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  • Collection: Artists' Books

first page of the artists book Animalia
Poetry. "80 of these Animalia were printed" -- Colophon. "Woodcuts handprinted on Hiromi Yugen paper and Zimbabwe screenprint. The type is American Unical. Handbound using Japanese stab binding with waxed linen thread." -- Colophon

Front cover of the artists book Toward the Light
One-of-a-kind mixed-media shadowbox case attached to an accordion-style book. Signed by artist.

Front cover and apron of the artists book Domestic Intimacy
Lightweight stiff-paper letterfold wrapper in red polka dot pattern. Tied with red polka dot grosgrain ribbon. Contains one cloth apron with ties. Text applied via heat transfer. Apron pocket contains 8-page pamphlet with red polka dot covers. Poem…

Front cover of the artists book Little Pink House, Too
Title from artist's statement. "House-shaped sculptural book. Jacob's ladder hinge binding. Opens 360 degrees. Decoupage; found objects." Signed by the artist.

Artists book Pumps and Pearls opened up to reveal its z-fold
Includes a poem written by Nancy Scott"... is a salute to the women who balanced their sanity on sharp stilettos and choked their ambitions with pearls."--Maryann J. Riker. "Double-sided accordion structure. Collage elements. Bound in color copy of…

the front cover of the artist's book 3 Cooks in the Kitchen
Cover title. Poppy Cannon -- Marjorie Child Husted -- Julia Child. Page edges sculpted to resemble lace. Red ribbon ties. White cotton lace frames the back board. Accordion structure. Digital printing. Paper covered boards with red-and-white polka…

Front cover of the artists book Caminos
Six panels plus pastedowns. Flag structure binding (end of each page adhered to the right side of an accordion spine). Collographs printed on Canson Edition. Sewn with red thread. Bound in covers of carved board, hand painted with acrylic paint.…

artists book Red Moon opened up
Accordion-fold flag book in a box. The content of the book are images that were drawn by the artist. The cover of the book has a red moon. Although the colors used are dull, the juxtaposition with the black border make the colors pop.

Front cover of the artists book The Fish and the Monkey
Printed by Clifton Meador on a Heidelberg GTO at the Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, Il. Covers printed by Marian Runk using photopolymer plates and letterpress processes--Colophon. Edition of 400.

Photo of the cover of artist book They Called Her Styrene by, Edward Ruscha
Los Angeles-based artist Ed Ruscha, one of the seminal American artists of the past 30 years, is known for taking elements from the visual language of advertising and commercial art: he has made hundreds of 'word' prints, drawings and paintings that…
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