Artist book
Found in 2625 Collections and/or Records:
Russische und Ukrainische Kunstlerbucher / Konstriktor B ; Karasik M ; Charms D., 1996
Several artist books by Boris Konstriktor, one of the artists who participated in this exhibition, are held by he Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Ruth: Chapter xiii / Lalou, Frank., 1999
This calligraphic book on Fabiano papers was commissioned by Marvin Sackner for Ruth as a 63rd birthday present. It recounts the Biblical love story of Ruth, her mother-in-law Naomi and her son Boaz, and Naomi's instructions to Ruth on how to court Boaz. Lalou wrote the story English using black ink lettering at the bottom of nine pages. These pages and four additional pages without Biblical text are decorated with calligraphic renderings of the Hebrew names Ruth, Naomi and Boaz. Other pages are rendered with drawings of alephs, Hebrew letters, stripes of inked lines, and text from the Book of Ruth in English and Hebrew. The final page is dramatically rendered in black Hebrew text and abstract bands of blue, red, orange and yellow colors. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
S Book / Laxson, Ruth., 1985
Sample Dialog, 1989
A different type and colored ink was utilized for each page. According to Drucker, the book was printed from various typefaces at Bow and Arrow, in collaboration with Emily McVarish, each writing one line throughout, to display the type collection, and to teach Emily how to print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sampler: Quilt Based Collages / Stetser, Carol., 1994 - 1996
Each page consists of a colored photocopied print from a woven collage that has different colored threads arising from perforations at the four corners of the page. The images depict designs for contemporary quilts formed of texts and images collected from magazines. Their content has a feminist and artistic orientations. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sampler: Quilt Based Collages / Stetser, Carol., 1996
The photocopied images depicted in this brochure appear to be based upon woven paper collages. The Sackner Archive holds the limited edition book described in this presentation brochure. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
San Francisco Center for the Book. No.1/Win / Wolf A ; Wolf A ; Butler F ; Johnston A., 1998
This issue mentions that Arne and Anna Wolf were honored with an exhibition, "Spirit and Form," as distinguished book artists of the Pacific Rim. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sand Alphabet / Charriere, Gerard., 1989
Sandash / Hirschman, Jack A.., 1990
This book is meant to evoke the current Gulf crisis. The visual images incorporate sand to signify the desert and ash from Mt. St. Helena's volcanic eruption to signify the potential for conflict. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sandwich Book / Manfredi, Mauro., 1981
Satin Show Is a Spirited Gathering / Turner, Elisa; Satin CJ; Cage J., 1990
Facilitating Processes So That Anything Can (to J.C.), depicted in the article, was purchased by the Sackner Archive from the exhibition. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Save / Stilinovic, Mladen., 1991
The newspaper pages are thinly painted white and the center of each page is collaged with a clipping with the word "save" and various prices and words. The last page has a one dollar bill, placed within a collaged insert on the page. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Scalare / Rosenberg, Marilyn R.., 1993
Scatola, 1981
Scatola / Vincenzo Ferrari., 1981
Schatzsuch und Reiseberucht; Band 1 zeit sein und frei haben / Hainke, Wolfgang ; Dittmar R ; Williams E., 1990
This is a reworked children's book in which the pages have been folded to contain loose sheets and cards. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Schilderij Ontvlucht Lijst / De Feyter, Theo., 1976
Schlagensymposion
Schrift II / Werbachowska, Alicja., 1997
The text was written on translucent paper such that the black ink writings appear like mirror writings owing to transmission through the translucency of the paper. Each page has an illumination in red ink of a single capital letter, S C H R I F T. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.