As you may know, for a relatively small library (click for a map of the library) we have a number of nooks and crannies. One area you may not be familiar with is our Rare Book / Artist Book collections. They are closed shelves that are kept locked to maintain the security of the collection. But all of the items there can be checked out for use in the library. You can browse the shelves through the door windows. Alternately, if you come across a title in the catalog (vision.sva.edu) that has a location of Rare Book or Artist Book, just ask at the Reference Desk or the Circulation Desk and we will retrieve it for you.
Books may be classified as rare because they are hard to find, hence the name of the section, or have become collector’s items since they were published, or just so we ensure we always have a copy available, as with some SVA faculty and alumni productions. Artists’ Books are pieces of art in the form of a book.
The collections continue to grow and here are some of the new titles recently added:
Jeff Wall: Catalogue Raisonné 1978-2004 / edited by Theodora Vischer
TR647 .W355 2005
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Martin Munkacsi / edited by F.C. Gundlach ; texts and research by Klaus Honnef
TR647 .M86 2006
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Brakhage Scrapbook : Collected Writings, 1964-1980 / Stan Brakhage
PN1995 .B715 1982
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One Thousand Drawings / Tracey Emin
NC242.E45 A4 2009
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And for Advertising / Graphic Design students and all who are curious, take a look at the Senior Library series. Each year the BFA Advertising / Graphic Design program puts out a collection of some of the best work by that year’s graduating class. We have just added six volumes, from 2003 to 2008. Each year’s production takes a different, often ground-breaking, form. For inspiration or just to see what rules to break when your turn comes, come in and check out a volume.
NC1000 .S45 2003-2008
