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Living With The Tides: The Sundarbans, Laila Nahar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Edition of 15 handbound copies. Title from cover. Publication date and edition statement from artist's website. Photographs, editing, sequencing: Laila Nahar ; Book concept and design: Laila Nahar ; Texts: Laila Nahar. Hardcover with a tipped in photograph and cloth spine. Eight Leoporello panels with individual hardcover and tipped in photographs. Translucent vellum as endsheet, Canon Mi-Teintes paper as accordions. Archival pigment printing. "Living With The Tides' is a project with the photographs from the Sundarbans. I had always been viscerally influenced by the Sundarbans, its mysteries and splendors. It is the world's largest …

Wonderlandia, Daniel Pulido, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

11 unnumbered pages (some folded) : color illustrations (some foldout). Illustrated title page. Includes various types of illustrations including linocut and woodcut. Printed dark blue and red on beige paper. "1 aguafuertes con xilografía mdidas: 56 x 38 centímetros. relizadas en atelier alt schlachthof, Sgmaringen. Aemania, 2019". "6 linografías con xilografía 38 x 28 centímetros, realizadas en Ibagué Colombia, 2023". Text contains ornamental initials. Edition comprised of 4 copies. Handwritten poem with etchings, color woodcuts and linocuts, on mould made paper. Daniel Pulido is an artist and poet born in Colombia. He is a member and co-founder of the artist's …

Asterisms, Drew Leventhal, Valley Books, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

44 unnumbered pages : all black and white illustrations. Title from cover. "Printed in England"-- back cover. "Edition of 200"-- publisher. "Inspired by the use of astronomy in colonial surveying techniques, Asterisms takes the stars as its subjects. Using telescopes and projectors to create constellations bursting with movement, Leventhal examines humanity's relationship with the night sky, our quest for godhood, and the way love can fill even the deepest void."-- publisher's webpage. Stapled binding. RISD Alumnus, MFA Photo 2022

Feral, Sarah Nicholls

Artists' Books

2 unnumbered pages (1 folded) : color illustrations. "Brain washing from phone towers informational pamphlets" Series "June 2023" Letterpress and relief printed pages (one fold-out) bound with pamphlet stitch in printed paper covers. "Brain Washing From Phone Towers is a series of informative and entertaining Informational Pamphlets produced by hand on a seasonal basis. These small-scale publications combine text (handset in metal type) and image (carved in wood or linoleum) produced via obsolete technology in editioned works which are distributed at will to a chosen audience. The content of the series aims for historical interest, commemorative intent and a healthy …

Roots: Korean Diaspora, Andre Lee Bassuet, As220 Printshop, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

75 pages : color illustrations. Numbered edition of 100 copies. Date of publication from colophon. In clamshell box (25.5 x 20 x 3 cm). Box covered in brown velor fabric with tan stitching that looks like the stem of a plant. "Parts of the book .. printed at AS220, RISD, Brown University as well as Outlet, Staples, and Minuteman Press." -- colophon. Types and sizes of paper varies, some folded, mounted, tipped-in, etc. Stab binding with black thread. Bassuet also wrote the foreword, front cover calligraphy, illustrated the back cover, and served as the publication's art director. A collaborative artist …

Color File #3, Marciar. Cohen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 rotary card file : all color illustrations. Title from book slip accompanying the book. Artists' book on Rolodex file cards. Housed in Rolodex box (13 x 18 x 17 cm). Unique work? Rolodex contains three projects: Books, signed and dated 2010 -- Glass House, 2019-2021 -- Saving Stamps, 2023. Saving stamps title on an older rolodex card stock. The three separate works are separated by index tab cards. "B" for books, "G" for Glass House, "XYZ" for Savings Stamps. "Invented in the 1950's the 'Rolodex' is a rotating index cardholder that was typically used to store business contact information. …

Don't Put Up My Thread And Needle, Laura Davidson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations (ink and wash drawings). Limited edition of 12 copies. The poem entitled "Don't put up my thread and needle" is by Emily Dickinson, circa 1846-47. The covers are variable and each is inspired by vintage sewing notions and needle books along with other domestic objects. The pages are lettered by hand with a pointed nib on Frankfurt paper using acrylic ink. Interior pages are bound to the cover using a saddle stitch and linen thread. The images of needle packs and nib pen are drawn in ink and glued to the pages. Some of …

Wak'a, Isabel Fernandez Echavarria, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations. Title from cover. Photography, text, and design by Isabel Fernandez Echavarria. "Wak'a is an observation journey on the territory I inhabit: the external, internal and cosmic. It attempts to portray the supernatural forces that manifest in Santiago de Chile, in the spot where cerro Manquehue and ̕ro Mapocho meet establishing a sacred space, a point of concentration of power and energy, a channel of connection with the ancestors who inhabited this place before me."-- artist's website. Inkjet printing. Accordion with pamphlet stitch. In cardboard folder with attached blue string tie. Text in Spanish and …

Can You See What I See?, Sandra Erbacher, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

90 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Edition of 25. "'Can You See What I See?' borrows from the format of the Children's Activity Book to explore themes of visibility and violence in warfare and education. Children's Activity Books are a popular genre of publication meant to be in equal parts educational and entertaining. Often thematic in nature and printed on cheap gray paper, they are filled with coloring pages, and well known games and puzzles such as Word Search and Spot the Difference. In 'Can You See What I See?', the coloring pages, rather than featuring popular cartoon characters or farm …

Venetron, Angela Lorenz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : map. 1 plastic envelope with zip closure holding 2 sheets of paper and 7 plastic sheets (each 28 x 44 cm) that include a map of Venice and index to locations of works of art; plastic stencil sheets have names of artists and pricked points for overlaying on map to discern locations of works. "VeneTron is a low-tech art-finding device that reveals locations of work by seven important Venetian artists. It addresses the complicated and confusing geography and history of Venice, Italy and is named for the Tron family, which rose to power in the 15th …

If You See Me, Weep, Vivian Sming, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

10 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Numbered edition of 100 copies. "Images and text by Vivian Sming. Production management by Chad Johnson."--page [3] of first folded sheet. "Unique suminagashi cover printed by Vivian Sming at San Francisco Center for the Book, CA." "Interior printed at Lightning Press, Santa Clara, CA." Ten single fold sheets laid in a folded cover. Title letterpress printed on cover. Two different types of paper used for the interiors. Library has copy no. 38. SEI.

Confiando : (Trusting), Luz Marina Ruiz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

8 unnumbered pages : all color illustrations. Title from colophon. Numbered edition of 100. "Confiando (Trusting) was created as part of the Small Plates series at San Francisco Center for the Book, with Chad Johnson, in 2023. The book is based on a personal dream, written and designed by Luz Marina Ruiz, Lapis Lazuli Editions."--colophon.

"Linoleum cut, printed on Hahnemuhle paper, collaged boat; cover, Indigo Cave Paper embossed with a silver spiral"--colophon. Accordion fold mounted to front cover. Colophon printed on folded leaf inserted in pocket inside back cover. Inside spread of colophon includes a poem in Spanish and English, …

The Running Of The Tide, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more">. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

The Little Poems Of Barbara Erskine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more">. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

The Inner Shrine, Jan Baker, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Altered book created by Jan Baker (1950-2018). Jan Baker was an accomplished artist and RISD Professor of Graphic Design (1981-2017) guiding students through book arts, letterpress, papermaking, bookbinding, and visual poetry in the Graphic Design department. For 37 years, she infused her classes and the campus community with the magic and meaning that comes from the handmade. Lettering, cutting, folding, binding, inventing, collecting - these were some of Jan's favorite things. Read more. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

50 Years: Roe V. Wade..., Greer Muldowney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : color illustrations Title from cover. "Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, decided on January 22nd, 1973. The Court ruled that the constitution protected the right to have an abortion, securing choice and bodily autonomy for American women. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, No. 19-1392, 597 U.S. nullified the precedent of Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022. This decision has left reproductive rights to be decided on a state by state basis, compromising the health and access on healthcare for half of the country after 49.5 years …

Half Premonitions Of The Moon, Sarah Bryant, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (36 cards, 2 accordion folded sheets, wooden instrument) : illustrations Edition of 45 copies. In paper binder with belly band enclosure. "Half Premonitions of the Moon is an instrument, modular score, and set of performance instructions housed in a custom-built enclosure. The score and instrument were developed by Holland Hopson, a sound and media artist, composer and improviser. The enclosure was designed, printed, and hand produced by Sarah Bryant, a book artist who works under the name Big Jump Press. The customizable score is assembled from a set of 36 cards. This allows individuals or groups to use …

Black Joy Archive. Vol. Ii, Spring '22, Zoë Pulley, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

141 pages : illustrations, portraits "'black joy archive' began in May of 2020 in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor & Ahmaud Arbery. Amidst a worldwide pandemic, Black individuals were forced to cope, reckon and process trauma inflicted time-and-time again by the racial epidemic this country has battled and protected for centuries."--cover. For more: www.blackjoyarchive.com "edition of 50, designed by zoë pulley, risograph printed by secret riso club, cover letterpressed by dwri ; typeset in dapifer, halyard & format" "27 contributors"--cover. Plastic spiral binding. Book is accompanied by a canvas bag with "bja, vol. ii", printed in …

Invisible Labors : Reviving Histories Of Women's Land Work In The Blue Island Ridge Communities, Chicago, Illinois, Susannah Papish, Mellissa H. Potter, Jacob Lindgren, 3arts Artists Projects, Columbia College, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

6 pages in folded accordion book : illustrations ; 4 postcards + 1 paper insert. "Invisible Labors was printed in a risograph edition of 50 as well as a deluxe edition of 50."--Colophon "To honor the little-known contributions of Chicago's early women agricultural and cultural workers, [Susannah Papish collaborated] on a new publication entitled Invisible Labors, inspired by a recent research and garden project in the Morgan Park and Beverly neighborhoods formerly known as The Ridge. This book [weaves] together historical archives, photographs, and original new artwork that creatively interprets the crucial role that women have played in working and …

I Have A Dream, Sarah Matthews, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 sheet (32 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 16 x 12 cm + 1 box (18 x 13 x 4 cm) + 1 card (17 x 11 cm). "'I Have a Dream' is a one page zine created and designed by Sarah Matthews. It was printed on a Heidelberg Offset Press at the Borowsky by Amanda D'Amico & Erica Honson at the Borowsky Center for the Publication Arts at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on a chilly weekend in March 2022"--Colophon card. "Variable edition" of nine. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Zine featuring quotations …

From Your Body To The Cosmos, Sheryl Oppenheim, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

36 unnumbered pages : illustrations, 1 sample. Edition of 300 3-hole pamphlet sewn binding, 14-color risograph printed with foil stamped cover, tipped in swatch of hand marbled paper. "From Your Body to the Cosmos is made from risograph-printed reproductions of shell pattern marbled papers, produced by adding oil to paint to form halos Each paper was made from a single pigment.. At the end of the book is a swatch from a sheet of shell-marbled paper. The pigment is indicated on the back. Thank you to Small Editions and lucky risograph for producing this book! The title is taken from …

It Is What It Is, Richard Kraft, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

5 volumes : chiefly color illustrations,. "On inauguration day January 20, 2017, artist Richard Kraft began issuing Donald Trump colored cards, just as a soccer referee penalizes players who transgress the rules and code of conduct. For four years, Kraft scoured the news and Trump's Twitter feed every day, notating and assigning each of Trump's transgressions a colored penalty card (at first, yellow and red, as in soccer--and then Kraft devised magenta, purple, and crimson for ever-escalating offenses). Kraft issued almost 10,000 cards to Trump, half of them in 2020. In this set of five artist's books, totaling over 1600 …

Understanding Antisemitism : An Analysis-In-Process By Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (Jfrej): A Grassroots, Membership-Based Organization In New York City, Rachael Schragis, Rebecca Katz, Erin Brownstein Mcelroy, Audrey Sasson, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 poster : illustrations (black & white and color). Starting in 2018 and into early 2021, more than 70 JFREJ members participated in a cultural organizing project to understand, struggle against, and imagine a world free from antisemitism. JFREJ members and artists Rachel Schragis and Rebecca Katz facilitated this process, which involved JFREJers of all ages and backgrounds, including members of our Mizrahi & Sephardi, Jews of Color, and Poor & Working Class Caucuses. A 40-page pamphlet on the subject by JFREJ was produced to accompany the poster. Library does not have the pamphlet. Offset printing. Flowchart. Gift of Angela …

Insurrection Nation, Alejandro Cartagena, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

56 unnumbered pages : all color illustrations (portraits). Cover title. Publication information from publisher's website. Limited edition of 200. Photos taken January 6, 2021, Washington, D.C. SUMMARY: Color photographic portraits of the faces of 1440 individuals who took part in the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. "The looting, the destruction, the deadly violence. President Donald Trump was right: Insurrection is upon us..."-- author's webpage. Stapled.

Dear Laurie, Dear Gülşah, Gülşah Mursaloğlu, Laurie A. Palmer, E.S. Kibele Yarman, Umur Publishing, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

108 unnumbered pages : color illustrations + 1 poster. Cover title. Edition of 500: 300 in English, 200 in Turkish Coptic bound with wrap-around cover that unfolds to become a poster. "'Dear Laurie, Dear Gülşah' is a publication that brings together the correspondence between A. Laurie Palmer and Gülşah Mursaloğlu across disparate geographies, from April to September 2020. Within this transformative year that bore witness to a global pandemic, anti-racist protests, downfalls of power figures and monuments and fires around both continents, the letters both reflect on the present moment and offer insight into the artists' practices and long-term projects."--Letter …

Lunar Volvelle, Monica Ong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volvelle : color illustrations ; 19 x 19 cm + 1 card (2 unnumbered pages Edition limited to 50 numbered copies, signed. Artists' book in the form of a volvelle, a chart made of concentric paper wheels. "To see the current lunar phase, begin by rotating the sun disc until the pointer rests on the desired date. Count the number of days since the last new moon or use an almanac to determine the day of the lunar cycle and move the moon disc to that number. As the moon reveals its ever-changing shape, so too does the poem …

Neighborhood Garden, Katie Baldwin, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

20 unnumbered pages : color illustrations. Edition of 100 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. "... created by Katie Baldwin in 2021, while she was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan. Long bicycle rides through the city were the inspiration for these images. Between highways, concrete, rivers and canals, small gardens were found. This book is Risograph printed on French Paper at Directangle Press by Josh Dannin in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. Baxter Stults expertly prepared the files for this project in Knoxville, TN. The edition was bound in Huntsville, AL."--colophon. Pagination includes cover. Colophon on page [3] of cover. Black …

Grave To Cradle, Hannah Batsel, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

10 unnumbered pages : color illustrations. Cover title. Edition of 35, signed and numbered by the artist. Trifold book cover which when opened displays the wingspan of a moth screenprinted on cloth. "This book was printed as part of an In Cahoots residency in Petaluma, CA, in October of 2019. It was assembled in Chicago, IL, in February of 2021"--Colophon. "Inspired by real-life bagworms, insects that construct different cocoons based on the materials available in their environments, and an actual cemetery in Petaluma, CA, 'Grave to Cradle' is a short magical realism story about insects that synthesize not only physical …

Pattern Unseen, Insiya Dhatt, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

20 unnumbered pages : all illustrations. Title from cover. Edition of 5 copies. Laser cutting, engraving. Woven strip binding. The woven strip binding was developed by Claire Van Vliet. Book in matching paper folder. Enclosed in folded Japanese Kozuke paper, burgundy with printed silver square pattern. "The pandemic brought out some of our best and a lot of our most flawed patterns. Patterns in in life may be best described as those behaviors or ways of acting or responding to a certain object or situation. These patterns are repeatable, we are born with some, and others we develop due to …

Geography Of Lost, Emma Sheffield, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

12 leaves (interleaved) : color illustrations. "Edition of 18"--Colophon Unryu white paper and Strathmore tracing paper pages with Haijiro cover paper. Digital images and letterpress text on two overlapping pamphlet stitched signatures in a trifold cover inside a Khadi paper phase box enclosure. Letterpress printing completed at a residency at In Cahoots, Petaluma, CA. "The text is a poem inspired by an article on Lost Person Behavior, the science of knowing where to search for someone based on which of 41 profiles applies. Implicit in my poem are hard things, feeling forlorn when contemplating a family history of depression, substance …