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Divisive And Diverse: A U.S. Voting Story, Scripps College Students, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2016

Divisive And Diverse: A U.S. Voting Story, Scripps College Students, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 sheet : illustrations. Cover title. "Fall 2016." Edition of 80 copies. Creators: Vanessa Hayes, Eleanor Lynch, Samantha Nuno, Marissa Schow, Stephanie Sun, and Caroline Thomas. "Under the supervision of Professor Blassingame, the book was printed on Rives Lightweight paper and the book's container was printed on Langdell Handmade paper. it was letterpress printed using handset metal and wood type. The metal typefaces include Ehrhardt and Ehrhardt Italic, Gill Sans Small Caps, Fournier, Univers and wood type"--Colophon. Hedi Kyle fishbone fold book structure. An artists' book exploring voting rights and identity politics. "We created this book with the intent of …


How Books Work, Julie Chen, Clifton Meador, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2010

How Books Work, Julie Chen, Clifton Meador, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 pages : color illustrations. "Written, designed, and produced by Julie Chen and Clifton Meador ... Fall 2010"--Colophon. Cover title. Unnumbered edition of approximately 300 copies. In paper portfolio with mounted color illustration including title. Offset printed; lasercut elements. Clifton Meador, RISD Alumnus, BFA Photography, 1980. Gift of Julie Chen. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.


Full Circle, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2006

Full Circle, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) in case : illustrations. Title from portfolio box. "Written, designed, and produced by Julie Chen ... letter-press printed on various papers using photopolymer plates...produced in an edition of 100 copies."--Colophon, boxtop verso. "Full Circle is a powerful exploration into the cycles of faith and belief from the first moments of obsession through the experience of deepest doubts, and ultimately passing through the place of peace where the mind and heart are (re)united before the endless cycle starts again. A large box-mounted wheel rotates continuously beneath a series of windows to reveal the many stages of the faith …


(In)Versions, Julie Chen, David Turner, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2000

(In)Versions, Julie Chen, David Turner, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[28] pages : color illustrations. Illustrated card stock in accordion fold format, with text mounted on inside back cover; illustrated within cutout mats. When book is unfolded, 2 separate multidimensional scenes are revealed, one from each end. Issued in hardcover box (23 x 27 cm) attaching at the side. Windows centered on the front & back of box. "(In)versions is a collaborative bookwork which combines drawings by David Turner with monoprint & collage elements by Julie Chen. The pages were printed on a Xerox DocuColor 40 and then cut using a Universal Systems laser cutter. This book was partially produced …


Leavings, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1997

Leavings, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[24] pages : color illustrations. Illustrated card stock in accordion fold format, with mounted text, illustrated within cutout mats, and artifacts attached to baggage labels that are inserted in pockets of some of the panels. Issued in cloth-covered box (18 x 13 x 5 cm) with diapered lid and tie; colophon appears inside box. Some of the "leavings" are scraps of paper cut away to construct Julie Chen's book, "Life time." Letterpress printed; lasercut elements. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, 2021.


The Twin Plays : Port-Au-Prince & Adams County Illinois, Jackson Mac Low, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1966

The Twin Plays : Port-Au-Prince & Adams County Illinois, Jackson Mac Low, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet ; no. 10. Cover title. CONTENTS: Port-au-Prince -- Adams County, Illinois. Staple binding. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. 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 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library …


Ritual: A Book Of Primitive Rites And Events, Jerome Rothenberg, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1966

Ritual: A Book Of Primitive Rites And Events, Jerome Rothenberg, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

14 pages. A Great Bear Pamphlet; no. 6. Cover title. Includes bibliographical references. Paper wrappers, stapled. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. 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 2000. She is the author of many books, articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogs on Fluxus and No!art. In December 2018 she donated a selection books from her library to the Fleet Library at RISD. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition …