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Emotional Reactions, Janet Zweig, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

47 pages : illus.. RISD Faculty.

The Eight World Theses Of Master Johannes Baader Concerning The Order Of Mankind In Heaven : With Explanations Of The Same., Estera Milman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Art History

In paper folder. Title from folder cover. Edition of 50 numberd copies. "Translated by Lerke Foster, designed and printed by Estera Pollock, Center Press, The University of Iowa"--inside leaf of folder. Originally printed at the Saturns in Mülheim an der Donau, 1919. Library has copy no. 42, numbered in pencil, inside folder. Gift of Estera Milman, RISD Class of 1970. Fleet Library at RISD Alumni Collection. Estera Milman (RISD BFA Painting/Printmaking and Film, 1970) scholar of post-World War II avant-garde art. Founded Alternative Traditions in Contemporary Art (ATCA) at the University of Iowa, 1982, and served as its director until …

Power Poem, Ruth Laxson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Ruth Laxson Artist Book Archive

[16] pages : ill Library has copy no. 92.

American Splendor, No. 5, Harvey Pekar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Began in 1976 with #1; ceased in 1993 with #17. American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals (Pekar died in 2010). Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics. In addition to R. Crumb, Pekar's most well-known and longest-running collaborators included Gary Dumm, Greg Budgett, Spain Rodriguez, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Frank Stack, Mark Zingarelli, and Joe Sacco. …

Mickey Rat, No. 3, Robert E. Armstrong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Title from indicia. Library has nos. 1-4 (1972-1982) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Ivy Leaves, 1979-1980, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1980 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 Beth Byers, John Lee Owen, Cindy Benton, Joyce Carwile, Dorothy Hagood, Karen Henderson, Dawn McKenzie, Doug Davidson, Mary Martin, and Dr. S.C. McCarter. Cover art by Meg Crump and John Lee Owen.

Marbling In Miniature, Christopher Weimann, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

[11] pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : 12 mounted color samples ; 75 mm (7.5 x 5.6 cm). "350 copies printed and bound by Christopher Weimann with assistance from Muir Dawson, Stephen Tabor, Ingrid Weimann, Rene Patron, and Pall Bohme"--Colophon. Case binding. Marbled paper cover. Signed by the author and Muir Dawson on the colophon.

Autobiography Sol Lewitt 1980, Sol Lewitt, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 126 pages. Printed by Morgan Press Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York.

We Took To The Woods, Louise Dickinson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 book object. Altered book by unknown book artist, possibly RISD student? At page 30, which is the beginning of chapter II, entitled: "But how do you make a living?" the remainder of the text block is cut-out and the bottom and sides of the remaining pages are lined with narrow pieces of bamboo. Original book was published: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., 1942. Map on lining-paper. Gift of Jan Baker. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections exhibition Stacked & Altered, summer 2022.

Vision, Vol. 4: Word Of Mouth, Prepared Talks B Y 12 Artists On Ponape, An Island In The Pacific Ocean, Tom Marioni, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Vision, Vol. 4. 3 sound discs : 33 1/3 rpm, mono. Title from booklet ([8] p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.) laid in container. Recorded on Ponape, January 16-24, 1980; released as the no. 4, 1980 issue of Vision. Edition of 1000. VISION was a journal of contemporary art published by Crown Point Press irregularly between 1975 through 1982, and was edited and curated by Tom Marioni. Prepared talks delivered by 12 artists at a conference held in Ponape, South Pacific, January 16-24, 1980. CONTENTS: Record 1. Tom Marioni, Robert Kushner / Marina Abramovic/Ulay, John Cage -- Record 2. …

Ivy Leaves, 1978-1979, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1979 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 Karen Henderson, Jeff Brown, Harold Rice, Dana Shaw, Kevin Sighter, Roger Turner, Dennis James, Dr. Ray P. Rust, Dave Everett, and Dr. A. Frank Bonner. Cover art was by Sandra Weathers and Mary Shooter.

Best Buy Comics, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

[32] pages : illustrations. All stories and strips first published in Coevolution Quarterly except "Aline and Bob go to the Whole Earth Jamboree." Cover title: R. Crumb's Best Buy comics. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Dopin’ Dan, No. 1 (Revised Edition), Ted Richards, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 numbers: chiefly illustrations. Publication Date: Began with: Vol. 1, no. 1 (April 1972); ceased with Vol. 1, no. 3 (October 1973). A sequel to Dopin' Dan was published in 1981 as: Today's Army with Dopin' Dan. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has nos. 1-3. No. 1 is revised edition, published Jan. 1979. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

American Splendor, No. 4, Harvey Pekar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Began in 1976 with #1; ceased in 1993 with #17. American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals (Pekar died in 2010). Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics. In addition to R. Crumb, Pekar's most well-known and longest-running collaborators included Gary Dumm, Greg Budgett, Spain Rodriguez, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Frank Stack, Mark Zingarelli, and Joe Sacco. …

The Checkered Demon Iii, S. Clay Wilson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 volumes : illustrations. "Adults only." Nos. [1] and 3 in a wider than tall format, no. 2 in standard comic book format. Issues contain material collected from the Checkered Demon comic strip which ran in the L.A. Weekly. LOCAL NOTE Library has nos. [1], 2, 3The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Snappy Sammy Smoot, Skip Williamson, Bijou, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

[32] pages : chiefly illustrations. At head of cover title: Skip Williamson's comix & stories featuring ... "Adults only." Snappy Sammy Smoot is an American underground comix character created by Skip Williamson in 1968. A counterculture Candide who never loses his innocence, Smoot appeared in his own strips in a number of comix titles, most notably Bijou Funnies, Comix Book, and Blab!. Cultural critic David Manning White wrote about the strip, "But what is . . . interesting about 'Snappy Sammy Smoot' is that it manages to be politically radical at the same time it is satirical and funny," and …

The Bunch’S Power Pak Comics (No. 1), Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

A Bestiary, Sarah Chamberlain, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Miniature Books

19 unnumbered leaves : all illustrations ; 60 mm (6 x 6 cm). "This book was printed at the Chamberlain Press & bound by Sallie Ruff. The paper is Troya & the type is Cancelleresca"--Colophon. Edition limited to 125 numbered copies. "... The 90 regular copies are bound in Japanese paste paper over boards. There are 35 deluxe copies bound in silk with vellum. An extra suite of signed engravings accompany the book [i.e. the deluxe issue], and are laid into a folding box [and housed with the book in a slip case]"--Prospectus. Title page printed in black with printer's …

Wild Waves, Barton Mcneil, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[11] leaves : illustration. "Conceived and printed letterpress in an edition of 200 by Barton McNeil, 1979"--colophon. Unbound, [11] folded leaves, in paper cover. Most leaves printed with the single word, "splash." Printed in various fonts, and sizes. Address of the Press printed on page [4] of cover. Gift of Jan Baker.

Things Don't Always Fall Into Place, Janet Zweig, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[16] pages : color illustrations. Cover title. "I separated the colors of these things directly onto black and white film by photographing each 4 times through the color filters that are the complements of process printing inks. Tom Sullivan recombined their colors on the Heidelberg Kord offset press at the Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, N.Y."--Colophon. RISD Faculty. Offset, experimental, printing. Pamphlet stitch. Paper cover includes a color reproduction of a Nancy comic strip panel. 2nd copy gift of the RISD Photography Resource Center.

Flamingo In The Dark, Bea Nettles, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

case bound in hard cover, foil stamped cover text; cover; interior pages. A series of complex layered photo montages in color.

Zap Comix, No. 9, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Early issues were published by Apex Novelties and later reprinted by Last Gasp. Publisher became Print Mint with no. 3, Last Gasp with no. 10, and Fantagraphics with no. 16. No. 0 was drawn before issue no. 1 but published afterwards and numbered no. 0 to preserve the correct sequence. Zap Comics written and illustrated by Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, Gilbert Shelton, Spain Rodriguez, Robert Williams, Paul Mavrides. Zap Comix was an underground comix series which was originally part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books …

The Checkered Demon Ii, S. Clay Wilson, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 volumes : illustrations. "Adults only." Nos. [1] and 3 in a wider than tall format, no. 2 in standard comic book format. Issues contain material collected from the Checkered Demon comic strip which ran in the L.A. Weekly. LOCAL NOTE Library has nos. [1], 2, 3The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Anarchy Comics, No. 1, Jay Kinney, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Publication Dates: no. 1 (1978), Ceased with no. 4 (1987). Underground comic that melded anarchist politics with a punk sensibility, producing a riveting mix of satire, revolt, and artistic experimentation. Library has nos. 1-4.Contents: Anarchy comics #1. Front cover / Jay Kinney -- Inside cover / Jay Kinney & Gerhard Seyfried -- Too real / Jay Kinney -- Nestor Makhno / Spain Rodriguez -- Smarmy Comics / Jay Kinney -- The quilting bee / Melinda Gebbie -- Blood and sky / Spain Rodriguez -- Gilbert Shelton's advanced international motoring tips -- Liberty through the ages : Kronstadt / Épistolier & …

American Splendor, No. 3, Harvey Pekar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

volumes : illustrations. Began in 1976 with #1; ceased in 1993 with #17. American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals (Pekar died in 2010). Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics. In addition to R. Crumb, Pekar's most well-known and longest-running collaborators included Gary Dumm, Greg Budgett, Spain Rodriguez, Joe Zabel, Gerry Shamray, Frank Stack, Mark Zingarelli, and Joe Sacco. …

The Whole Forty Year Old Hippie Catalog, Ted Richards, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

32 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations. Publication Date: Began and ceased with no. 2, copyrighted in 1979. The Forty Year Old Hippie was published in college newspapers and as a syndicated feature in weekly alternative tabloids. Library has No. 2. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior.The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Ivy Leaves, 1977-1978, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1978 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 Cindy Beasley, Karen Reynolds, Sharon Gilbert, Kaye Boyd, Julie Brashier, Wayne Hutchinson, Dennis Matthews, Lea Mullinax, and A. Frank Bonner. Cover art by Wayne Hutchinson.

The Adult Life Of Toulouse Lautrec By Henri Toulouse Lautrec, Kathy Acker, William Wegman, Laurie Jewel Wegman, Printed Matter, Inc., Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

201 pages : illustrations. Offset printed artist's book. The case of the murdered twerp -- Longing for better things -- The desperation of the poor -- The creation of the world -- How love can lead youngsters to murder -- The future -- The life of Johnny Rocco. Gift of Brian Goldberg.

The Human Drama, Jim Madow (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Mondo Snarfo, Denis Kitchen (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

copyright credits: Front and back covers and "Major Arcana" copyright© 1978 by Denis Kitchen. "Major Arcana" splash panel © 1975 by Denis Kitchen. Inside front cover, Inside back cover, and centerfold art© 1975 and 1976 by Peter Pontiac. "Situation Comedy" © 1978 by Bill Griffith. "Life's Improper Number" and "More Iron"© 1978 by Steve Stiles. "Li'I Waymuth" © 1978 by Bob Armstrong. "Henry Foulbite" © 1978 by Art Spiegelman. "Tony Target" ©1978 by Mark Beyer. "Przetlety Ptak"© 1978 by Tom Budzinski. "Grim Grids"© 1977 by Robert Crumb. "zz!z!" © 1978 by Kim Deitch. "Dual/Duel"© 1978 by Larry Rippee. Fantasy drawing …