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| The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts | 
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| Authors: Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Category: Book
List Price: $55.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 11933
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1568986092
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.042074768
EAN: 9781568986098
ASIN: 1568986092
Publication Date: October 12, 2006
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Product Description
Culled from over eight hundred unique or limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts these books explore the form as a container for ideas. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colorful illustrations and reflections by their makers, along with essays by leading scholars and a lively introduction by the most famous book artist in our culture, best-selling author Audrey Niffenegger. The exquisitely crafted objects in the The Book as Art are sure to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book.
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Gorgeous and Inspiring May 10, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
If you are looking for inspirational, high quality photographs of some of the best fine art bookwork out there, this is for you. A few of the artists' books featured in here are also illustrated in other books, but the quality of the photographic reproductions here is so top notch that even though I'd seen some of the work before, it didn't matter all that much. The reproductions are fresh and full of detail. Each entry is accompanied by a nice little blurb from the artist explaining the work. Keep in mind that this is a catalogue from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. It is not a how-to, and the artists do not give instructions for making similar work or anything like that. This is for inspiration and enjoyment, with a little bit of art criticism thrown in. It's refreshing to see work of such originality and high quality, reproduced so well.
 Book Arts March 29, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
A wonderful book with lovely photography. It highlights the National Museum of Women in the Arts collection of handcrafted books with examples from 108 national and international book artists. Beautiful examples of intricate craftsmanship and fine art.
Excellent introduction into the book as an artform October 25, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is wonderful! It features many artists and their foray into the world of book arts. The photos are splendid and the background information on the artists is excellent. It arrived in shrink-wrap which protected it nicely. Great book!
Beautiful and Inspiring September 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a mixed media artist and art teacher who has discovered a love for viewing and creating artist books. This catalogue of artist books is one of the most beautiful I've seen. Even though this isn't a how to book, it has given me much inspiration for art projects for my students and for myself.
One of the best on creating books and journals December 10, 2007
One of the best! This book should be on your bookshelf if you are interested in the books as an art form. I would suggest it for any school or college media center. I would not include it on a list for coffee table books but if you have a serious home library which leans toward the book arts,artist journals and sketchbooks; by all means, put this out on the reading table.
The next best thing:Visiting the Museum in person!
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