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A Single {Frame}, Liya Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library
A Single {Frame}, Liya Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 6 pages. Numbered edition of 12 copies. "printed in Caslon Old Style on French paper with watercolor and lino-cuts"--colophon. ".. [Produced] spring 2019 [for] Art 136: The Artist's Book course, taught by Tia Blassingame"--colophon. Combines handset letterpress, linocuts, watercolor, papercutting and an interactive element to express the significance of self."--Scripts Press.
Vasilisa And The Witch's Fire, Joanna Robson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Vasilisa And The Witch's Fire, Joanna Robson, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 4 pages. Title from cardboard slipcase cover. Pattern cloth over cover boards. Lasercut silhouette illustrations, with pages that fold out concertina style. In paper box, 14 x 14 x 2 cm. Certificate of authenticity ([6] pages ; illustrations ; 10 x 10 cm) includes instructions on how to display the book. "A papercut re-telling of Vasilisa the Beautiful's flight from the hut of Baba Yaga the Witch"--Certificate of authenticity. "Book no. 16 of 30 was completed by Joanna Robson in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 11/1/2019"--Certificate of authenticity.
Grass, Kim Su-Yong, Xianlu Yi, Brother Anthony, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Grass, Kim Su-Yong, Xianlu Yi, Brother Anthony, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 12 pages. Limited to of 50 copies. Accompanied by folded sheet booklet ([6] pages ; folded to 13.5 x 10.5 cm) "Kim Su-yong, a poet who explored love and freedom as poetic and political ideals"--page [3] of cover. Wooden hardcover. Cover has blind carved designs. Title and author information embossed into covers. Accordion, flag book binding. "Kim su-yong is one of the most exceptional poets of modern Korea. He died at the relatively young age of 48 in 1968, but his poetry has become a symbol of freedom and revolution during the democratization of Korea. His last poem, …
Funny Ha Ha, Funny Peculiar, Emily Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Funny Ha Ha, Funny Peculiar, Emily Martin, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume in slipcase, 19 pages. "Printed in an edition of 25 with several artist's proofs. Housed in a clamshell box covered in Japanese linen cloth."--colophon. "This book(s) is the result of my extended study of Shakespeare's comedies. I find the comedies individually to be enjoyable but there is a sameness to many of the plots that allows me to mix them up in my head. So much mistaken identity, gender confusion and various other contrivances while romping their way to a fifth act wedding or two. Even more problematic are the decidedly unfunny themes that are common in many …
Input / Output: Mapping The Creative Process, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Input / Output: Mapping The Creative Process, Macy Chadwick, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume. Artist's book by Macy Chadwick. Title page spans two pages. Limited edition of 100 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "'Input/Output' was created as one of the Small Plates series at San Francisco Center for the Book in 2016. The book was designed and written by Macy Chadwick and was letterpress printed at SFCB with Gotham typeface on Cougar Opaque paper using linoleum blocks and polymer plates with the assistance of Paola Hurtado, Cheryl Ball, Lian Ng, Carrie Ann Plank, Laurie Whitehill & Megan Adie... The binding was based on Keith Smith's 'border book' which opens out …
Blizzard Book, Virginia Phelps, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Blizzard Book, Virginia Phelps, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
Multi-section slip case. Publication information from 23 Sandy website. Edition of 3. "Blizzard Book is a nod to the well-known book structure created by Hedi Kyle, so named because she created the structure during a blizzard. This Blizzard Book is focused on snow and wind. Six personal stories about the artist's experiences with blizzard conditions accompany booklets containing moveable structures which depict and explain the six basic types of snow identified by the International Commission on Snow and Ice in the early 1950's. Each type of snow is created by specific atmospheric conditions that are present when water droplets freeze …
Lunar Calculations, Katherine Venturelli, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Lunar Calculations, Katherine Venturelli, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
3 folded sheets. Publication information from Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website. Variable edition of 5. "Three Turkish map folds. A three-dimensional celestial map intaglio printed on white Lenox print papers. Bound in black linen book cloth over boards. Embossed circle on boards. Cord loop on each board to facilitate hanging"--Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website (accessed November 8, 2016). "Lunar Calculations is a book which opens up into a three-dimensional celestial map. My etched imagery printed on the interiors and exteriors of the pop out pages are lunar phases and mathematical symbols which are archetypal symbols that I have utilized in …
Power Pop, Ug, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Power Pop, Ug, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 10 unnumbered pages. Cover title. Publisher name, copyright date, and edition number from page [4] of cover. Edition of 100. First and last pages are pastedowns. Five double-pages pop-ups, silkscreen-printed in pixilated style of the 8-bit video and arcade games of the 1980s. Illustrations depict cityscapes and robots.
Bon Bon Mots: A Fine Assortment Of Books, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Bon Bon Mots: A Fine Assortment Of Books, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 box, 5 objects with color illustrations inside. The box, which is designed to resemble a candy box, contains 3 miniature books (2 of which are accordion folded), 1 folded octagonal object with text, and a small box with text containing 5 copper balls which are to be placed into 5 holes on box's bottom surface. All are designed to resemble pieces of candy and are nested in a cloth which fits over partitioned bottom of box. A leaf with box's contents is mounted on the inside lid. Title from box. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates in an edition of …
A Piece Of String, Jeong-In Cha, Special Collections, Fleet Library
A Piece Of String, Jeong-In Cha, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
single book, all illustrations, sewn elements through out, 14 pages. Title from spine. Signed and dated by the artist.
Freedom: A Fable, Kara Walker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Freedom: A Fable, Kara Walker, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 volume, 19 pages. "A Curious interpretation of the wit of a negree in troubled times, with illustrations.. Presented to you this Christmas '97 by the Peter Norton Family, benefactors." "The Future vision of a soon-to-be emancipated 19th century Negress"--Preliminary leaf. Edition of 4000. Pop-up design by David Eisen, Architects, Inc. Boston, MA ; Laser cutting by Lasercraft, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA ; Text designed by Timothy Silverlake, Valencia, CA ; Printed by Typecraft, Inc. Pasadena, CA. ; Binding by Roswell Book Binders, Phoenix, AZ.
Memory Loss, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Memory Loss, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library
Artists' Books
1 sheet folded. Folded accordion style; binding consists of end boards and cord tie.