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Contemporary Impressions

This serves as a good beginning bibliography of current writing on fine prints. Volume and issue citation is to the Contemporary Impressions review.

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Ackley, Clifford S. PhotoImage: Printmaking 60s to 90s. By Clifford S. Ackley. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1998. ISBN 0-87846-463-8. Paper, 8 3/4 x 10 3/4", 92 pp., 35 b&w and 22 color illus., $14.95. Reviewed by Kenneth A. Kerslake. Vol. 6, #2 Acton, David. The Stamp of Impulse: Abstract Expressionist Prints. By David Acton, Worcester Art Museum and Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Hudson Hills Press, 2001. ISBN 1-55595-213-5. Paper, 9 x 12”, 296 pp., 109 color + 43 b&w illus., $65. Vol. 10, #1 Adams, Clinton. Second Impressions: Modern Prints & Printmakers Reconsidered. Edited by Clinton Adams. Published as vol. 16 of Tamarind Papers, 1996. Paper, 8 x 10", 112 pp., 71 b&w illus., $29.95. Vol. 4, #2 Alexander, Charles, et al. Talking the Boundless Book: Art, Language, & the Book Arts. Edited by Charles Alexander. Essays by Steven Clay, Katherine Kuehn, Byron Clercx, Karen Wirth et al. Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, 1995. Paper, 6 x 9", 144 pp., $15.95 (add $4 shipping). Vol. 4, #1 Allan, Lois. Contemporary Printmaking in the Northwest. By Lois Allan. Craftsman House, Sidney, Australia, 1997. Hardcover, 11 1/2 x 10", 240 pp., 48 color + 96 b&w illus., $55 (add $5 shipping from University of Toronto Press, 800/565-9523). Vol. 6, #1 Angell, Callie, et al. The Andy Warhol Museum, an Inaugural Publication. Essays by Callie Angell, et al. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, 1994. Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 10 1/4", 208 pp., with an audio disc of taped conversations, $29.95. Vol. 3, #1 top of page
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Becker, Carol, and Ann Wiens. The Artist in Society: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities. Edited by Carol Becker and Ann Wiens. New Art Examiner Press, 1996. Paper, 96 pp., $15 postpaid U.S. and Canada. Vol. 4, #1 Benezra, Neal and Kerry Brougher. Ed Ruscha. By Neal Benezra and Kerry Brougher, with Phyllis Rosenzweig. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England, 2000. ISBN 3-908247-33-0. Hardbound, 9.75 x 11.75", 208 pp., about 80 color + numerous b&w illus., $45. Vol. 8 #2 Binstock, Jonathan P. Andy Warhol: Social Observer. By Jonathan P. Binstock. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2000. ISBN 0-943836-20-4. Paper, 9 x 12", 64 pp., 30 color, 35 b&w illus., $25. Vol. 8 #2 Bøegh, Henrik. Handbook of Non-Toxic Intaglio. By Henrik Bøegh, Bøegh, Copenhagen, 2003. ISBN 87-987757-2-3. Paper, 8 x 8.25”, 110 pp., 105 b&w illus., $32.95 + $9 post. Reviewed by Mary Farrell. Vol. 11, #2 Bolton, Richard. Culture Wars: Documents from the Recent Controversies in the Arts. Edited by Richard Bolton. New Press, New York, 1992. Paperback, 364 pp., $19.95. Vol. 3, #2 Breuer, Karin, and Signe Mayfield. Christopher Brown: Works on Paper. Essays by Karin Breuer and Signe Mayfield. Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1995. Paper, 9 x 9", 68 pp., 32 color illus., $20.20 (includes postage from the PACC Guild, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303). Vol. 4, #1 Breuer, Karin, et al. Thirty-Five Years at Crown Point Press: Making Prints, Doing Art. By Karin Breuer, Ruth E. Fine and Steven A. Nash. University of California Press with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997. Paper, 9 x 12", 214 pp., $29.95. Vol. 5, #2 Brown, Kathan. ink, paper, metal, wood: 35 Years at Crown Point Press. By Kathan Brown. Crown Point Press and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1998. ISBN 1-891300-13-X. Video, 50 minutes, $45 plus $5 s/h (order from www.crownpoint.com). Vol. 9 #1 Brown, Kathan. Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood: Painters and Sculptors at Crown Point Press. By Kathan Brown. Chronicle Books, 1996. Hardcover, 9 1/4 x 10 1/2", 288 pp., $45. Vol. 5, #2 Brown, Kathan. Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood: How to Recognize Contemporary Artists' Prints. Catalogue by Kathan Brown. Point Publications, San Francisco. 1992. Paperback, 8 x 10", 61 pp., $15 (add $2 postage, 657 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105). Vol. 1, #2 Bryson, Norman, et al. Visual Culture: Images and Interpretations. Edited by Norman Bryson, Michael Ann Holly, and Keith Moxey, Wesleyan University Press, Hanover, 1994. Hardcover and paper, 432 pp., $49.50 and $19.95. Reviewed by Sue Taylor. Vol. 2, #2 Butler, Roger, et al. Islands in the Sun: Prints by indigenous artists of Australia and the Australasian region. Ed. Roger Butler, essays by Roger Butler, Brain Robinson, Melanie Eastburn, Nicholas Thomas and Nigel Lendon, National Gallery of Australia, 2001. ISBN 0-642-54141-8. Paper, 8.25 x 11.75”, 116 pp., about 70 color + 45 b&w illus., $35. Vol. 11, #2 top of page
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Cage, John, et al. Rolywholyover: A Circus. By John Cage et al. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Rizzoli, New York, 1993. Boxed in aluminum, 10 x 11 1/2 x 1", 250 pp., $50. Vol. 2, #1 Cohen, David and Scott Wilcox. Lucian Freud: Etchings from the Paine Webber Art Collection. By David Cohen and Scott Wilcox. Yale Center for British Art, 1999. ISBN 0-930606-88-4. Paper, 9.25 x 9.25", 81 pp., 3 color, 44 b&w illus., $19.95. Vol. 8 #2 Colescott, Warrington, and Arthur Hove. Progressive Printmakers: Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance. By Warrington Colescott and Arthur Hove. University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. ISBN 0-299-16110-2. Hardcover, 8.75 x 11.25", 184 pp., 75 color, 40 b&w illus., $39.95. Vol. 8 #1 Colker, Ed. Five Decades in Print: Ed Colker. Published by the artist, 1998. Paper, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2", 48 pp., 22 b&w, 8 color illus., $10 (add $2.50 postage from the Neuberger Museum of Art, 914/251-6100). Vol. 7, #1 Corlett, Mary Lee. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-1993. By Mary Lee Corlett, introduction by Ruth E. Fine, Hudson Hills Press and National Gallery of Art, 1994. Hardcover, 9 x 12", 328 pp., $95 (sale price $40.50 includes postage from the National Gallery Mail Order Dept., 2000 South Club Drive, Landover, MD 20785). Vol. 3, #1 Cunningham, Eldon L. (E.C.). Printmaking: A Primary Form of Expression. Edited by Eldon L. (E.C.) Cunningham. University Press of Colorado, 1992. Hardcover, 8 x 10", 186 pp., $39.95. Vol. 1, #2 top of page
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Davis, Bruce. Made in L.A.: The Prints of Cirrus Editions. By Bruce Davis. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995. Hardcover, 9 x 12", 368 pp., 400 duotone and 60 color illus., $65. Vol. 4, #2 De Salvo, Donna and Catherine Gudis, ed. Ray Johnson: Correspondences. Ed. Donna De Salvo and Catherine Gudis. Wexner Center for the Arts and Flammarion, Paris, 1999. ISBN 2-08013-663-1 and 1-881390-21-7. Hardbound and paper, 8 x 10.75", 224 pp., extensive illus., $50 and $39.95. Vol. 8 #2 Devon, Marjorie, ed. Tamarind: Forty Years. Ed. Marjorie Devon. University of New Mexico Press, 2000. ISBN 0-8263-2072-4 and 0-8263-2073-2. Hardcover and paper, 8.5 x 10", 206 pp., 101 color, 98 b&w illus., $59.95 and $29.95. Vol. 8 #2 [Digital Atelier.] heARTland: Krause, Lhotka, Schminke. Digital Atelier, 1999. Paper, 9 x 9", 32 pp., 18 color illus., with CD for demonstrations of digital transfer to fresco and other surfaces, educational and resource pages. $35 + $4 shipping (order at www.digitalatelier.com). Vol. 7 #2 Donovan, Laurence. Dog Island and Other Florida Poems. By Laurence Donovan. Pineapple Press Inc., 2003. ISBN 1-56164-284-3. Hardcover, 7.25 x 5.25", 96 pp., 15 illus., $12.95. Vol. 13 #1 Drucker, Johanna. The Next Word. By Johanna Drucker. Neuberger Museum of Art, 1998. Paper, 8.5 x 11", 32 pp., color covers, 26 b&w illus., $12.95 (add $1 shipping from the museum, 414/251-6131). Vol. 8 #1 Drucker, Johanna. The Century of Artists' Books. By Johanna Drucker. Granary Books, NY, 1995. Hardcover, 396 pp., 200 b&w illus., $35 (add $6 shipping, 568 Broadway #403, New York NY 10012). Vol. 4, #2 Drucker, Johanna. Luminous Volumes. By Johanna Drucker. Granary Books, 1993. $6 (568 Broadway #403, NY, NY 10012). Vol. 2, #1 Dubin, Steven C. Arresting Images: Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions. By Steven C. Dubin. Rutledge, New York, 1992, paperback 1994, 374 pp., $18.95. Reviewed by Katherine Megrue. Vol. 3, #2 top of page
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Eaton, Timothy A., et al. Books as Art. By Timothy A. Eaton et al. Boca Raton Museum of Art, second edition, n.d. Paperback, 9 x 12", 104 pp., $24.95 (from Distributed Art Publishers, 636 Broadway, NY, NY 10012, 800/338-2665). Vol. 2, #1 Ehmke, Ronald. Consider the Alternatives: 20 Years of Contemporary Art at Hallwalls. Edited by Ronald Ehmke. Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, 1996. Paperback, 276 pp., $20. Vol. 5, #1 Engberg, Siri, and Clive Phillpot. Edward Ruscha: Editions 1959-1999. By Siri Engberg and Clive Phillpot. Walker Art Center, 1999. ISBN 0-935-64060-6. Hardcover, two volumes, boxed, 12.75 x 10.25", 304 pp., $85. Vol. 7 #2 Engberg, Siri, and Frank Stella. Frank Stella at Tyler Graphics. By Siri Engberg and Frank Stella. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 1997. Paper, 9 x 10 1/2", 55 pp., 5 color + 20 b&w illus., $19.95. Vol. 6, #1 top of page
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Farber, Janet L. Midlands Invitational 2000: Works on Paper. By Janet L. Farber. Joslyn Art Museum, 2000. ISBN 0-936364-29-7. Paper, 8.5 x 11", 54 pp., 11 color, 9 b&w illus., $20 (add $6 shipping from the museum, 402/342-3300). Vol. 8 #2 Ferguson, Russell, et al. Discourses: Conversations in Postmodern Art and Culture. Edited by Russell Ferguson, William Olander, Marcia Tucker and Karen Fiss. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, and MIT Press, Cambridge, 1992. Paperback, 470 pp., $18.95. Vol. 2, #2 Field, Richard S. Jennifer Bartlett: A Print Retrospective. Curated by Sue Scott. Essay by Richard S. Field. Orlando Museum of Art, 1993. Paperback, 10 1/2 x 9 1/2", 60 pp., $20 (includes postage, 2416 North Mills Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803). Vol. 2, #1 Fine, Ruth E. Helen Frankenthaler: Prints. Catalogue by Ruth E. Fine. National Gallery of Art, Washington, and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1993. Paperback, 9 1/2 x 11", 160 pp., $35. Vol. 1, #2 Fine, Ruth E. and Mary Lee Corlett. GraphicStudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Catalogue by Ruth E. Fine and Mary Lee Corlett. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991. Paperback and hardcover, 9 x 12", 351 pp., $45 and $69.95. Vol. 1, #1 top of page
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Gallagher, Connell and Helen Whybrow. Brian D. Cohen: Etching and Books. By Connell Gllagher and Helen Whybrow, Bridge Press, Westminster Station, 2001. ISBN 0-9709727-0-9. Hardcover, 11 x 9”, 76 pp., 53 duotone illus., $50 (includes postage, 802/722-4029). Vol. 9, #2 Gallant, Aprile, and David P. Becker. In Print: Contemporary Artists at the Vinalhaven Press. By Aprile Gallant and David P. Becker. Portland Museum of Art, Maine, 1997. Paper, 10 x 8 1/2", 95 pp., $25 (from the University of Washington Press, 800/441-4115). Vol. 5, #2 Garza, Carmen Lomas. A Piece of My Heart/Pedacito de mi Corazón. By Carmen Lomas Garza. The New Press, New York, 1991. Paper, 8 1/2 x 10", 64 pp., $12.95. Vol. 4, #1 Geske, Norman A. Rudy Pozzatti: A Printmaker’s Odyssey. By Norman A. Geske, intro. by Pegram Harrison, cat. by Nanette Esseck Brewer, Indiana University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-253-21540-4. Paper, 9 x 12”, 112 pp., 48 b&w, 48 color illus., $22.95. Vol. 10, #2 Gilmour, Pat. Warrington Colescott. Essay by Pat Gilmour, exhibition curated by Margaret Andera. Milwaukee Art Museum, 1996. Paper, 8 1/2 x 10", 32 pp., $10.95. Vol. 5, #2 Glenn, Constance W. Time Dust: James Rosenquist, The Complete Graphics, 1962-1992. By Constance W. Glenn. Rizzoli International Publications with the University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 1993. Hardcover, 10 x 10", 180 pp., $50. Vol. 1, #2 Goldman, Judith. Frankenthaler: The Woodcuts. By Judith Goldman, Naples Museum of Art and George Braziller, 2002. ISBN 0-8076-1509-9. Hardcover, 9 x 10”, 128 pp., 90 color + 4 b&w illus., $32. Vol. 12, #1 Gosin, Susan, et al. Rags to Riches: 25 years of Paper Art from Dieu Donné Papermill. Essays by Susan Gosin, Trudy V. Hansen and Donna Stein, Dieu Donné Papermill, 2001. ISBN 0-9704072-4-6. Paper, 9 x 12”, 112 pp., 19 b&w, 74 color illus., $25. Vol. 10, #2 Grabowski, Beth. A Printshop Handbook. By Beth Grabowski. Brown and Benchmark, 1993. Wire coil bound, 8 1/2 x 11", 155 pp., $21.75 (246 Kerper Blvd., Dubuque, IA 52001, 800/338-5578). Vol. 1, #2 top of page
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Halle, David. Inside Culture: Art and Class in the American Home. By David Halle. University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 1993. Hardcover, 261 pp., $29.95. Vol. 2, #2 Hanson, Trudy V. and Eleanor Heartney. Presswork: The Art of Women Printmakers. Lang Communications Corporate Collection. Exhibition curator: Ellen Frautschi Johnson, assistant curator: Heidi A. Lang. Catalogue texts: Trudy Victoria Hansen, Eleanor Heartney. Published by Lang Communications, 1991. Paperback, 8 1/2 x 5", 118 pp., $12.95. Vol. 1, #1 Hansen, Trudy, et al. Printmaking in America: Collaborative Prints and Presses, 1960-1990. By Trudy Hansen, David Mickenberg, Joann Moser and Barry Walker. Harry N. Abrams with Northwestern University, 1995. Hardcover and paperback, 9 x 12", 248 pp., $60 and $39.95 respectively. Vol. 4, #1 Helmes, L. Scott, et al. Multiplicity for Millions. Essays by L. Scott Helmes, Picasso Gaglione and Sheila McNellis Asato, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 2004. 16 pp., $3 by mail from the Center. Vol. 12, #1 Herbert, Robert L. Anne Walker’s Painted Books. Introductory essay by Robert L. Herbert, Boston Athenaeum, 2003. ISBN 0-934552-68-1. Paper, 11 x 8”, 64 pp., 32 color illus., $23 (includes postage). Vol. 11, #1 Hills, Patricia, and Peter Nesbett. Jacob Lawrence: Thirty Years of Prints (1963-1993). By Patricia Hills and Peter Nesbett. Francine Seders Gallery with University of Washington Press, 1994. Paper, 9 1/2 x 9 1/2", 64 pp., $14.95. Vol. 4, #1 Hobson, Charles. Art Making Book Making Art.. By Charles Hobson The San Francisco Center for the Book, 1998. Paper, 11 x 9", 28 pp., $8 (includes postage from the Center, 300 DeHaro Street, San Francisco CA 94103, 415/565-0545). Vol. 7, #1 Hould, Claudette. Répertoire des livres d'artistes au Québec 1981-1990. By Claudette Hould. Bibliothèque natonale du Québec, Montréal, 1993. Paperback, 7 1/2 x 10 1/2", 346 pp. (text in French, order information 514/873-1100). Vol. 1, #2 Howard, Keith. Safe Photo Etching for Photographers and Artists. By Keith Howard. Wynne Resources, 1991. Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11", 108 pp., CN $27.90 (PO Box 7587, Peace River, Alberta, Canada T8S 1T2, 403/624-5566). Vol. 1, #2 Howard, Keith. Non-Toxic Intaglio Printmaking. By Keith Howard. Printmaking Resources, 1998. ISBN 0-9683541-0-6. Paper, 8 1/4 x 11", 258 pp., 400 b&w illus., $39.95. Vol. 7, #1 Howard, Keith. The Contemporary Printmaker: Intaglio-Type & Acid Resist Etching. By Keith Howard, Write-Cross Press, New York, 2003. ISBN 0-9741946-0-3. Paper, 8 x 11”, 256 pp., 500 color illus., $49.95 (+ $5.50 post in the US, + $11 post foreign). Vol. 12, #1 Howe, Kathleen Stewart. Intersections: Lithography, Photography, and the Traditions of Printmaking. Edited by Kathleen Stewart Howe. Published as Volume 17 of Tamarind Papers, 1998, ISBN 0-8263-1845-2. Paper, 8 x 10", 112 pp., 50 b&w illus., $29.95. Vol. 6, #2 Hults, Linda C. The Print in the Western World: An Introductory History. By Linda C. Hults. University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 11", 998 pp., 700 b&w and 49 color illus., $65. Reviewed by Beauvais Lyons. Vol. 4, #2 top of page
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Jacobson, Marjory. Art for Work. By Marjory Jacobson. Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 1993. Hardcover, 9 x 11", 24 pp., $60 (from McGraw Hill or call 800/545-7685). Vol. 3, #1 Johnson, Robert Flynn, and Giovanna Bertazzoni. Variations in Time / Nathan Oliveira / Monotypes and Monoprints. By Robert Flynn Johnson and Giovanna Bertazzoni. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997. Paper, 9 x 10", 63 pp., 32 color illus., $19.95. Vol. 6, #1 Jule, Walter. Sightlines: Printmaking and Image Culture. Edited by Walter Jule. University of Alberta Press, 1997. Paper, 335 pp., 250 color illus., CN $29.95. Vol. 6 #1 top of page
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Klima, Stefan. Artists Books: A Critical Survey of the Literature. By Stefan Klima. Granary Books, 1998. ISBN 1-887123-18-0. Paper, 5 1/4 x 8 3/4", 110 pp., $17.95 ($3 shipping + tax in NY, 568 Broadway #403, NY NY 10012, 212/226-5462). Vol. 6 #2 Knestrick, Walter G. Red Grooms: The Graphic Work. Intro. and catalogue by Walter G. Knestrick, essay by Vincent Katz, Henry N. Abrams, 2000. ISBN 0-8109-6733-2. Hardcover, 12.38 x 9.38”, 320 pp., 171 color + 70 b&w illus., $75 (a paperback edition, 0-8109-6734-0 for $35 + shipping is available only at museums, try the Tennessee Museum Store, 615/253-0145). Vol. 11 #2 Krause, Martin. Garo Antreasian: Written on Stone. By Martin Krause. Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1995. Hardcover, 13 1/4 x 9 1/4", 176 pp., $45 (add $6 shipping, tel. 317/923-1331). Vol. 5 #2 Krauss, Rosalind E. The Optical Unconscious. By Rosalind E. Krauss. An October Book, published by The MIT Press, 1993, Hardcover, 7 x 9", 353 pp., $24.95. Reviewed by Douglas Dowd. Vol. 3 #2 Kushner, Marilyn and George Roland. 2005 New Orleans Triennial: A Southern Perspective on Prints. Catalogue by Marilyn Kushner (guest curator) and George Roland. New Orleans Museum of Art, 2005. ISBN 0-89494-098-8. Paper, 8.5 x 11", 120 pp., 51 color illus., $19.95 (plus $8 shipping from www.noma.org). Vol. 13 #2 top of page
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Lauf, Cornelia and Clive Phillpot. Artist/Author: Contemporary Artists' Books. By Cornelia Lauf and Clive Phillpot. The American Federation of Arts and Distributed Art Publishers Inc., 1998. ISBN 1-885444-07-9. Paper and hardcover, 9 x 10", 184 pp., 81 color, 25 b&w illus., $35 and $45. Vol. 8 #1 Lovell, Charles M. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Made in American. By Charles M. Lovell, with an interview with the artist. UMKC-Belger Arts Center for Creative Studies, 2003. ISBN 0-914489-22-4. Paper, 8 x 11", 36 pp., 19 color illus. Vol. 14 #1 top of page
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MacPhee, Josh. Paper Politics: An Exhibition of Socially and Politically Engaged Printmaking. Curated by Josh MacPhee, introduction by Joseph Pentheroudakis, historical essay by Deborah Caplow. Seattle Print Arts, 2004. Paper, 8.5 x 11", 56 pp., 174 color illus., $16 plus shipping (order at www.justseeds.org). Vol. 13 #2 Madoff, Steven Henry and David Mamet. Donald Sultan: In the Still-Life Tradition. By Steven Henry Madoff and David Mamet. The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art with University of Washington Press, 1999. ISBN 0-915525-06-2. Hardbound, 9.75 x 9.75", 72 pp., 24 color illus., $27.95. Vol. 8 #2 Malenfant, Nicole, et al. L'Estampe Originale au Québec, 1980-1990. By Nicole Malenfant et al. Bibliothèque nationale du Québec and Conseil québécois de l'estampe, Montréal, 1991. Hardcover, 9 x 12", 280 pp. (text in French, order informaton 514/873-1100). Vol. 1 #2 Malenfant, Nicole and Richard Ste-Marie. Code d’éthique de l’estampe orginale / Code of Ethics for Original Printmaking. By Nicole Malenfant and Richard Ste-Marie, Conseil québécois de l’estampe, Montréal, 2000. ISBN 2-922018-05-9. Paper, 6 x 9”, 84 pp. each language, 16 color illus., CN $16 / US $10 plus postage. Vol. 9 #2 Malone, Robert R., et al. Contemporary American Printmaking. By Robert R. Malone, Zuo Yingzue and Scott Wampler. Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House, Changehun, China, 1999. ISBN 7-5386-0859-8/J-630. Hardbound, 9 x 12.5", 286 pp., 206 color, 41 b&w illus., suggested price $48 (contact Zuo Yingxue, 314/225-2986). Vol. 8 #2 Mayfield, Signe. Directions in Bay Area Printmaking: Three Decades. By Signe Mayfield. Published by The Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1992. Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11", 28 pp., $12.50 (add $2.00 postage, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303). Vol. 1 #1 McLean, Genetta. In Black and White: Landscape Prints by Claire van Vliet. By Genetta McLean. Bates College Museum of Art, 1999. Paper, 9 x 11", 77 pp., 58 illus. Vol. 7 #2 [Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.] Ke Francis. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 2002. ISBN 0-89280-039-9. Paper, 9 x 10.5”, 23 pp., 13 color illus., $5 (available from the museum shop, 334/244-5700). Vol. 10 #2 Moore, Kemille. Quintet: Five Print Suites by Donald Furst. By Kemille Moore. University of North Carolina at Wilmington and St. John's Museum of Art, 2000. Paper, 8.5 x 11", 12 pp., 8 color, 2 b&w illus., $4 (includes postage from the museum, 910/763-0281). Vol. 9 #1 Morse, Marcia, et al. Honolulu Printmakers 75th Anniversary: A Tradition of Gift Prints. Ed. Marcia Morse, designed by Hans Löffel, essays by Max Aronov, Louise Barr, Jennifer Forte, Aggie Quigg, Laura Smith, Honolulu Academy of Arts with Honolulu Printmakers, 2003. ISBN 0-937426-58-X. Paper, 9 x 11”, 96 pp., 76 b&w, 74 color illus., $24.95 (+ $5 shipping and handling). Vol. 11 #1 Moser, Joann. Singular Impressions: The Monotype in America. By Joann Moser. Publshed for the National Museum of American Art by Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997. Hardcover and paperback, 9 x 12", 224 pp., 100 color + 100 b&w illus., $60 and $35 respectively. Vol. 6 #1 top of page
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Padon, Thomas. Nancy Graves: Excavations in Print. By Thomas Padon. Harry N. Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts, 1996. Hardcover and paperback (available at presenting museums), 208 pp., 188 color illus., 9 x 11", $49.50 and $35 respectively. Vol. 4 #1 Palladino-Craig, Allys, ed. The Abridged Walmsley: Selections from the Career of William Aubrey Walmsley. Ed. Allys Palladino-Craig. Florida State University Museum of Art, 1999. ISBN 1-889282-06-5. Paper, 8.5 x 8.5", 64 pp., 20 color + many b&w illus., $15 (add $2.50 by mail from the museum). Vol. 8 #2 Perkins, Larry David. Impressions of Forty Years: The Prints of Kenneth Kerslake. By Larry David Perkins. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1996. 26 pp., free to Contemporary Impressions subscribers on request from the Museum. Vol. 5 #1 Platzker, David and Elizabeth Wyckoff. Hard Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process. By David Platzker and Elizabeth Wyckoff, Hudson Hills Press with the International Print Center, New York, 2000. ISBN 1-55595-192-9 and 1-55595-193-7. Hardcover and paper, 9 x 12”, 126 pp., 75 color + 80 b&w illus., $45 (paper edition apparently no longer available). Vol. 10 #1 top of page
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Rosenthal, Mark. Artists at Gemini G.E.L.: Celebrating the 25th Year. By Mark Rosenthal. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY, 1993. Hardcover, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4", 205 pp. $60. Vol. 2 #1 Rothschild, Deborah, et al. Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill C. Berman Collection. By Deborah Rothschild, Ellen Lupton and Darra Goldstein. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 1998. ISBN 0-300-07494-8. Hardbound, 11.25 x 9.25", 224 pp., over 200 illus. mostly color, $60 (a paper edition is out of print). Vol. 9 #1 Ruzicka, Joseph. Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years of Printmaking. By Joseph Ruzicka, with contributions by Jack Lemon, Vernon Fisher and Mark Pascale. Milwaukee Art Museum, 1996. Hardcover and paperback, 9 x 12", 220 pp., $65 and $39.95 respectively (add $5.50 postage per order from the Museum, tel. 414/224-3212). Vol. 5 #2 Ruzicka, Joseph, and Earl Kittleson. Ink on Paper: The Quad/Collection, 1971-1996. By Joseph Ruzicka and Earl Kittleson. Milwaukee Art Museum and Quad/Graphics Gallery, 1996. Paper, 8 x 10", 167 pp., $24.95. Vol. 5 #2 top of page
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Santa Cruz Printers' Chappel. Dressing the Text. Santa Cruz Printers' Chappel, 1995. $12 (add $2.50 postage and handling, 318 Rigg Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060). Reviewed by Thomas A. Vogler. Vol. 3 #2 Schminke, Karin, Dorothy Simpson Krause and Bonny Pierce Lhotka. Digital Art Studio. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-8230-1342-1. Paperback, 8 x 10�, 160 pp., 300 color illus., $29.95. Please use the coupon from the bottom of our subscription order form so that the Alliance will receive a donation when you buy this book. Vol. 12 #2 Schnapp, Jeffrey T. Revolutionary Tides: The Art of the Political Poster 1914-1989. By Jeffrey T. Schnapp. Skira, 2005. ISBN 8-87-624236-8. Paper, 9.5 x 11", 158 pp., 120 color + 12 b&w illus. $32.95 plus shipping from the Cantor Arts Center Bookshop, tel. 650-725-2775. (Hardcover, ISBN 8-87-624210-4, $45 at other bookstores.) Vol. 13 #2 Shanks, Bradlee, ed. Homeostatic. Ed. Bradlee Shanks, production Michelle Fields. CD of portfolio prints, artist information and interactive files. $25 from Bradlee Shanks, Art Dept./College of fine Arts, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa FL 33260. Vol. 8 #2 Slaven, Michael. Allographies. Curated by Patricia Villalobos Echeverría, introduction by Michael Slaven. University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997. Paper, 8 1/2 x 11", 32 pp., 11 color illus., $10 (add $2 postage). Vol. 6 #2 Smith, Carol. Louise Bourgeois Prints: 1989-1998. By Carol Smith. Maier Museum of Art, 1999. Paper, 10.5 x 8.5", 24pp. (By mail from the museum, 2500 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg VA 24503, $6.25 includes postage.) Vol. 7 #2 Stapen, Nancy. Kiki Smith: Prints and Multiples 1985-1993. Catalogue raisonné, essay by Nancy Stapen. Barbara Krakow Gallery, 1994. Paperback, 9 1/4 x 11", 48 pp., $23.50 by mail (10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116). Vol. 2 #2 Steinberg, Leo. Encounters with Rauschenberg (A Lavishly Illustrated Lecture). By Leo Steinberg. The Menil Collection, Houston, and the Unviersity of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2000. ISBN 0-226-77182-2 and 0-226-77183-0. Hardbound and paper, 7.5 x 9.5", 84 pp., 40 color, 12 b&w illus., $45 and $18. Vol. 9 #1 top of page
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Tallman, Susan. Silent and Violent: Selected Artists� Editions. By Susan Tallman. Parkett, 1995. ISBN 3-89322-796-3. Paper, 8.25 x 10", 183 pp., 60 color + many b&w ilus., $39 (Parkett, 212/673-2660). Vol. 7 #2 Turner, Silvie. The Book of Fine Paper. By Silvie Turner. Thames and Hudson, 1999. ISBN 0-500-01871-5. Hardcover, 8 1/2 x 11 3/4", 240 pp., 116 b&w, 26 color illus., $60. Vol. 7 #1 top of page
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Unger, Christine, Pascale Beaudet, et al. Rewind: Bonnie Baxter. By Christine Unger, Pascale Beaudet, et al. Musée d'art contemporain des Laurentides and Galerie Simon Blais, published by Éditions d'art Le Sabord, 2005. ISBN 2-922685-41-1. Paper, 8.5 x 8.5", 64 pp., 55 color illus., $20 (available from http://museelaurentides.ca). Vol. 14 #1 top of page
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Vogler, Thomas A. Books as Objects. By Thomas A. Vogler. Comus Gallery, 1993. Paperback, 7 1/2 x 10", 40 pp., $16 (includes postage, 215 South First Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97204). Vol. 2 #1 Von Lucius, Wulf D. The Rocket Four: Making Artist Books Today. By Wulf D. von Lucius. [Kaldeway Press], 1999. Paper, 8.5 x 13", 112 pp., 85 color illus. Vol. 7 #2 top of page
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Walker, Barry. Donald Sultan: A Print Retrospective. Catalogue by Barry Walker. American Federation of Arts with Rizzoli International Publications, NY, 1992. Paperback, 10 x 10", 96 pp., $19.95. Vol. 1 #2 Wallis, Brian. Art After Modernism: Rethinking Representation. Edited and with an introduction by Brian Wallis. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, with David R. Godine, Boston, 1984. Paperback, 462 pp., $17.95. Vol. 2 #2 Wallis, Brian. Blasted Allegories: An Anthology of Writings by Contemporary Artists. Edited by Brian Wallis. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, and MIT Press, Cambridge, 1989. Paperback, 430 pp., $17.95. Vol. 2 #2 Wax, Carol. The Mezzotint: History and Technique. By Carol Wax. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., NY, 1996. Paperback, 9 x 11", 296 pp., 300 b&w and 27 color illus., $35. Vol. 4 #2 Wax, Carol and Earl Retif. Mezzotint: Art of Darkness. By Carol Wax and Earl Retif. Stone and Press Gallery, 1996. Paper, 10 x 8 1/2", 78 pp., 58 b&w illus., $15 (add $3 postage from the gallery, 238 Chartres Street, New Orleans LA 70130). Vol. 7 #1 Weil, Stephen. A Cabinet of Curiosities: Inquiries into Museums and their Prospects. By Stephen Weil. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. Paperback, 288 pp., $16.95. Vol. 5 #1 Weisberg, Ruth. The Best of Printmaking: An International Collection. Selected by Lynne Allen and Phyllis McGibbon, introduction by Ruth Weisberg. Quarry Books, 1997. ISBN 1-56496-371-3. Hardcover, 9 x 11 1/2", 160 pp., 250 color illus., $27.95. Vol. 6 #2 Weitman, Wendy. Pop Impressions: Europe/USA: Prints and Multiples from the Museum of Modern Art. By Wendy Weitman. Museum of Modern Art, New York, distrib. by Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1999. ISBN 0-87070-077-8. Paper, 10.5 x 8.75", 128 pp., 60 color illus., $24.95. Vol. 8 #1 Wight, Darlene Coward. Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art / Quarante Ans D'Art Graphique. By Darlene Coward Wight. The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2001 / Goose Lane Editions, 2003. Bilingual. ISBN 0-88915-206-3. Paperback, 9 x 12", 95 pp., 100 color illus. + some b&w, $25. Vol. 13 #1 Wildbur, Peter, and Michael Burke. Information Graphics: Innovative Solutions in Contemporary Design. By Peter Wildbur and Michael Burke. Thames and Hudson, 1998. ISBN 0-500-01872-3. Hardcover, 8 3/4 x 10 1/4", 176 pp., 300 color illus., $45. Vol. 7 #1 Woodman, George and Bud Shark. Working Proof: 20 Years of Prints from Shark's Inc. Introduction by Susan Krane, texts by George Woodman and Bud Shark. University of Colorado, Boulder. Paperback, 32 pp., 42 color illus., $6.25 (UC, Attn: Gail Siegel, Campus Box 318, Boulder CO 80309). Vol. 5 #1 top of page
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Yau, John. John Buck: Woodblock Prints. Essay by John Yau. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1993. Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11", 48 pp., $16.20 (add 8.5% tax in CA, from Anne Kohs & Associates Inc., 251 Post Street, #540, San Francisco CA 94108). Vol. 2 #2 Yood, James. Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago 1935-1995. By James Yood with essays also by Mark Pascale and David Meckenberg. Mary and Leigh Block Gallery. Northwestern University, 1996. Paper, 9 x 12", 224 pp., about 100 color + 100 b&w illus., $35. Vol. 6 #1 top of page

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