie Paper Doll: A Transformed Wardrobe With Textile Mill History, Irene Chan, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Barbie Paper Doll: A Transformed Wardrobe With Textile Mill History, Irene Chan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 artist's book : color illustrations. Written, designed, and produced by Irene Chan ... produced in an edition of 10 copies. Place of publication for Elsewhere Artist Collaborative from box. Digital prints of cut paper doll clothes. Found object into sculptural book. Printed and illustrated paper box with paper doll, doll clothes, and printed leaf of references for text and images. "American textile history is printed on sixteen paper doll Barbie's clothes. Original doll from 1980 found at Elsewhere Museum and Residency. History is in the form of text and images from mill worker interviews and portraits, tools, statistics, and …


Sylvæ: Fifty Specimens Printed Directly From The Wood With Historical Anecdotes & Observations, Gaylord Schanilec, Ben Verhoeven, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Sylvæ: Fifty Specimens Printed Directly From The Wood With Historical Anecdotes & Observations, Gaylord Schanilec, Ben Verhoeven, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

case bound with fold-out pages, bound in oak cover boards with leather spine and foil stamped spine label; cover; interior pages and spreads. Fifty specimens of timber trees on the farm property of Gaylord Shanilec are printed in full color woodcuts. Anecdotes about the making of the book, the trees, and the neighbors give personality to each tree sample. Ben Verhoeven is RISD alumnus.


The Appeal Of Pornography, Karen Bleitz, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

The Appeal Of Pornography, Karen Bleitz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

drum leaf binding, hard cover, pop-up, movable parts; accordion; cover; page spread, title page; page spreads; colophon. Pop-up book featuring the vast array of pornographic materials available in today's culture and the resulting objectification of women. Designed by Karen Bleitz, hand cut and bound by Amelia Drinkwater. Originally produced in 1996, re-issued in 2007.


The Twin Survey: A Study, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

The Twin Survey: A Study, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch; stab bound; cover; page spreads, interior page. A study on the psychology of twins and their relationships to each other and other people.


I Am The Place Where I Am, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

I Am The Place Where I Am, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[32] pages : ill. (some color), maps (1 folded) "First edition limited to 150 numbered copies."--Colophon. "This book was designed by Hoon Kim, and all photos were taken from Google Earth."--Colophon. [8] page color booklet (13 x 10 cm.) stapled into the center. Cover is a folded map (28 x 38 cm.) Gift of Hoon Kim.


Connect The Dots, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Connect The Dots, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

long stitch with cloth-covered cover boards, housed in a wrap box with plexi front and magnet closure; closed book inside cloth covered box; cloth covered box open with book inside; interior of cloth covered box; book cover without box; interior page; page spread. number 9 in an edition of 18, signed by the artist


Pig 05049 : 1:1, Christien Meindertsma, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Pig 05049 : 1:1, Christien Meindertsma, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (various pagings) : chiefly ill. (chiefly color). "Concept, photography, design & illustrations, Christien Meindertsma"--title page verso. The project was exhibited in the Kunsthal in Rotterdam in 2008. 3rd printing, Oct. 2009. Includes index. "Christien Meindertsma has spent three years researching all the products made from a single pig. Amongst some of the more unexpected results were: Ammunition, medicine, photo paper, heart valves, brakes, chewing gum, porcelain, cosmetics, cigarettes, conditioner and even bio diesel. Meindertsma makes the subject more approachable by reducing everything to the scale of one animal. After it's death, Pig number 05049 was shipped in parts …


Drawings On A Bus, Ellsworth Kelly, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Drawings On A Bus, Ellsworth Kelly, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[44] pages : chiefly illus. Facsimile edition of a 1954 sketchbook. Sketchbook 23, 1954 Bauen in Eisenbeton, bauen in Eisen, bauen in Frankreich At head of cover title: Sigfried Giedion : bauen in Eisenbeton, bauen in Eisen, bauen in Frankreich. Title on p. [4] of cover: Giedion : bauen in Eisen und Eisenbeton.


Abracadabra: An Homage To N.H. Werkman, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Abracadabra: An Homage To N.H. Werkman, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

2 dimensional flexagons and corresponding loose plates, enclosed in a four sided, cloth covered shaped portfolio; cover; various elements; detail; flat view of flexagon structure; detail. A tribute to the life and work of N.H. Werkman, noted German Graphic Designer. As Werkman playfully used text and letter forms as image, the flexagons revolve to reconfigure each composition.


Secret Recipes For The Modern Wife: From Accommodating Breakfasts To Just Desserts, Recipes For Deteriorating Marriages., Nava Atlas, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Secret Recipes For The Modern Wife: From Accommodating Breakfasts To Just Desserts, Recipes For Deteriorating Marriages., Nava Atlas, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

spiral bound; cover; page spreads.


Sehnsüchtig, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2007

Sehnsüchtig, Amber Gayle, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

stab bound album, sewn cloth hinges; perfect bound; cover; page spreads; interior pages, back cover. In fhe form of a handmade photo album, this book recalls memories of a lake and longing for love. Written by Amber Gayle, produced by twin sister Stacy Erin Forte (formerly Wakefield), RISD Alumna.