The University of Oregon holds over 800 artists' books! These are available for research, instruction, or general interest. Browse the digital collection online or visit the print collection in-person.
Design Library Artists' Books:
Available for viewing by appointment at the Design Library in 200 Lawrence Hall. Contact designlibrary@uoregon.edu.
Special Collections Artists' Books:
To explore artists' books in Special Collections and University Archives, contact SCUA: http://library.uoregon.edu/special-collections/email.
A featured artists' book is Girt, Retha & Me by Elsi Vassdal Ellis. This is a flagbook that uses journal entries and images from antique shops to tell the story of farming families in the 1920s United States. To see the book, or others by EVE Press, contact the Design Library.
A number of universities and other institutions have artists' books collections. Below are some that have parts of their collections digitized.
You Must Never Look Away From This: An Artists' Books Selection Inspired by Between the World and Me
Winter 2017
This is a joint exhibition between Special Collections & University Archives and the Design Library. It highlights artists' books that relate to themes in this year's common reading selection, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The books on view address race, identity, privilege, capitalism, education, diaspora, and family - as lived, studied, observed, and expressed by a variety of artists.
Picnic Time! (Summer 2016). This is an exhibit of artists' books related to food.
Cuts, Snarls, Snags, and the Black Hole (Spring 2016). This exhibit explores artists' books made with hair.
1501 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97403
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