Artists’ books may be found by searching the library’s online catalog, LIUCAT. Use the term “artists’ books collection (Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus” (including quotation marks) for an alphabetical list of artists’ books by title. The books may also be found by searching the artist’s name or the press. For books about artists’ books, search the term “artists’ books” as a keyword.
The collection is housed in the Administrative Office of the library on the fifth floor of the Library Learning Center (LLC 517). As part of the Special Collections, the books do not circulate and require special handling and care. They may be examined by making an appointment with the Special Collections Librarian/Archivist, Dr. Constance Woo (constance.woo@liu.edu).
Books on the subject of artists’ books are part of the circulating library collection and provide a good introduction as well as some in-depth reading in the genre. Some recommendations include:
Artist/Author: Contemporary Artists’ Books. Cornelia Lauf and Clive Phillpot. Call No. N7433.3 .L37 1998.
Artists’ Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963-1995. Stephen Bury. Call No. N7433.3 .B87 1995.
Artists Books in the Modern Era 1870-2000. Robert Flynn Johnson. Call No. N7433.3 .J66 2001.
Artists’ Books: A Critical Anthology and Sourcebook. Joan Lyons, editor. Call No. N7433.3 .A75. 1985.
Book Art Object. David Jury, editor. Call No. N7433.3 .B66 2008 OVSZ.
The Century of Artists’ Books. Johanna Drucker. Call No. N7433.3 .D78 2004.
Creating Artists’ Books. Sarah Bodman. Call No. N7433.3 .B63 2005.
The Cutting Edge of Reading Artists’ Books. Renee Riese Hubert and Judd. D. Hubert. Call No. N7433.3 .H83 1999x.
500 Handmade Books: Inspiring Interpretations of a Timeless Form. Suzanne J.E. Toutillott, senior editor. Call No. Z346 .A14 2008.
Masters: Book Arts, Major works by Leading Artists. Eileen Wallace, curator. Call No. N7433.3 .M39 2011.
No Longer Innocent: Book Art in America 1960-1980. Betty Bright. Call No. Z1033 .F5 B75 2005.
Why Artists’ Books? Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Houghton Library, Harvard College. Call No. 7433.3 .W49 1993x
