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Uneeda Comix, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Zap Comix, No. 5, 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 …

Ivy Leaves 13, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Spring 1970 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 Mary Beth Matthews, Jim Taylor, Gail Rada, Stanley Horton, Rose Thompson, Sonny Smith, Sally Arant, Buzz Pedicord, Joanne Gresham, Faye P. Cowan, Margaret Everhart, R.S. Moore, Marietta McCown, Dr. Paul Talmadge, W.F. West, Jr., and M.B. Wilson.

Motor City Comics, No. 2, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

2 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Title from cover. By R. Crumb. Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Library has two copies of #1 (one in poor condition) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Deep 3d Comix, Don Glassford, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

32 unnumbered pages : illustrations + 3D viewer. Title from indicia. Three printings exist. The first printing cost "75 [cents]." The later two cost "$1.00." Artwork mainly by Don Glassford. Jay Lynch, Peter Poplaski, and Denis Kitchen also contributed. Publisher's advertisement at end of issue. "Genuine sinful materials for adults only"--Cover "Vol. 1, no. 1" Color cover illustrations. 3-D viewer inside issue. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

San Francisco Comic Book, No. 2, Gary Arlington (Managing Editor), Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

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

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 3, 1970-1971, 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. …

Coochy Cooty Men’S Comics, No. 1, Robert Williams, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

24 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations. Cover title. Called "no. 1," but no further issues were published. "Masculine adventure with the flavor of white-hot steel!" "Adults only!" A comic book entirely written and drawn by Robert Williams. First printed, also in 1970, by the Print Mint, Berkeley, Calif.D125 Classic underground comic by Zap comic artist, fine art painter and founder of Juxtapoz Magazine, Robert Williams. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior.The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Daily Mirror : Variante Der Als 'Quadratbuch' Bel De Jong In Hilversum 1961 Erschienen Mappe, Dieter Roth, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

462 pages : chiefly ill. (some color) ; 23 cm. "Vorwort zur ersten ausgabe (aus einem brief von dieter rot an den herausgeber Pieter Brattinga)"--page preceding p. 1. / "Foreword to the first edition (from a letter from Dieter Rot to the editor Pieter Brattinga)" - page preceding p. 1.

Plunge Into The Depths Of Despair, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

24 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Cover title. Statement of responsibility from The official underground and newave comix price guide, by Jay Kennedy. Comic book one-shot. Color cover illustration, b&w interior.The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Subvert Comics, No. 1, Spain Rodriguez, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Frequency: Irregular. Publication Dates: No. 1, 1970, Ceased with: No. 3, copyright 1976. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Title from cover. "For adult intellectuals only." By Spain Rodriguez. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Imprint varies: 1971-1972, San Francisco, Calif., Rip Off Press--1976, San Francisco, Calif., Keith Green Industrial Reality. Cf. The official underground and newave comix price guide / by Jay Kennedy. Color cover illustrations, b&w interior. Loibrary has no.'s 1-3. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of …

Grapefruit : A Book Of Instructions, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations. "First printing" Originally published in a limited edition of 500 copies by the Wunternaum Press in Tokyo in 1964. This new edition contains material from the original, and pieces and drawings done in subsequent years by Yoko Ono. Gift of Glenn Gissler.

Notebook On Water, 1965-66, Joseph Kosuth, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 envelope ([15] leaves : illustrations, map (1 folded)) Title from envelope.

Originally a component of “Artists & Photographs”, the acclaimed boxed set of printed multiples by leading artists of the 1960s published by Multiples Inc. Notebook on Water comes as an envelope with 13 sheets of Kosuth’s conceptual practice, including handsome offset prints on a black background displaying dictionary definitions of aspects of water, one per page. Ice, water, steam, oxygen, hydrogen, and snow are accompanied by an introductory page of printed handwritten (by Kosuth) statements from Ad Reinhardt and Donald Judd, a map of the world, and a …

Possibles, Addison Gallery Of American Art, Phillips Academy, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

[28] leaves . "The following exhibitions may possibly be produced at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts." Cover title. Compliments of Addison Gallery of American Art.

Ivy Leaves 12, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Fall 1969 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 Mary Beth Matthews, Gail Rada, Stanley Horton, Rose Thompson, Sonny Smith, Sally Arant, Buzz Pedicord, Joanne Gresham, Faye P. Cowan, Margaret Everhart, R.S. Moore, Marietta McCown, Dr. Paul Talmadge, W.F. West, Jr., and M.B. Wilson.

Mother’S Oats Comix, Fred Schrier, Dave Sheridan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

3 numbers : black-and-white illustrations . Frequency: Irregular. Publication dates: Began with no. 1 (October '69); ceased with no.3 (1977). "Adults only." Library has issue [1]. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Zap Comix, No. 4, 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 …

Big Ass Comics, No. 1, R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

2 numbers : black-and-white illustrations ; 26 cm Frequency: Irregular. Began with [no. 1] (June 1969); ceased with no. 2 (August 1971). "Adults only." Cover price differs with each printing. Color cover illustration, b&w interior. Issue 2 in poor condition. The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Motor City Comics (No. 1), R. Crumb, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

2 volumes : chiefly illustrations. Title from cover. By R. Crumb. Color illustrations on covers, b&w interiors. Library has two copies of #1 (one in poor condition) The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.The Adler Archive of Underground Comix, Gift of Bill Adler.

Ivy Leaves 11, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The Spring 1969 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 Mike Creswell, Debbie Hannon, Ann Skidmore, Hank Richardson, Jim Taylor, Carolyn Mulliken, Mary Matthews, Barbara Fleming, Becky Forrester, Mildred King Bearden, Faye P. Cowan, R.S. Moore, Marietta McCown, W.F. West, Jr., M.B. Wilson, Edward P. Vandiver, Jr., and Elizabeth Donnald.

Notes And Projects For The Large Glass, Marcel Duchamp, Arturo Schwartz, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Illustration

217 pages : illus. (some color). Text in English and French. Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even.

Les Schtroumpfs Et Le Cracoucass : Un Schtroumpf Pas Comme Les Autres, Gos Peyo, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Comics

63 pages : color illustrations. Series: Les Schtroumpfs, 0771-9868 ; 5 Schtroumpfs ; 5. 0771-9868 Case binding. Color illustrations on cover and endpapers.

Zap Comix, No. 3, R. Crumb, Various Artists, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Underground Comix

17 volumes : illustrations. Began with no. 0 (October 1967). Ceased with no. 16 (November 2014). 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 …

The Three Little Pigs, Bruce Baker, Lou Schmitt, Annette Krejman, Billie Lou Watt, Lyle Kenyon Engle, Hallmark Cards Inc., Special Collections, Fleet Library

Pop-up and Movable Books

8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations + 1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm. Listen and play story. Title from cover; date from audio disc; spiral bound. "A listen and play story with 4 stand-up scenes And a recording of the exciting adventure" "Developed by Bruce Baker, Illustrated by Lou Schmitt and Annette Krejmas"--Page 4 of cover "Narration by Billie Lou Watt and cast; produced by Lyle Kenyon Engel."--Audio disc label "225JE106-7"--Page 4 of cover "36-200-6558-A/B"--Side 1 and 2 of audio disc Carousel structure. Joyce & Jerry Hirsch Pop-up book collection.

Betty Wiseman's Scrapbook, 2, 1969-1970, 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. …

The Art Institute Of Boston Course Catalog (1969-1971), The Art Institute Of Boston

Art Institute of Boston (AIB) Course Catalogs

In January of 1968 The School of Practical Art changed its name to The Art Institute of Boston as an outward sign of the diversity of ideas and interests that had generated during the past decade. The combined efforts of students, teachers, and administrators have produced a broad program which attracts students with a variety of goals, and affords an opportunity to study in several different disciplines.

The Art Institute of Boston seeks talented young people who wish to make art their lifetime career. The school offers a three-year program leading to diplomas in advertising design, illustration, photography, and fine …

Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Daniel Buren, Jan Dibbets, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, Sol Lewitt, Richard Long, N.E. Thing Co. Ltd., Robert Smithson, Lawrence Weiner, Seth Siegelaub, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

26 pages : illus. "Published 1 July 1969." Cover title. Catalog of an exhibition held July, August, September 1969. Text in English, French and German.

Poesia Concreta : Indirizzi Concreti, Visuali E Fonetici. | Concrete Poetry: Concrete Addresses, Visual And Phonetic., Carlo Belloli, Ernesto L. Francalanci, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Graphic Design

155 p. ill. 23 cm. Esposizione a cura di Dietrich Mahlow e Arrigo Lora-Totino. Ca' Giustinian, Sala delle Colonne, 25 settembre-10 ottobre 1969. (Exhibition curated by Dietrich Mahlow and Arrigo Lora-Totino. Ca 'Giustinian, Sala delle Colonne, 25 September-10 October 1969.) On cover: Mostra di poesia concreta. (Exhibition of concrete poetry.) At head of title: La Biennale di Venezia. (The Venice Biennale.) Catalog by Carlo Belloli, Ernesto L. Francalanci.

Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Edward Ruscha, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume, 45 pages. "First edition, 1963, 400 numbered copies; Second edition, 1967, 500 unnumbered copies; Third edition, 1969, 3000 unnumbered copies; The Cunningham Press, Alhambra, California."--Title-page verso.

R.M.S. Franconia, Captain's Farewell Dinner Menu, Thursday, October 24, 1968, Cunard Line

The Brown University Alumnus Travel Menu Collection

Cunard Line, R.M.S. Franconia. Bermuda Cruise. Captain's Farewell Dinner Menu, Thursday, October 24, 1968.

Harry de Segh, Captain; J. Sawyer, Hotel Manager; W.K. Ransom, Chef de Cuisine.