Retrospective Catalogues & Press Bibliographies
This initial listing of retrospective catalogues and press bibliographies has been assembled by the
CBAA Criticism Task Force, which is comprised of artists and educators of varied backgrounds and interests. The Task Force welcomes additions to this list.
Adrini, Gotz, ed.
The Books of Anselm Kiefer, 1969-1990. Trans. Bruni Mayor. New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1991.
Baskin, Lisa Unger, comp.
The Gehenna Press: The Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992. Dallas: The Bridwell Library and the Gehenna Press, 1992.
Berger, Sidney E.
Printing and the Mind of Merker: A Bibliographical Study. With contributions by Harry Duncan, Dana Gioia, and K.K. Merker. New York: The Grolier Club, 1997.
The Books of Antonio Frasconi, A Selection 1945-1995. New York: The Grolier Club, 1996.
Campbell, Ken.
The Maker’s Hand: Twenty Books by Ken Campbell. Ken Campbell: London, England, 2001.
Carrión, Ulises.
Second Thoughts. Amsterdam: VOID Distributors, 1975, 1980.
Clay, Steven, ed.
When Will the Book be Done? Granary’s Books. New York City: Granary, Books, Inc., 2001.
Fine, Ruth.
The Janus PressundefinedFifty Years. Catalogue Raisonné for 1991-2005; Indexes for 1955-2005. Burlington: University of Vermont Libraries, 2006.
The Gehenna Press: The Work of Fifty Years (1942-1992). Comp. Lisa Unger Baskin. Dallas, Texas and Amherst, Massachusetts: The Bridwell Library and The Gehenna Press, 1992.
Hamady, Walter.
Two Decades of Hamady and The Perishable Press Limited. Mt. Horeb, Wis.: Perishable Press, 1984.
King, Ron.
Cooking the Books: Ron King and Circle Press. Essay by Andrew Lambirth, Descriptions and Commentary by Ron King. Published by the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, and Circle Press, London, 2002.
Lyons, Joan.
Artists' Books: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 1971-2008. Rochester, New York: Visual Studies Workshop Press, 2009.
Lyons, Nathan. John Wood: On the Edge of Clear Meaning. Göttingen: Steidl, 2008.
The Press at Colorado College: the Pressroom as Classroom. Essays by Jim Trissel [from 1996], Betty Bright, David Mason and Joan Stone. Colorado Springs: The Colorado College & The Press at Colorado College, 2004.
Dieter Roth: Printed Pressed Bound, 1949-1979. Cologne: Oktagon Publishing House, 1999.
Smith, Keith. 200 Books. Rochester, N.Y.: keith smith BOOKS, 2000.
Lorenz, Angela. Creating with Abandon: Process in the Artist’s Books. Essays by Laurie Whitehill Chong, Stephen Bury, Marcia Reed, Rosemary Cullen, Angela Lorenz. Italy: Angela Lorenz Artists Books, 2006.
Rainwater, Robert. Max Ernst: Beyond Surrealism: A Retrospective of the Artist's Books and Prints. New York and Oxford: The New York Public Library and Oxford University Press, 1986.
The Spiral Press (1926-1971): A Bibliographical Checklist. Comp. Philip N. Cronenwett. New York: The American Printing History Association, 2002.
Tetenbaum, Barbara. Half-Life: 25 Years of Books by Barbara Tetenbaum & Triangular Press. Portland, Or.: Triangular Press, 2005.
Trance and Recalcitrance: Twenty Years of Poltroon Press, The Private Voice in the Public Realm. San Francisco: Edizione Velocissime Faville: Pacific Center for the Book Arts in association with the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, 1995.
Lawrence Weiner Books 1968-1989. Catalogue raisonné by Dieter Schwarz. Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 1989. Weitman, Wendy. Kiki Smith: Prints, Books & Things. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2004.