DAAP Library Artists' Books: claire bolton

The DAAP Library Artists' Book Collection

Artists’ books are works of art that are realized in the form of a book. Generally published in limited editions or as unique works of art, artists’ books can take many forms. For example, DAAP Library’s collection includes concertinas, games, painted cards, and quilts with text. Although book printers have experimented with unique looks for their products for centuries, the artists’ book is primarily a twentieth and twenty-first century art form.
Up until recently, there wasn’t a collection focus per se. Instead, we allowed the collection to develop in interesting ways. That said, recently we decided to establish a collection focus. We’re going to collect artists’ books which focus on cultural, racial, and sexual diversity, a focus that we feel aligns well with the interests of UC as an institution as well as the greater UC community. Many of the books in our current collection deal with diversity as a theme, particularly sexual diversity, and we hope to acquire many more artists’ books that promote or feature issues of diversity and multiculturalism.
We created this blog to increase awareness of and engagement with our lovely artists’ book collection. By making images of the books available online, we are sharing them with a much larger audience, especially those who are unable to view the books in person. A wider audience is especially relevant to our new collection focus on diversity issues.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Anne Bell, Corrugations: Some Speculations on Australian Tin

From a limited edition of 35 copies. Poem by Anne Bell hand set in Spectrum Italic and text machine set in Grotesque cast by David Bolton. Linocuts printed by Katie Clemson. Designed, printed and bound by Claire Bolton.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Claire Bolton, 16 Line Two Colour Shaded Sans

DAAP Library's copy is number 11 of 36. Overlapping sheets attached to form a continuous strip, printed on one side and folded accordion style forming double leaves, fastened to the cover. Marcham, Oxfordshire: Alembic Press, 2002.

http://www.alembicpress.co.uk

Claire Bolton, Paper Cranes

From a limited edition of 44 copies. Marcham, England: Alembic Press, 2004.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Claire Bolton, A Petticoat Tale

From a limited edition of 60 copies. Stitched with thread; front cover trimmed with lace at bottom. Oxford, England: Alembic Press, 2003.

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Claire Bolton, 3 Line Antique (Extremely) Expanded

DAAP Library has 18 of 40 copies. Designed, handset, printed from wood and metal type, and bound by Claire Bolton at The Alembic Press. Marcham [Oxfordshire]: Alembic Press, 2001.

http://www.alembicpress.co.uk

Claire Bolton, 14-Line Tuscan Condensed

DAAP Library's copy is number 21 of 40. Consists of two narrow sheets slitted, interwoven and folded accordion-style, with each sheet glued to a board cover. Marcham: Alembic Press, 2001.

http://www.alembicpress.co.uk

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Claire Bolton, A Border Specimen

A limited and numbered edition of 180 copies ... Text written and keyboarded by Claire Bolton in 12 point Bembo. Type and borders cast by David Bolton on Monotype composition and Super caster, Marcham : Alembic Press, 2000

http://www.alembicpress.co.uk

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