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Muse Measures, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Ruth Laxson Artist Book Archive

[53] pages : ill. Limited edition of 150 copies. Cover title. Letterpress artist's book created by Ruth Laxson. Binding is Japanese side-sewn style. "Printed on Birch Royal Fiber, UV Ultra II and Warren Patina, using typography, type-high engraving and offset. The type is mainly Caslon and Franklin Gothic. It was hand set and composed on the press bed."--Colophon. Typographical illustrations are combinations of letters, lines, symbols, and drawings. White paint applied to two images. Library has copy no. 60 signed by the artist.

Visionaire 28: Bible, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, Mario Testino

Visionaire

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustructions; 40 x 30 cm, Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. Text is housed in a two-piece white plastic container (40 x 30 cm) Library has copy no. 3264. Gift of the publisher. Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus. "28 BIBLE, our millennium issue: “the greatest story ever told" retold in images by modern-day artists and photographers. The intent was to make an issue that was visually provocative but not blasphemous or gratuitously shocking. We worked closely with Dr. Royal Rhodes, professor of religion at Kenyon College, who helped us excerpt passages from the King James …

Visionaire 29: Woman, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, Mario Testino

Visionaire

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 31 cm (in case (34 x 25 cm), Limited edition of 6000 numbered copies. Case binding, red velvet cover with printed illustration and series title lettering. Text is housed is a mirrored-plastic container. Library has copy no. 341. Gift of the publisher. 2nd copy is copy no. 6. Gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Includes folded subscription sheet, listing back issues. "In 29 WOMAN we explore the multifaceted nature of woman – as model, Madonna, muse, and more. Highlights include the eight-part black-and-white series by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh …

Visionaire 30: The Game Louis Vuitton Switzerland, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, Louis Vuitton

Visionaire

1 cube puzzle (16 pieces) : color illustrations ; 20 x 20 cm + 1 case (21 x 21 x 8 cm) + 1 box + (20 x 20 x 6 cm) +1 portfolio (20 x 20 cm), A cube puzzle that can form six possible images. A portfolio entitled: The key to the puzzle" containing [86] pages of images relating to sports and games (color ; 20 x 20 cm) accompanies the puzzle. Title from page [1] of images in portfolio. Title on inside of cardboard box: Visionaire 30 The game, 1999-2000. "Visionaire 30 is not only a collection …

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.

Bringing Us Together / Getting Us Out, Peter D. Verheyen

Librarian Publications

The past five years have seen an explosion in the use of the Internet by book artists both as a tool for communication and as a means of publicizing their work. Not quite as rapidly, but steadily nevertheless some formerly traditional book artists have left the confines and limitations of hot type on damp paper to explore the creation of "books" which can only exist in digital form. In this presentation, I will explore how both book artists and the book arts represent themselves using digital media and what I see as some of the implications for the ways in …

Naughty Bits, No. 27, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Volumes : illustrations. Two no. a year, March-July 2004. Frequency varies, March 1991-July 2003. Publication dates: No. 1 (Mar. 1991) - #40 (July 2004). Title from indicia. "Mature Readers" #40 (July 2004). Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 26 (June 1998), 27 (Oct. 1998). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Naughty Bits, No. 26, Roberta Gregory, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Volumes : illustrations. Two no. a year, March-July 2004. Frequency varies, March 1991-July 2003. Publication dates: No. 1 (Mar. 1991) - #40 (July 2004). Title from indicia. "Mature Readers" #40 (July 2004). Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 26 (June 1998), 27 (Oct. 1998). The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Effect Of Item Clarity And Probability Of Item Endorsement On Response Latencies On Personality Test Items, James R. Kinney

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this study, regression analysis was used to examine the affects of item clarity and probability of endorsement on response latencies of 60 undergraduates responding on personality test items from the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 Personality Factor test) (Cattell, Eber, & Tatsuoka, 1970, 5th Edition). Response latencies to personality test items, though frequently studied, have yet to be operationally utilized in the interpretation of personality tests. Forty-four items from the 16 Personality Factor test were selected. Each item from the original test was rated for clarity and matched with an emotionally neutral statement with an equivalent number of words. …

Grandpa's Tools, Cheryl Hanba, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Weaving, Molly Schoenhoff, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Rangoli, Jeannine Colaco, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Sara Osten, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Senses

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Things Exist For A Reason, Andrew Kuo, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class.

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.

Ivy Leaves, 1997-1998, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1998 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Jennifer Brown, Shane Bruce, Sharon Felder, Kellie Bates, Clay Bolt, Tiffany Clark, Jon Martin, Ben McDonald, Amber Schiltz, Jeremy Shirley, Chase Stone, Susan Wooten, and Wayne Cox. Cover photography by Ben McDonald and design by Clay Bolt and Jeremy Shirley.

Visionaire 25: Visionary, Stephen Gan, Cecilia Dean, James Kaliardos, Greg Foley, Craig Mcdean

Visionaire

104 unnumbered pages : all illustrations (some color) ; 13 x 33 cm + 1 compact disc (60 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 2 cases (33 x 33 x 3 cm ; 33 x 34 x 3 cm)., Twenty-six numbered booklets of 4 pages each, unbound, all housed in one slip case inside (cardboard) another slip case (plastic). Title from unnumbered page 4 of booklet 1. Contributors: Craig McDean, Junya Watanabe, Mario Sorrenti, Jane How, David Lasnet, Peter Robathan, Terry Richardson, Miles Aldridge, Mario Testino, Carine Roitfeld, Mats Gustafson, Yohji Yamamoto, Karl Lagerfeld, Martin Margiela, Bettina Komenda, …

Fifth Avenue, Sara Osten, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Culture

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class Printed Books.

Winter Garden, Leland Burke, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Nature

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

Palimpsest, Heather Watkins, Fleet Library, Special Collections, Jan Baker

Stories

This book was completed for Jan Baker's artists' book class, Printed Books.

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.