• B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute]
B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute] B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute] B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute] B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute] B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute]

B / [produced by students at the Pratt Institute ; collaboration of the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the book curriculum at Pratt Institute]

Boxed sets

FA.SA6.2038
Fine Art Collection
7.5 x 5.5 x 2.75 in; 19 x 14 x 7 cm
2000
Janet Antich, George Chang, Matt Knutzen, George Larkins, Kate Mole, Minami Moriya, Pete Riesett, Andrea Simkowski, Amy Upton
Deirdre E. Lawrence, Werner Pfeiffer
A set of 9 pieces created by students at Pratt Institute in a course titled the Art of the Book taught by Professor Werner Pfeiffer in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum of Art's Principal Librarian, Deirdre E. Lawrence. Housed in a clear plastic case. Some titles given in the table of contents and on the items vary. Edition number 80 of 300. "The pieces included in 'B' are by the following artists: Janet Antich, foldout unit on historical sites of Brooklyn George Chang, circular subway guide to Brooklyn Matt Knutzen, Brooklyn Palimpsest - A brief & Incomplete Historical Geography of Brooklyn George Larkins, Snapshots of Brooklyn from a bike Kate Mole, Earth samplings: Coney Island, Navy Yard, Greenpoint Cemetery all in Brooklyn Minami Moriya, Wear: T - Wear art made in Brooklyn Pete Riesett, Ethnic Food Samplings of Brooklyn Andrea Simkowski, Statistics of the Borough of Brooklyn Amy Upton, Original photographs of Brooklyn settings ... 'B', the title of this piece is for Brooklyn--it also stands for Book ... It is a sampling of ideas by 9 young artists depicting the ethnic, cultural, historical, and natural diversities to be found in (Brooklyn) ... Published in a limited edition on the occasion of the exhibition 'Artists Books' (part of the series 'Working in Brooklyn') held at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, February 3 through April 16, 2000." -- colophon