The following artists' books are part of our Special Collections, and may be seen by appointment:
The Brownsville boys: Jewish gangsters of Murder, Inc. / conceived and written by Larry E. Sullivan ; etchings by D.R. Wakefield. Special Collections Room - HV6795 .N5 S87 2013 [22] leaves : col. ill. ; 46 cm. Loose sheets, most printed with a color etching portrait positioned above letterpress shaped text. "... The presswork was executed by Art Larson at Horton Tank Graphics ... The box and chemise were created by Claudia Cohen..."--Colophon. Edition limited to 50 numbered copies and 10 hors d’commerce, each signed by the author and the artist. Issued unbound in a stiff portfolio, housed in a clamshell case with paste paper lining. Library has copy no. 16/50.
FREEDOM OF CHOICE (2009) Three Poems of Love and Death by Lucie Brock-Broido. Richard Minsky. Note: we have copy 1 which is chained to a replica of an electric chair. Special Collections Room.
Voices From Outside. (2008) by Just Seeds artist collective. A portfolio project in association with the Critical Resistance ten year anniversary conference in Oakland, California Special Collections Room.
Sum of our Parts: An Examination of Death Rituals in America. (2014) by Jennaway Pearson Washington D.C. Special Collections Room.