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Saturday Afternoons, Susan Angebranndt, Harold Williams, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion with pop-ups; cover wrap; book cover; page spreads. Edition of 25 copies. Cover title. In slipcase with mounted color illustration. "Photos: Susan Angebranndt, Harold Williams ; Illustration, story & construction: Susan Angebranndt ; Ink jet printed"--Colophon. Accordion fold book with pop-up illustrations. Library has copy 7.

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Where Do We Start?, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

maze book accordion variation with fold-out flaps, enclosed in a cloth covered portfolio with sleeves for CD's and housed in a cloth covered slipcase with foil stamped title; cover; title page; interior spreads . With drawings, photos and anecdotes, 2 men describe how they obtained an education despite the pitfalls of the educational institutions of their youth. Full stories are recorded on acompanying CD's.

The Veil, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 5 pages. In box (33 x 22 cm) Title from box. "'The Veil' was written and designed by Julie Chen in the fall of 2002. It was letterpress printed using a combination of photopolymer plates and collagraphic blocks on Wyndstone Marble papers, and cut using a Universal Systems Lasercutter. The binding was done by Julie Chen and Anna Sacramento at the studios of Flying Fish Press.."--Box lining paper. Produced in an edition of 100 copies, signed & numbered by the artist. "This book can be displayed as a standing sculpture by curving the concertina into a circle, with …

Fertile Birch, Judy Hoffman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 object. Title and production information from artist's statement sheet. "This one-of-a-kind artists' book is made of beaten, pigmented abaca fiber twisted and molded into lattice-shaped pages. It is one of a series of "Wild Books" in which the artist explores the idea of manmade objects taking on the aspects of a natural form."--Artist's statement.

Ode To A Grand Staircase (For Four Hands), Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 29 pages, pages cut in layers to resemble a staircase. "Ode to a Grand Staircase (For Four Hands) is a visual dialog created by Julie Chen and Barbara Tetenbaum, who found their inspiration in the work of composer Erik Satie. The text is derived from the musical directives and silent librettos which accompanied his scores. Thanks to Anna Sacramento for production assistance and to Claudia Wober for the translation. We dedicate this book to the memory of two men, Peter Chen and David Tetenbaum, whose lives inspired the music in our own"--Colophon. "The story in this book comes …

Roadkill, John Risseeuw, John Nolt, Beauvais Lyons, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[12], [8] pages : color illus. Fictional text on accordion folded pages with factual notes in booklet attached to accordion pages. "Roadkill was created during a collaboration between John Risseeuw, John Nolt, and Beauvais Lyons in the Spring of 2001 in the University of Tennessee School of Art printmaking studios... Lithography, screenprint, and letterpress were printed on Rives heavyweight text paper and Rives BFK cover."--Colophon. Edition of 50. Library has copy number 22. Sally Hume Lincoln Memorial Fund.

This Original Self, Sandra Turley, Women's Studio Workshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[12] pages : illus. "This book was published at the Women's Studio Workshop..using a method of devore printing, a process of burning away the natural fibers."--Colophon. Printing method: Letterpress, devore screen print. Structure: Accordion fold book.

Five Luminous Towers: A Book To Be Read In The Dark, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pop-up tower; clamshell box, pop-ups, laser cuts, wire-edge binding; cover; page spread La Torre degli Artisani. edition of 50; "Carol Barton Artist Book Process Archive" for this book available in Special Collections

Tattoo, Martha Hall, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 vol. (unpaged) : color ill. . Cover title. Poem. Edition limited to 20 numbered copies, signed and dated by the artist; imprint date from signed statement. Composed of 8 gatherings, bound accordion-fold style, each gathering with its own decorative paper wrapper. Library has copy no. 16.

Floh, Tacita Dean, Martyn Ridgewell, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

176 pages : all ill. (some color, folded). Title from cover. Contains photographs found by the artist in flea markets across Europe and North America. Library has copy no 2391 of an edition of 4000, signed by the artist.

Calico Ghosts: A Photographic Portrait Of A Silver Mining Town, Jill Timm, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

perfect bound variation (?) with fold-out pages. Paper-covered boards, foil stamped title; cover; title page; interior pages and spreads; . Color photographs of an abandoned California mining town are populated with black and white photographs of 19th century people, placed as translucent overlays.

Details: Closed To Open, Buzz Spector, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

perfect bound with soft cover; cover; title page; interior pages. Close up photographs individual hands from a mob of people attending a peace rally reveal the attitude of the individual, closed or open…anger or pacifism.

Library In A Book: Seven Books In One, Mark Wagner, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

screw post bound album; pages have a variety of types of pockets with assorted small books in them; cover; first opening; interior pages. Using library ephemera such as catalog cards, date due slips, date stamps and more, assorted small artists' books are bound an album giving the the feel of a traveling library.

Pickings, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

scroll, machine stitched French fold pages, cards in envelope, shredded book pages, kaleidoscope structure, 4 sided fold out accordions, all housed in a brown paper bag; exterior (bag); colophon; first opening; contents of bag; . 9 artists' books made by students of Werner Pfeiffer as part of an exhibition celebrating 50 years of book arts at Pratt Institute.

Purgatoys, Esther Smith, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tri-fold brochure with cut flaps and pull up extension, expandable fan, concertina mobius strip, volvelle, paper mobile; all 5 "books' slotted into folder; cover; interior spread, two 'toys'; details of 'toys'. Five books, letterpress printed, with movable parts that can be manipulated, hung, or constructed like toys.

The Grass Is Greener, Brad Freeman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

sewn signatures with paper cover; front cover; page spreads. edition size unknown

The Lookout: An Excerpt From Five Luminous Towers, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

clamshell box cover; pg 1-2; poem "The Lookout"; pg 3-4; pop-up tower; clamshell box with lighted pop-up tower. edition of 400

Tunnel Vision: The Big Dig View From My Studio Window On The Corner Of "A" And Wormwood Streets In Boston, Ma, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tunnel book, concertina fold spines; hand sewn; exterior, front view; japanese folding screen. Tunnel book showing the view of the Boston "Big Dig" construction from the artist's studio.

The Theater Of Nature, Or, Curiosity Filled The Cabinet, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : ill.. "Magic Lantern Edition" "'The Theater of nature...' is a variation on the original format, in which the water-colors are replaced by nine transparencies, alluding to the rise of photography and cinematography in 16th century magic lanterns. Most of the images are based on manuscript illustrations commissioned by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605), the first professor of natural history appointed in Italy and creator of an extensive museum of natural artifacts."--Colophon. Two mounted accordion fold illustrated texts. Each are printed on both sides and include color transparencies. Limited edition of 10 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. …

Volumes (Of Vulnerability), Katharine Meynell, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet, saddle stitch, spiral bound, accordion, portfolio, all enclosed in a metal box; front of box; covers of assorted books. Twenty artists create small bookworks focusing on the vulnerability of our current society as the clock ticks toward the year 2000. This box recreates the touring exhibition, curated by Susan Johanknecht and Katherine Meynell.

The Field, Mary Mccarthy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

case bound in suede covered boards, enclosed in a suede covered box; box exterior; first opening; cover; interior spreads and pages. The day unfolds as the mist rises in a country field, little by little revealing the teeming wildlife found there.

Xiong Mao = [Panda], Xichan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

10 unnumbered pages : all color illustrations. Title from label mounted to cover. Handpainted? ink and watercolor, black, grey, and green. Artist name from red ink stamp on last page. 惜春. Cover boards in green cloth with a repeating pattern printed in dark green and blue. Title and stamp in Chinese characters. Accordion fold. Gift of Jan Baker.

How Havana Stole From New York The Idea Of Cuban Art, Pedro Álvarez, Smart Ass Press, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[22] pages : all ill. Series: Pinspot ; no. 7 Title on backcover altered Gift of Smart Art Press.

(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 …

Cyber Egos, Béatrice Coron, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

8 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Title from cover. "This booklet was made from the original papercuts of an artist book created in an edition of three in 2000"--back cover. Folded sheet, instant book. Gift of Jan Baker.

Light Leaks, Kate Copeland, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

3 volumes : color illustrations. Cyanotype on kitakata with gold foil stamping, bound into pamphlet stitch books. The paper is treated with emulsion, bound into a book, and exposed to sun for a day. The cyanotype pages capture patterns of shadows; each book becomes a sun dial. Signed by the artist on page [4] of cover. Three booklets in paper envelope. Gift of the artist. RISD Alumna, Printmaking, MFA, 2006. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection.

Alphabetica Ii: Explorations Around The Alphabet By Senior Design Students At Pratt Institute In New York, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

French fold pages hand sewn and glued, with paper cover; cover; interior spreads and title page. 12 students in Pfeiffer's class at Pratt Institute created this digital alphabet book.

Artifacts, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

wooden box with compartments. Leather bound book, fabricated "archaeological" artifacts; case bound; box exterior; box interior; interior and accompanying notebook; . Leather bound "archaeologist's field notebook" includes sketches of an imaginary dig and archaeological specimens, housed in a wooden box.

B, Werner Pfeiffer, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion fold, machine sewn, volvelle, match book structure, folded broadsides, all enclosed in a hinged plastic box with an elastic cord and plastic bead closure; cover; interior pages and spreads; four small books. Sampling of book works made by 9 Pratt Institute students in Pfeiffer's class, featuring the historical, culinary, ethnic, natural, and cultural diversity of Brooklyn.

Getting There, Being There, Marcia Ciro, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

concertina, flag book, with tabbed paper wrapper; paper wrapper; cover, book closed; pages spreads; interior pages unfolded, back cover. number 6 in an edition of 25, signed by the artist