Firebird

Literature & Fiction

Paul Metcalf

Contemporary

Granary Books

The Century of Artists' Books

Arts & Photography

Drucker, Johanna

History & Criticism

The first full-length study of the development of artists' books as a 20th century art form. "...a crucial contribution to the history of the book in visual culture."--Buzz Spectator. "...the world of artists' books is made available to student and teacher, collector and connoisseur."--Library Journal.

Century Of Artists Books, The

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

By Jerome Rothenberg. Contributions by David Guss.

The Book, Spiritual Instrument

ROTHENBERG, Jerome

Graphic Design

Poet, editor, and publisher of the legendary "C" Press, Ted Berrigan (1934-1983) was a charismatic presence on the literary scene of New York's Lower East Side during the '60s and '70s. Through anecdotal descriptions, Ted Berrigan: An Annotated Checklist provides a vivid glimpse of one writer's life as seen through his publications. Illustrated throughout with collaborations between Berrigan and Painter George Schneeman and with an introduction by Lewis Warsh, this book is a must for all with an interest in the literary underground. As contributor Anne Waldman puts it, "more imaginative &amp; investigative than a mere checklist".

Ted Berrigan: An Annotated Checklist

Warsh, Lewis

Berrigan, Ted

Artists' Books: A Critical Survey Of The Literature

Based on an acclaimed 1998 exhibition at The New York Public Library, A Secret Location on the Lower East Side: Adventures in Writing, 1960-1980 offers a glimpse into that Mimeo Revolution, focusing on the small press publishing scene in San Francisco and in downtown New York City.

A Secret Location On The Lower East Side: Adventures in Writing 1960-1980 (GRANARY BOOKS)

Reference

By Jerome Rothenberg. Contributions by Steven Clay, Rodney Phillips.

A Secret Location On The Lower East Side: Adventures in Writing 1960-1980

Calling themselves critics rather than art historians, the Huberts evince an astonishingly vast familiarity with the medium of artists' books, which they survey in the present volume. The works are discussed in groups according to theme and/or format and include works by an international group of artists. In addition to frequent b&amp;w illustrations, a group of color plates are included. Distributed by Distributed Art Publishers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Cutting Edge Of Reading: Artists' Books

Judd D. Hubert

Renee Riese Hubert

Johanna Drucker is among the foremost authorities on the history of alphabets, writing, artists' books, and visual poetry. This book is a compendium of Drucker's thought - yet rather than anthologize from her numerous published books, Figuring the Word collects writings only previously found in academic and literary journals, as well as transcriptions of her lectures and interviews. The book is divided into sections, each with several chapters, which include "Writing as Artifact", "Visual Poetics", "Artists' Books Past and Future" and "The Future of Writing". None of the work in Figuring the Word has ever been published in book form before, and yet it extends and reveals the already broad range of Drucker's voracious and penetrating intellect.

Figuring the Word: Essays on Books, Writing and Visual Poetics

Johanna Drucker

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