Cathy Courtney collection of artists' books ephemera
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises printed and manuscript material concerning contemporary British artists' books, compiled by Cathy Courtney. It includes exhibition invitations and announcements; press releases; prospectuses; catalogs; curricula vitae; correspondence; newsletters; interviews; artist's statements; brochures; and news articles. Most of the material dates from the late 1980s through the 1990s, a period of growing interest and scholarship regarding artists' books in Great Britian.
Dates
- 1977 - 2003
Creator
- Courtney, Cathy
- Bicknell, Leslie
- Blamey, David, 1961-
- Bonnell, Mandy
- Büchler, Pavel
- Campbell, Ken, 1939-2022
- Coleman, Les, 1945-2013
- Cutts, Simon, 1944-
- D'Arbeloff, Natalie
- Gamble, Susan
- Horl, Mikel
- Kemplen, Tony
- Kessler, Rob
- King, Ron, 1932-
- Kowalsky, Elaine, 1948-
- Lanyon, Andrew
- Lijn, Liliane, 1939-
- Miller, Garry G., 1957-
- Parks, Ti
- Patterson, Simon, 1967-
- Reese, Jane H.
- Rindl, Deb
- Senior, Gordon, 1942-
- Sykes, Sandy
- Szczelkun, Stefan A.
- Tilson, Jake, 1958-
- Wenyon, Michael
- Willats, Stephen, 1943-
- Book Works (Organization)
- Circle Press
- Eagle Gallery (London, England)
- Enitharmon Press
- Flying Sugar Press
- Gefn Press
- Hardware Gallery (London, England)
- Imprints London (Firm)
- John Rylands Research Institute
- Kamikaze Press
- Knife Edge Press
- Langlands & Bell
- Liver & Lights Scriptorium
- Old Stile Press
- Paragon Press
- Redstone Press
- Rocket Gallery
- Road Books (Garravagh, Ireland)
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Wexford Arts Centre
- Workfortheeyetodo (Gallery)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Cathy Courtney
Extent
1.46 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection comprises printed and manuscript material concerning contemporary British artists' books, compiled by Cathy Courtney. It includes exhibition invitations and announcements; press releases; prospectuses; catalogs; curricula vitae; correspondence; newsletters; interviews; artist's statements; brochures; and news articles.
Biographical / Historical
Cathy Courtney is a noted author and researcher on the topic of British artists' books. She became interested in artists' books in the 1980s after she encountered them in New York City. In 1983, she began to write about artists' books in a column for Art Monthly, covering the artists' books scene in Great Britian. Her column and subsequent publications surfaced the lively debates about what an artist book is or is not, highlighted the works of artists, and raised awareness about artists' books more broadly.
- Artists -- Great Britain
- Artists' books
- Artists' books -- Great Britain
- Artists' books -- Great Britain -- Catalogs
- Artists' books -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions
- Artists' statements
- Bicknell, Leslie
- Blamey, David, 1961-
- Bonnell, Mandy
- Book Works (Organization)
- Book artists
- Büchler, Pavel
- Campbell, Ken, 1939-2022
- Catalogs
- Circle Press
- Coleman, Les, 1945-2013
- Correspondence
- Courtney, Cathy
- Cutts, Simon, 1944-
- D'Arbeloff, Natalie
- Desmet, Anne, 1964-
- Dodds, James, 1957-
- Eagle Gallery (London, England)
- Enitharmon Press
- Exhibition announcements
- Flying Sugar Press
- Gamble, Susan
- Gefn Press
- Hardware Gallery (London, England)
- Horl, Mikel
- Imprints London (Firm)
- Interviews
- Invitations
- John Rylands Research Institute
- Kamikaze Press
- Kemplen, Tony
- Kessler, Rob
- King, Ron, 1932-
- Knife Edge Press
- Kowalsky, Elaine, 1948-
- Langlands & Bell
- Lanyon, Andrew
- Lijn, Liliane, 1939-
- Liver & Lights Scriptorium
- Miller, Garry G., 1957-
- Old Stile Press
- Paragon Press
- Parks, Ti
- Patterson, Simon, 1967-
- Press releases
- Private presses
- Prospectuses
- Redstone Press
- Reese, Jane H.
- Rindl, Deb
- Road Books (Garravagh, Ireland)
- Rocket Gallery
- Senior, Gordon, 1942-
- Sykes, Sandy
- Szczelkun, Stefan A.
- Tilson, Jake, 1958-
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Wenyon, Michael
- Wexford Arts Centre
- Willats, Stephen, 1943-
- Workfortheeyetodo (Gallery)
- Title
- Guide to the Cathy Courtney collection of artists' books ephemera
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by YCBA Staff, Meg Rinn
- Date
- December 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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