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B / produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute

BibID	375718
Title	B / produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute
Contributors	Lawrence, Deirdre E.; Pfeiffer, Werner, 1937-; Pratt Institute
Date	c2000
Publisher	Brooklyn, N.Y. : Brooklyn Museum of Art/Pratt Institute
Description	Book consists of an acrylic box 19 x 14 x 7 cm., containing 9 variously sized handmade books. "B, the title of this piece is for Brooklyn--it also stands for Book... It is a sampling of ideas by 9 young artists depicting the ethnic, cultural, historical, and natural diversities to be found in (Brooklyn)"--P. [2]. "This project came about through extended discussions between Deirdre E. Lawrence, Principal Librarian, Brooklyn Museum of Art and Werner Pfeiffer, Professor of Art, Pratt Institute"--Colophon. "All Participants are students in the Art of the Book classes in the School of Art & Design at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY." Some titles given in the table of contents and on the items vary. Earth samplings by Kate Mole is a collection of sedimentary layers from different sites in Brooklyn contained in a test tube, sealed at the top with a cork ; Original photographs of Brooklyn settings by Amy Upton contains four b&w photographs. Limited to 300 numbered copies, published on the occasion of the exhibition Artist's [sic] books, part of the series Working in Brooklyn, held at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, February 3 through April 16, 2000. Skidmore has copy no. 192.
Physical Description	[4] p. ; 19 cm
Table Of Contents	Foldout unit on historical sites of Brooklyn /Janet Antich --Circular subway guide to Brooklyn /George Change --Brooklyn Palimpsest : a brief & incomplete historical geography of Brooklyn /Matt Knutzen --Snapshots of Brooklyn from a bike /George Larkins --Earth samplings : Coney Island, Navy Yard, Greenpoint Cemetery all in Brooklyn /Kate Mole --Wear:t, we:art /Minami Moriya --Ethnic food samplings of Brooklyn /Pete Riesett --Statistics of the borough of Brooklyn /Andrea Simkowski --Original photographs of Brooklyn settings /Amy Upton
Subject(s)	Artists' books--New York (State)--New York--Exhibitions Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--In art--Exhibitions
Type	text physical object
Language	eng
Coverage-Spatial	Brooklyn, New York
Rights	Photographed and posted with permission of the artist.
Date Added	2014-04-28
OCLC number	44129366

BibID	375718_d
Title	Image 4
Rights	Photographed and posted with permission of the artist.
Date Added	2014-04-28

B / produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute

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