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Resources on Artists’ Books from The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library
What is an artist’s book? Definitions have been offered by scholars, artists, and craftspeople. An artist’s book is sometimes a published book with multiple copies. It can also be a unique object. It is most often made of, or printed on, paper but can also be constructed with other materials. It can be bound, as a traditional book, or in the form of an accordion, a group of separate leaves, a three-dimensional structure, and so on. The medium is as varied and rich as any in visual art.
The G. Robert Strauss, Jr. Memorial Library has a collection of over 500 artists’ books, a few of which are on display in the current exhibition. To see the list of artists’ books in the collection, go to AKat, the library’s online catalog http://akat.albrightknox.org, select the “Advanced Search” tab and search for the term “Artists’ Books” in the “local call number” field in the drop-down menu. If there is an artist’s book you are interested in viewing, please ask for assistance at the circulation desk in the library.
To learn more about artists’ books, their history and their many forms, you can find the following resources in our library collection:
A Century of Artists Books.Texts by Riva Castleman and Richard E. Oldenburg. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1994. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: N 7433.3 .C38 1994
A catalogue published to accompany the exhibition, A Century of Artists Books, held at The Museum of Modern Art, October 23, 1994-January 24, 1995. It illustrates a wide variety of artists’ books from the 20th century from MoMA’s extensive collection.
Drucker, Johanna. The Century of Artists’ Books. New York: Granary Books, 1995.
Call number: N 7433.3 .D78 1995
An in-depth exploration of the history of the development of artists’ books. Drucker strives to include work by the major book artists as well as lesser known artists to illustrate the diversity of the works that have been produced throughout the 20th century.
Lyons, Joan, ed. Artists’ Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook. Rochester, NY: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 1985.
Call number: N 7433.3 .A75 1985
This collection of essays by various authors explores in varied language and images the meaning and depth of the artform. Each essay has a bibliography of books by artists, in addition to in-depth appendices of artists’ book collections and multiple bibliographies of essays, reviews, articles, and other resources relating to the artist’s book.
Women’s Autobiographical Artists’ Books. Curated by Pamela Zwehl-Burke and Leslie Fedorchuk. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum Fine Arts Galleries, 1987. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: N 7433.3 .W63 1987
An A-Z directory-style publication showing work by women artists along with biographical information for each entry.
The Book As Art. Curated by Krystyna Wasserman. Washington, DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Library and Research Center, 1998, 1999, and 2000. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: N 7433.3 .B66
An annual exhibition held over three years, between June 15, 1998, and July 1, 2000. The catalogues contain examples of many, disparate styles of artists’ books, all made by women.
Illuminations: Bookworks of Susan Weil. Texts by Olle Granath and Susan Weil. Stockholm: Nationalmuseum, 1997. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: N 7433.3 .W43 A4 1997
A catalogue for an exhibition held in Stockholm September 19-November 16, 1997. This catalogue shows many varied works made by the American woman artist, Susan Weil.
Verbal Text/ Non-Verbal Context: Handmade Books by Wisconsin Artists. Text by Janet Treacy. Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, Cudahy Gallery of Wisconsin Art, 1992. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: N 7433.3 .V47
This catalogue contains a concise history of artists’ books as well as a short glossary. This exhibition was held July 11-September 6, 1992 and contains reproductions of the work of eight book artists working in Wisconsin.
The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 1910-1934. Curated by Margit Rowell and Deborah Wye. Texts by Glenn D. Lowry, Harvey S. Shipley Miller, Deborah Wye, Nina Gurianova, Jared Ash, Gerald Janecek and Margit Rowell. New York: Museum of Modern Art. 2002. An exhibition catalogue.
Call number: Z 116 .A3 R67 2002
An exhibition catalogue containing excellent and varied reproductions of Russian avant-garde books. These books experimented with typography and illustration and were a seminal chapter in the development of the book arts.