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El Perfecto Comics, Aline Kominsky (Editor), Various Artists, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

"An artists' benefit comic book for the Timothy Leary Defense Fund." The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Ivy Leaves, 1972-1973, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1973 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 Doug Davison, Glenda Alexander, Linda Buchmiller, Linda Davis, Walter Durst, Linda Edwards, Phil Franks, Sarah Martin, Joy Rish, Rebecca Sewell, Debbie Sheriff, Jaque White, Faye Cowan, Sarah Greer, Charles Horner, Dennis James, Judy Neuwirth, Jane Tombes, W.F. West, Jr., Margaret Wooten, Janice Woodson, and Shirley Hamby. Cover art by Janice Woodson.

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 10, 1973-1974, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968- 1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in …

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 9, 1973-1974, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968-1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in 2013. …

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 11, 1973-1974, Betty Wiseman

Scrapbooks

Betty Wiseman graduated from Belmont College and began teaching health and physical education in 1966. She was the founder and coach of the Belmont women’s basketball team, the Rebelettes (now Bruins), in 1968. At the time, it was one of the first women’s collegiate teams in the southeast. She was inducted into the Belmont Athletics Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Wiseman coached the women’s team for 16 years (1968- 1984) before moving into athletic administration at Belmont. She served as Assistant Athletics Director until her retirement in …

The Art Institute Of Boston Course Catalog (1973), The Art Institute Of Boston

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

The Art Institute of Boston maintains, and always has maintained throughout the course of its long history, that the artist holds a unique position of responsibility in his society. Because the weight of his contribution is so widely felt in this age of the expanded media, the artist is expected to be not only innovator, but also arbitrator. The decisions which affect his life and his work influence a wide body of people who look to him for illumination.

Art cannot be taught as a development of certain visual talents separate from a larger awareness of life. The Art Institute …

Interminable Gabberjabbs, Waltersamuelhaatoum Hamady, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[24] pages (2 pages on folded leaf) Hamady, Walter. Interminable gabberjabb ; 1. "The first in a series aptly entitled 'The interminable gabberjabbs'"--Page [12]. "Exactly 120 copies all numbered & initialled"--Colophon. The copy numbering was done using a cow-tattoo machine having only one of each numeral 0 through 9 and one of each letter A through Z; therefore improvization was required to number 120 copies "and the full accounting will go to the Perishable Press Limited archive at SUNY at Stony Brook"--Page [9]. Different sized handmade papers, red, black, brown and blue inks, sewn binding. Endpaper is part of a …

Show + Tell Comic, Jsutin Green, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

32 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. Color cover illustrations printed in orange and blue, inside cover in red-purple, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Zap Comix, No. 6, 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 …

Art Rite, Vol. 2, Edit Deak, Walter Robinson, Joshua Cohn, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

Vol.2 : illustrations. Cover art: William Wegman. 16 pgs.

Vol. 8: Each cover to this issue has unique hand coloring by Pat Steir. – Printed Matter, Inc. Some issues also have a distinctive title. Editor: Edit deAk ; Photo editor: Yuri. Co-founded and edited by Walter Robinson. No. 2 cover: William Wegman ; No. 7 cover: Vito Acconci ; No. 8 cover: Pat Steir ; No. 10 cover: Joseph Beuys ; Nos. 11-12 cover: Ed Ruscha ; No. 14 cover: Carl Andre. Library has: nos. 2, 7-12 & 14 (special issue on Artists' books) No. 9 Gift of Janice Woo, …

Pulse (For My Mother) = (Pour Sa Mère), Vito Acconci, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[24] pages : ports. Cover title. Text in English and French. Library has no. 69 of 500; signed by the author.

Quincy Book, Carl Andre, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[40] pages : all ill. Published in conjunction with two exhibitions: Carl Andre "Six alloy plains" March 16-April 8, 1973, Addison Gallery of American Art.. ; Carl Andre "Seven books", March 16-April 14, 1973, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Mass. Anonymous gift.

M.S. Island Venture, Italian Dinner Menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972 (Copy 2), Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Italian Dinner menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972.

M.S. Island Venture, Luncheon Menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Luncheon menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972.

Cover illustration: BERMUDA FLOWER STAMPS; APPROVAL FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE STAMPS WAS KINDLY GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Breakfast Menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Breakfast menu, Thursday, November 2, 1972.

Cover illustration: A MAP OF THE WEST INDIES AND CARIBBEAN SEA by BRUCE E. ROBERTS.

M.S. Island Venture, Captain's Farewell Dinner, Wednesday, November 1, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Captain's Farewell dinner menu, Wednesday, November 1, 1972.

Bijou Funnies, No. 2, Jay Lynch (Editor, Cartoonist), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

8 no. : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Vol. 1, no. 1-v. 1, no. 8. Bijou Funnies was an American underground comix magazine which published eight issues between 1968 and 1973. Edited by Chicago-based cartoonist Jay Lynch, Bijou Funnies featured work by the core group of Lynch, Skip Williamson, Robert Crumb, and Jay Kinney, as well as Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, and Kim Deitch. Bijou Funnies was heavily influenced by Mad magazine, and, along with Zap Comix, is considered one of the titles to launch the underground comix movement.--Wikipedia. Color cover illustrations, b&w interiors. Library has vol. 1, nos. …

M.S. Island Venture, Dinner Menu, Tuesday, October 31, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Dinner menu, Tuesday, October 31, 1972.

Cover illustration:THE "SOLEIL ROYAL," built in 1690, was one of the finest sailing-vessels in the fleet of Louis XIV

Illustration taken from "The Great Age of Sail, devised and published by Edita, Lausanne.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Dinner Menu, Monday, October 30, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Dinner menu, Monday, October 30, 1972.

Cover illustration: THE "GOLDEN LION," Flagship of the famous Dutch Admiral, Cornelius Tromp, in Amsterdam harbour 1680, painted by van de Velde the Younger.

Illustration taken from "The Great Age of Sail," devised and published by Edita, Lausanne.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Dinner Menu, Monday, October 30, 1972 (Copy 2), Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Dinner menu, Monday, October 30, 1972.

Cover illustration: THE "GOLDEN LION," Flagship of the famous Dutch Admiral, Cornelius Tromp, in Amsterdam harbour 1680, painted by van de Velde the Younger.

Illustration taken from "The Great Age of Sail," devised and published by Edita, Lausanne.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Welcome Gala Dinner Menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Welcome Gala Dinner menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972.

Cover illustration: "NAVAL PARADE AT PORTSMOUTH ON JUNE 23cd , 1814," depicts the visit to England of the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia.

Illustration taken from "The Great Age of Sail," devised and published by Edita, Lausanne.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Luncheon Menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Luncheon menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972.

Cover illustration: GOLD AND EMERALD CROSS, PRICELESS MASTERPIECE OF THE TUCKER TREASURE, BERMUDA.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

M.S. Island Venture, Breakfast Menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Breakfast menu, Sunday, October 29, 1972.

Cover illustration: A MAP OF THE WEST INDIES AND CARIBBEAN SEA by BRUCE E. ROBERTS.

M.S. Island Venture, Dinner Menu, Saturday, October 28, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Dinner menu, Saturday, October 28, 1972.

Cover illustration: A MAP OF THE WEST INDIES AND CARIBBEAN SEA by BRUCE E. ROBERTS.

Cover illustration designed and published by Bruce E. Roberts, Miami, Florida.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC.

M.S. Island Venture, Dinner Menu, Monday, October 10, 1972, Flagship Cruises Inc.

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Flagship Cruises, M.S. Island Venture. Dinner menu, Monday, October 30, 1972. "FAREWELL DINNER IN HONOUR OF OUR BERMUDIAN FRIENDS THANKING THEM FOR THE KIND CO-OPERATION THEY HA VE AL WA YS GIVEN US."

Cover illustration: SOME OF THE NATIONAL FLAGS FLOWN AT SEA DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

Illustration taken from "The Great Age of Sail," devised and published by Edita, Lausanne.

Back cover comments: The SEA HOUND, mounted on prows of ancient Viking longboats, now symbolizes Flagship Cruises Inc. luxury cruise service. FLAGSHIP CRUISES INC. Agents for Flagship Cruises Limited.

Mickey Rat, No. 2, 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.

Skull, No. 5, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

"Underground Cartoon Workers", "Adults Only". 36 pages, chiefly illustrations. Began with #1, ceased with #6. "This is another H.P. Lovecraft issue, though Spain Rodriguez does a story of his own instead of one of Lovecraft's. Richard Corben illustrates the first story, Lovecraft's "The Rats in the Walls," which is about a man who returns to his ancestral home only to be driven mad by his family's curse. Charles Dallas illustrates a waking nightmare in Lovecraft's poem, "To a Dreamer," while Larry Todd takes on Lovecraft's "The Shadow from the Abyss," in which a man's mind is transposed with another mind …

Fever Dreams, Richard Corben, Jan Strnad, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

"The cover story, "To Meet the Faces You Meet," has been adapted as the movie MEAD, premiering in summer 2022. Written by frequent Corben collaborator Jan Strnad this is one of the pair's true classics. … This early underground comix science fiction cross-over was very popular, going through several printings. The other portion of the comic is "The Unicorn Quest," also written by Strnad but drawn by John Adkins Richardson. Fabulous front cover by Corben (later printings are generally not as vivid as this initial printing)." – from Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe a division of www.deniskitchen.com. The Adler Archive …

O.K. Comics, No. 1, Bruce Walthers, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

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

Funny Aminals, R. Crumb (Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

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