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The Self Inside The House, Susan Viguers, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

pamphlet stitch variation, made from one folded piece of paper, with pop-up elements, enclosed in a paper wrapper; cover; cover (without slipcase); interior spreads and page; colophon. Using architecture as a metaphor, the artist muses on the aging process and how what is on the outside of us does not always reflect the real self, the part of us that is inside.

Accounts, Maureen Cummins, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book, 39 pages. "..printed by Maureen Cummins in the summer of 1999 at Oregon College of Art and Craft. The found ledger pages are financial accounts kept by the cotton-trading company of C.A. Burgess, and span the years 1862 to 1868. The text is excerpted from the WPA Oklahoma Slave Narratives.."--Colophon. The book was printed in an edition of ten copies, bound into boards covered with indigo papers handmade by Dieu Donne. The type is Gill Sans Bold, handcast by Michael Bixler. You hold copy number 3"--Colophon.

Relation, Anne Lovett, Women's Studio Workshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[12] pages : illustrations. "A Sunburn Editions Book." Black boards with no spine connected by one sheet (2 pages) folded accordion style with glued-on flags, offset duotone on Mowhak Superfine paper. Printing method: Offset lithography, duotone. Binding: Concertina, case bound. Structure: Fold book (flag book).

The Heart Of Home, Home Of The Heart, Julie Chen, Risd Students, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Title from binder cover. Front and back covers of the text have varying titles. A two-sided tunnel book, incorporating collage, color photocopy, rubber stamp, letterpress and found objects. This book was produced as part of a Visiting Designers class offered by the Graphic Design Dept., fall 1999. Julie Chen was the visiting instrutor. Molly Schoenhoff was the teacher's assistant. Participating students: Laila Ahmadinejad, Alex Ching, Kathleen de Carvalho, Maria O'Callahan, Erica Saladino, Samantha Troy, Shani Tow, Teresa Hendrosobono, Yuka Petz, Anna Snyder, Queenie Wong, Liza Andersson, Lisa Winter, Mariana Keyes, Emily Muldoon. Edition of …

Everyday Problems Of American Democracy, John Thomas Greenan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book object. Altered book by an anonymous RISD Illustration Studies student. Unique book. The cover of the book, "Everyday problems of American Democracy" was used to create an artists' book with a new text block. The new text is primarily a repeating sentence reading, "It's gotten so, everyone thinks they're someone" The book has a hand-stamped spine label and a date due slip, with dates stamped from October 26, 1971 to March 22, 1997. Original book was published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1940. This book was created by a RISD Illustration Studies student and placed in the library …

Life Signs, Bonnie Mclesky, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[14] pages : color illustrations. "...made by The Blue Press and Bindery of Berkeley, CA. Cutouts, text, binding and letterpress work by Bonnie McLeskey. Printed on Canford Cover in Gill Sans; at Mills College in Oakland, CA. Flag structure by Hedi Kyle. First made 2/98. Reworked 6/99. No. 1 of 6."--Colophon. In binder with author note laid in ([1] page) "Life Signs began as a project for my bookbinding class with Julie Chen at Mills College in February 1998."--Note laid in binder. Accordion fold binding. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition By Hand: Women & Books Exhibit fall, …

The Nuclear Fan, Louise Odes Neaderland, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

10 leaves : chiefly color ill.. Paper fan in paper sleeve. Sleeve has a red tassle looped and tied from the base. Title from sleeve.

The Killing Machine, Kosovo 1999, Louise Odes Neaderland, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

4 pages : all ill. Title from cover. Photocopies mounted on a leaf of folded red paper.

Soap Story : An Artist's Book, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 picture album in case + 6 bars of soap. Title from case. Edition of 200 copies. Typeface for silkscreen and lithograph in Stone Sans and Stone Serif. Cover embossing and lithograph printing by Stamperia Valdonega of Verona. Linen from Gori Tessuti of Prato, soap from Saponificio A. Gori of Arezzo. Both case and soap are wrapped and tied as indicated in the summary note. "This artists's book tells the story of a young woman in Calabria, Italy during the 1950's, whose real life reads like a fairy tale, or a soap opera, in six installments. In order to give …

Six By Six By Six, Richard Tipping, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[6] pages. "Richard Tipping, wordworks ; Dikko Faust, hand typography ; Esther K. Smith, art direction"--Colophon. "6 by 6 inch edition of 6 x 6 x 6 = 216, on all rag museum board"--Colophon. Signed by each of the authors and numbered. Accordion binding. Library has copy no. 215.

Anatomy Of A Shakespeare Woman : Peculiar Shakespearian Words For Parts Of The Body ; Anatomy Of A Shakespeare Man : Peculiar Shakespearian Words For Parts Of The Body, Angela Andres, Lori Spencer, Borowsky Center For Publication Arts, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

12 unnumbered pages (some folded) : illustrations. Author and imprint from colophon. Publication date provided by artist. Second work on inverted pages. "This book was printed by Lori Spencer on a Heidelberg Offset Press at the University of the Arts' Borowsky Center for the Publication Arts."--Colophon. "Two-sided book is pamphlet-stitched into a dos á dos structure with map sheets that unfold perpendicular to each other."--Catalog. Printed in black and brown inks. Dos-a-dos binding. This book is number 73 in an edition of 209. Gift of Marcia Ciro, RISD Alumna.

After Reasonable Research, Miranda Maher, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet. Edition of 150."Years with no acts of 'open and declared hostile conflict' are indicated with a perpendicular line. Perhaps they were periods of peace"--cover. Issued in cardboard sleeve with velco fasteners. Accordion folded, printed on cream colored paper with a fleur-des-lis pattern.

Diary Of A Sparrow, Kazuko Watanabe, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion variation with sections that pull out to create "rooms"; cover; interior pages. Diaries of the artist's grandfather are translated and reproduced as chapters. These chapters, illustrated with abstract imagery, combine with an unfolding structure to create 3 rooms and a sense of place.

Which One Are You?, Marylee Bytheriver, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

A yellow ribbon holds the book together, 26 pages, chiefly illustrations. Edition limited to 100 copies, signed by the artist. Consists of a Jacob's ladder structure in which photographs are attached on both sides. Photographs of the artist's family are scanned and manipulated onto Rives Lightweight and glued to foam core. Printed paper strips hold book sections together. Texts on paper strips use three different type faces: one reflecting the artist's recollections of her childhood; one quoting from The birth order book : why you are the way you are, by Dr. Kevin Leman; and the last quoting from the …

Snake, Maria G. Pisano, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tunnel book variation with parallel concertina sides, enclosed in a printed wrapper; cover; accordion, folded out; colophon. A long, narrow tunnel book unfolds like a slithering snake.

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 …

Do Not Enter, Marlene Maccallum, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

tunnel book variation, enclosed in a paper 4 sided wrapper with a thread closure; outer folio, closed; front view, closed. Although the text warns the reader not to enter, the haunting images of curious empty spaces and the unfolding of the tunnel book structure draw the reader in.

Vision Shifts, Carol Barton, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion, pop-up panels with cut-out windows, pocket inside back cover with 6 illustrated cards; pg 3-4; "between thought and its expression ..."; pg 7-8; "from familiar ground ...". copy 51 of 500, signed by the artist

Hybrid Cartographies: Seoul's Consuming Spaces, Jeannie Meejin Yoon, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 folded sheet. "Text/ photographs/ concept/ design, Jeannie Meejin Yoon" Accordion fold, printed both sides of single sheet. Artists' statement: like my experience of the city, this detour/map is not linear. it has been laid out on the front and back of a 60 cm x 60 cm flat surface. A 12 cm by 12 cm module was inscribed to create a 25 square grid on both sides. the surface was in turn cut along the module line, beginning on the bottom right hand corner and spiralling inward the center module. the manipulate surface was then folded in on itself …

Far Horizons, Scott Mccarney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

maze book, folded and enclosed in a printed wrapper; cover; interior; interior, folded out. An accordion variation made by folding a piece of paper printed on one side into 12ths and cutting it so that the resulting accordion flow turns in multiple directions. Once unfolded, the resulting poster resembles a tradional quilt pattern called "Far Horizons".

One Night, John Risseeuw, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

instant book, pamphlet stitch cover; cover; interior spreads. Sounds are experienced through nonsensical words, using type size and color to convey intensity.

Distinctly Blurred: Words Of Women Bookmakers, Jenny Sapora, Ture Bug Press, Women's Studio Workshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[32] pages : illus. . Quotations from women bookmakers with annotations by J. Sapora. "Caslon 471 and Della Robia handset; author's illustrations and handwritings reproduced from a combination of woodcuts and photopolymer plates; text paper handmade by the author .. from rag and recycled poetry, then handstitched into Mohawk and Fabriano covers; 120 copies printed by J. Sapora"--Colophon. Library has copy no. 24 signed and numbered by the author.

Book Of Hours #51 Turkish Suite (As Theodora), Sherrill Edwards Hunnibel, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book object : color illustration. Altered book, mounted in acrylic case. The pages are sealed together to form a base for construction. Mixed media, collage, and assemblage techniques. Book cover is mounted to the acrylic backing with one rivet in each corner. Title information from back of case. Signed and dated on back. RISD Alumna, gift of the artist. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

Crazy Quilt, Maureen Cummins, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[15] pages : all color illustrations . Each page includes a quote from a woman who has spent time as a patient in an insane asylum. Printed in an edition of 100 using silkscreen and letterpress printing. The book was created in the autumn of 1998 at Women's Studio Workshop. Numbered and signed by the artist. Issued in a black cloth tri-fold portfolio, each fold has five pages. Issued in illustrated black cloth slip-case. Library has copy number 12. Edythe Woolf Polsby Salzberger Book Fund.

70 X 7 : Yes, That Is Four Hundred Ninety : A Journey In Forgiveness, Eve Faulkes, Womens Studio Workshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[30] pages : illus. (some color). Added Title: Seventy times seven Cover title. Some of the text is printed on strips of paper and inserted in the book. Digital printing and letterpress. Binding: Sewn signature. Structure: Codex. Library has copy no. 25 of 90. Signed by the author.

Access All Areas : Http://Access.Allareas.Org, Fellows Of Contemporary Art, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Glenn Kaino, Betty Lee, Edward Leffingwell, Joseph Santarromana, Erika Suderburg, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

4 volumes in 1 case : illustrations (some color). "June 6-July 26, 1998, Japanese American Cultural and Community Center" Issued in a vinyl case (27 cm) [1] Access all areas -- [2] Excerpts / Glenn Kaino -- [3] Re.Visions / Betty Lee -- [4] Three ambient gardens / Edward Leffingwell, Joseph Santarromana, Erika Suderburg. Gift of the Center.

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Shared Memories, Lori Spencer, Wendy Spencer, Women's Studio Workshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[20] pages : illus. (some color) . ".. printed in 1998 by Lori Spencer.."--Colophon. In binder with printed title on spine. Printing method: Silkscreen, letterpress. Binding: Long stitch in soft cover. Library has copy 6 of an edition of 90 signed & numbered copies.

Octopus, Elizabeth Mcdevitt, Julie Chen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume. Title from case. Accordion style binding to produce a three-dimensional effect. In case. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates; collographic prints. Edition of 100 copies.

Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

4 accordion fold books, enclosed in a plastic box; cover; four small books; three accordion books; two interior spreads . The four seasons are depicted through images of nature and human interactions with it.

Smoke In My Dreams, Mark Wagner, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

case bound in hard cover with exposed spine and paper covered boards; cover; interior spreads and pages. Using images of tobacco processing machines, wafting smoke, ephemera such as maps, hospital parking lot tickets and all the paper found in a pack of Camel cigarettes, the artist conveys his longing to be able to smoke in his dreams, a far safer option than smoking