Box 7

Scope and Contents "Accordion-style folded book housed in a wooden box with a front door that opens with a ribbon pull tab. Illustrations are of household tools or utensils which are meant to represent family members--hammer represents father, spatula represents mother, screwdriver represents brother, scissors represents sister. These four tools are overlaid on dictionary-style definitions of each family member. The book suggests that the family unit has preconceived gender and sex roles for each family...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Artists’ books are works of art in the form of a book. This collection consists of over 80 artists’ books created between 1970 and 2017. It includes works by famous artists like Kara Walker, Barbara Kruger, Chuck Close, and Ed Ruscha as well as emerging artists during the period. There are also two reference works that provide intellectual context for the collection: Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the 21st Century and Creating...

Scope and Contents Artists’ books are works of art in the form of a book. This collection consists of over 80 artists’ books created between 1970 and 2017. It includes works by famous artists like Kara Walker, Barbara Kruger, Chuck Close, and Ed Ruscha as well as emerging artists during the period. There are also two reference works that provide intellectual context for the collection: Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the 21st Century and Creating...

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Made by artist Christine Kermaire, this artist book from Belgium is copy 281 of 500 and signed by the artist.