Artists' Books
What is an artist’s book?
Can I douse you in salad dressing? Ed Ruscha’s Artists’ Books

“If there is any facet of my work that I feel was kissed by angels, I’d say it was my books.
“Material Meanings” exhibit opens Wednesday!
Concealed in the Rising Smoke
X-Ray Magazine: Mail Art or Artists’ Book?
The Fix – Housing Artist’s Books
The Book Conservation Lab periodically receives artist’s books from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Library with specia
Artists’ book exhibit opening at the AA/PG Library
Reading Reading Red
Artists’ Books at AA/PG: Kara Walker’s Pop-up
Interview with book artist Robin Price
Nobody ever dies of it: The artists’ books of Ida Applebroog
Featuring Artists’ Books in a Museum’s Collection
Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair Tour
Lines and Lines and Points: Artists’ Books by Sol LeWitt
Recently added artists’ book at the AA/PG Library
Political messages in Artists’ books
Quilting the Book
An Artist’s Book in a Trade Book’s Clothing
Field of Vision: Artists Books in the Smithsonian Libraries
Hansel and Gretel at the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Aftermath of a Catastrophe: 3.11.2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: an artist’s Soulful Heart
Clouds come to the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Corcoran Students Visit Hirshhorn Museum to Study Library’s Artists’ Books
Creating Meaning Together: A Selection of Collaborative Artists’ Books

—This post was contributed by Rita Sausmikat and Maya Riser-Kositsky, interns at the America
Jeremy Deller’s Artists’ Book “After the Gold Rush”
A Visit from Co-op City and an Artists’ Book for the Collection
Art Librarian enjoys 2014 NY Art Book Fair
The weekend of September 25-28th art enthusiasts, bibliophiles, the simply curious made their way to the annual NY Art Book Fair. Held at MoMA’s PS1 in Long Island City, Queens; this year’s event featured more than 350 artists, booksellers, and independent publishers hailing from 28 countries. Last year’s fair attracted a crowd of 27,000.
Artists Books tour for the 13th Biennial Book Arts Fair and Conference
This post was written by Anna Brooke, head of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gallery Library.
Books as Art?
This post was written by Lilla Vekerdy, Head of Special Collections.
The Smithsonian Libraries Artists’ Books Collection Online
The Smithsonian Libraries is pleased to announce the new webpage of the Smithsonian Libraries Artists’ Books Collection!