The prints depict the same row or rows of the letter "O" in a different typefaces. The line of metal type to print these "O's" is also included in the portfolio. Iinternet: "Born in the Bronx, Mr. McCallion's first involvement with books was as an English literature major at Columbia. After graduating, he moved to the West Coast, earning an M.F.A. at Claremont Graduate University. It was there he become involved with Fluxus, an international network of artists, composers, and designers noted for blending different artistic mediums and disciplines in the '60s and '70s. "¦. Recalling his introduction to the group, Mr. McCallion said, "When I was in California I was doing conceptual pieces'"¦. Mr. McCallion traveled in England with members of Fluxus for a year, then returned by boat, docking in Montreal. From there he settled on a farm just across the Canadian border. "I realize now we should have driven farther south. Living off the land wasn't fun,' he said. "At least not for me.' A grant from the Berlin Artist Program (DADD) took him in 1975 to Berlin, where he stayed for four years and met his wife, who was teaching at the John F. Kennedy School there. This was followed by a two-year grant from the Gardilanne-Moffat Foundation that provided him with a studio in Paris. He returned in 1981 to the United States, where he worked for two years managing a photo-retouching studio. In 1983 he was awarded a two-month artist residency from the Australian Arts Council, followed by a month in New Zealand, courtesy of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council. "I like to say I ran out of countries that were willing to support me at that point.'"¦ Barry McCallion's house in Springs, where he creates his astonishingly beautiful and utterly unique books, [is] an artistic treasure trove in an unexpected spot. Situated on Flaggy Hole Road, literally a stone's throw from Maidstone Beach, it has been the full-time residence of Mr. McCallion and his wife, Joanne Canary, since 2000. It is the same house "” though much changed "” that his parents rented from 1943 until the early '50s." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.