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Hamady, Walter Samuel Haatoum, 1940-2019

 Person

Biographical / Historical

Walter Hamady (b.1940-d.2019), an innovative papermaker, printer, publisher of books by hand, artist, and teacher https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/libspecial/collections/manuscripts/perishable.php

Found in 72 Collections and/or Records:

65: Book Arts / Juvelis, Priscilla ; Drescher H ; Hamady W ; Vollmann W., 2014

 Item
Identifier: CC-60179-10003196
Scope and Contents

Several publications from Walter Hamady's Perishable Press are listed in this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2014

Abracadabra / Hamady, Walter., 1984

 Item
Identifier: CC-34757-36463
Scope and Contents

Composed for Hamady's wife's 28th birthday. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1984

American Book Collector. No.5/Sep-Oct / Hamady W., 1985

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Identifier: CC-25774-26234
Scope and Contents

Francis Mattson contributes an essay "The Perishable Press at Twenty." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

American Book Collector. No.6/Nov-Dec / Bromer A ; Everson W ; Neruda P ; Davids B ; VanVliet C ; Burgess M ; Bigus R ; Hamady W ; Weier D ; Hoyem A., 1985

 Item
Identifier: CC-24704-25157
Scope and Contents

Anne Bromer in an essay "The Revolution in American Fine Printing" discusses Everson's Granite and Cypress, Neruda's Ode to Typography (held by Sackner Archive), and Burgess' Still (held by Sackner Archive). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1985

Book Mobile / Heft C ; Hamady W ; Poehlmann JA ; Lingen R ; Smith EK ; Faust D., 1999

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Identifier: CC-37850-39730
Scope and Contents

Bookmobile is published by Booklyn, an artists bookmakers alliance based in Brooklyn whose misson is to expand the field of artists' books and creative independent publishing. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1999

Book Number 117: 1985, 1992

 Item
Identifier: CC-09326-9511
Scope and Contents

The bookbinding by Gary Frost has a special new, treatment to the spine allowing the book to lie reasonably flat when opened. Several persons who contributed to the design and production of this book also signed their names on various pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1992

Boxes Collages / Hamady, Walter ; Clay S ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1990

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Identifier: CC-08956-9132
Scope and Contents

Many of the works in this catalogue incorporate images of lungs. One of the boxes in this exhibition was acquired by the Sackner Archive and the Archive is mentioned as holding works by Hamady. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

Come Back Inventory / Hamady, Walter ; Hamady W ; Wakoski D ; Oppenheimer J ; Rothenberg J ; Williams J ; Drescher H ; Blackburn P ; Merwin W ; Oppen G ; Creeley R ; Duncan R., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34689-36392
Scope and Contents

This list presents items from the collection of Hamady's mother and Wakwski with annotations by Hamady. It includes a description of the books in the Gabberjab series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Fine Print. No.3/Jul / Hamady W., 1983

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Identifier: CC-11523-11739
Scope and Contents

Cover was designed by Wesley Tanner. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1983

Hand Papermaking. No.1 / Hamady W., 1998

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Identifier: CC-33191-34821
Scope and Contents

Bill Drendel contributes an illustrated essay and interview with Walter Hamady who spoke about his early exposure to paper and book making. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Handmade Books, Collages and Sculptures / Hamady, Walter ; Olson T ; Spector B ; Heft C ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1991

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Identifier: CC-33092-34717
Scope and Contents

This catalogue features Hamady's assemblages. Toby Olson and Buzz Spector contribute critical essays on Hamady's work. Olson wrItes about his art pieces in the essay "One Night at the Farm" and Spector describes Hamady's work in an essay, "Biblioselfconsciousness: Walter Hamady's Gabberjabbs." The Sackner Archive is mentioned as holding Hamady's works. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1991