The book as art : artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts / Krystyna Wasserman.
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TextPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN: - 9781568989921 (pbk.) :
- 9781568989921
- 156898992X
- 1568986092 (alk. paper)
- 9781568986098 (alk. paper)
- Artists' books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
- National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.) -- Exhibitions
- Women artists -- United States -- Catalogs
- Artists' books -- Washington (D.C.) -- Catalogs
- Artists' books -- United States -- Catalogs
- Artists' books -- United States -- Exhibitions
- Women artists -- United States -- Exhibitions
- Artists' books -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions
- Art and Design
- Graphic design
- 745.54 WAS
- N7433.35.U6 W37 2011
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 745.54 WAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 218470 |
Originally published: 2007.
Includes index.
What does it mean to make a book? / Audrey Niffenegger -- Intimate authority / Johanna Drucker -- The brightest heaven of invention / Krystyna Wasserman -- Storytellers -- Nature -- Food and the body -- Autobiographers -- Dreamers and magicians -- Historians -- Mothers, daughters, and wives -- Travelers -- Inspired by the muses.
Women have been pioneers in the field of book arts, crafting intimate and insightful works that blend word, image, and media together in exciting and unique ways. This text presents over 100 artists' books held in the Museum of Women in the Arts.