The Book Art of
Richard Minsky:
My Life in Book Art


"outstanding and brilliant", "beautiful to gaze upon", "highly recommended"
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"challenged art world orthodoxies, outraged traditionalists"
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"often elaborate sometimes shocking but always conceptually intriguing"
"cast an invocation of abstract concepts that defy containment. "
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The Art of American Book Covers
1875-1930

Recipient of the 2011 Worldwide Books Award for Publications
from the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)


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Fine Books & Collections

Yale Exhibition Catalog:
Material Meets Metaphor:
 A Half Century of
Book Art by Richard Minsky

 


Exhibition at Yale
Aug. 2 – Dec. 21, 2010







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AMERICAN BOOK COVERS

 
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AMERICAN DECORATED PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS 1872-1929

More than just beautiful catalogs for curators and collectors, these volumes provide insights
for graphic designers, art historians, and students of material culture.
Together, the three volumes include 1,100 cover designs with 141 identified artists.

     ©2013 Richard Minsky

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