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A developing collection of artist and sculptor Ronald King’s works from his own private press.

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A developing collection of artists’ books, pamphlets and original artwork created by Ian Tyson for his press, ed.it. This archive also contains mock-ups and experimental versions of the finished works.

Scope and Contents A developing collection of books published by private presses worldwide dating from the late nineteenth century to the present day.The original legacy core collection purchased in the mid-twentieth century comprises works of collaboration between important contemporaneous artists, writers and poets, as well as classic works by canonised figures such as Shakespeare and Goethe reinterpreted by nineteenth and twentieth century artists, all enabled and published by innovative small...

Scope and Contents A collection of non-mainstream poetry and chap books from Seripress.During the eleven-year lifespan of Seripress, it published twenty-one titles, all of which were printed at the founder Barbara Caruso's studio in Toronto. These twenty-one titles are represented within this collection. The final four titles, all by bpNichol, one of Canada's most respected non-mainstream poets, were published in 1979, the last one being Movies, which consists of ten loose leaves in a card...

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A developing collection of artist and writer Ian Tyson’s works from his own private press.

Scope and Contents A collection of artist and writer Ian Tyson’s pre-Tetrad Press work including lithographs, posters, screen prints, books and ephemera. This collection represents a fifty-year friendship between two master printers (e.g., the numerous personal inscriptions, the dedications, the hand-made birthday and New Year cards). The donation also includes transitional work that is the direct precursor of Tetrad. Works such as 'Six extracts from the Zenrinkushu' (1966) are an advancement...

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This is a collection of artists’ books from the book artist and printer Ken Campbell. Detailed descriptions of, and many images from each of Campbell’s books, can be found on the artist's website

Scope and Contents An accruing collection of works from the San Francisco based press of Zephyrus Image.This collection represents the broad range of the press’s activism from Watergate to Kent State. In early May 1970, in response to Nixon’s announcement that more troupes were to be sent to support the Vietnam war, masses of students at many universities protested. At Kent State University in Ohio, nine National Guardsmen opened fire and killed four students. The Kent State Creative Arts Festival...