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This exhibition was curated by Pavel Buchler who also wrote a seminal essay on Artist Books. It deals with books and book objects. Finlay contributed a pamphlet on blue stock paper bound into the book that consisted of the following text printed on facing pages. "greeness, leaf or bark - greeness, leaf or barque." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This book consists of pages fom unique books, mainly visual in content, made by this sister team of artists. Herman Kern provided an introductory essay. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The Sackners served as jurors for this competition. An exhibition was held in the Bienes Center from May 8 to August 28, 2006. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the first signed and numbered hardcover limited edition. David Zane Mairowitz contributed the text and R. Crumb the illustrations and cover. From the back cover - "David Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations of the world's greatest underground comic artist, Robert Crumb, help us to see beyond the cliche 'Kafkaseque' and to peer through the glass wall at the unique creature on display here." This book is basically a biography of Kafka. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This autobiography of the artist is presented with pages reproducing civil, banking, and photo documents. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.