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Book Arts

 Series
Identifier: M339.1

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Series Description

This series contains materials from 1995, when Martha Hall began her study of book arts, to her death in 2003, and documents Hall's development as a book artist throughout the rigors of breast cancer treatment, from training to production to exhibition. Includes final versions and unfinished artist’s books, paper samples, models, drafts and final versions of text, and other preparatory and documentary materials as well a wide variety of handmade papers and blank books. Also includes sketchbooks with ideas and entries of a more personal nature, exhibition files, records relating to her classes and coursework in book arts, and subject files that include information on all aspects of Hall's creative endeavor, including marketing and sales, and correspondence and collaboration with friends and fellow artists.

Dates

  • Creation: 1968-2004

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 23 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Organization

Organized into six subseries: Works and Projects, Materials and Ideas, Sketchbooks and Notes, Courses and Workshops, Exhibition Files, and Subject Files.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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