Renaissance: A Study of His Art

Renaissance: A Study of His Art is a Leonard Nimoy newsletter moderated by Ann Crouch, Vicki Caldwell, and Kate Birkel. The art was by Ann Crouch.
The first issue was April-May 1983, and it continued on a bi-monthly basis (with a skip over Oct. 1983) until at least issue #6 in March-April 1984.
One of the regular columnists was Diane Marchant who reported on Nimoy from Australian news media.
While Star Trek and Spock were big topics of discussion and news, this publication also discussed other Nimoy roles such as in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Catlow, A Woman Called Golda, Vincent (TV Movie 1981) and Vincent the stage play, and Marco Polo.
==Ad Descriptions==
From an ad in Universal Translator: "A bi-monthly discussion and information publication devoted to Leonard Nimoy. Contains discussion of Mr. Nimoy's past roles, present activities, and future plans. LoCs, clippings, reviews, and interviews are all welcome."
 
 Image:renflyer.jpg| Flyer from the Space Trek #2 program book 
 Image:renaissancelot.jpg| A Spock collection, including at least 7 issues of Renaissance
==Issue 1==
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 1 was published in April/May 1983 and contains 26 pages.
It was edited by Ann Crouch, Vicky Caldwell, & Kate Birkel.
* clippings
* an article about "Standby, Lights, Camera, Action," a series on the Nikelodeon Cable Network
* fan letters
* info about the Alan Nimoy Fund
* ads for zines
* Nimoy in the news
* Snippits from Kangaland, a regular column by Diane Marchant
* an article about Nimoy's talk/interview at Kent State University on January 19, 1983
* flyer for The Leonard Nimoy Convention
==Issue 2==
thumb|cover of issue #2, Ann Crouch, portrays Nimoy in Invasion of the Body Snatchers|left
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 2 was published in June/July 1983 and contains 20 pages.
It was edited by Ann Crouch, Vicky Caldwell, & Kate Birkel.
* clippings and ads
* a lengthy interview transcript from "Tom Cottle: Up Close" May 18, 1983
* comments about seeing Nimoy in small parts in movies
* Snippits from Kangaland, regular column by Diane Marchant about Nimoy in the Australian news
* an article about the film "Vincent: Story of a Hero"
* fan letters, many about seeing Nimoy in "Vincent"
 
==Issue 3==
cover of issue #3, Ann Crouch, portrays Nimoy in "Marco Polo"|thumb
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 3 was published in Aug/Sept 1983 and contains 20 pages.
It was edited by Ann Crouch, Vicky Caldwell, & Kate Birkel.
* clippings
* con reports for Space Trek II, see that page
* transcript of some of Nimoy's comments at the Q&A at Space Trek II
* fan letters comment on Space Trek II, on his photography book
* article/review of the book I Am Not Spock, see that page 
* a review and comments by a fan who saw Nimoy in "Vincent" in 1979
* a report on Nimoy's appearance at Star Trek Houston, one item of interest is Nimoy's comments about wanting the role of Lestat in Interview with a Vampire 
* zine ads
From the Star Trek Houston interview: 
==Issue 4==
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 4 was published in Nov/Dec 1983 and contains 30 pages. 
It was edited by Ann Crouch & Vicky Caldwell and published by Liz Bowling.
* Snippits from Kangaland, by Diane Marchant
* clippings and ads
* transcript of the Nimoy interview on April 14, 1982 on "The Charlie Rose Show"
* transcript of Nimoy's Q&A in Tokyo at the Imperial Hotel, for Starfleet Tokyo
* Nimoy in the news
==Issue 5==
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 5 was published in Jan/Feb 1984 and contains 18 pages.
It contains a single small, poor reproduced black and white illo by Annette Taylor.
* Perceptions, fan letters (many focus on seeing Nimoy at cons, in plays, and extolling how fabulous he is) (1)
* A Child's View by Sally Starkey (new column about children's interest in Nimoy's characters, submission request for their contributions) (3)
* info and interview excerpts about Nimoy on "The Ben Cropp Treasure Chest," an eight part documentary about sea life and sea adventures (4)
* In the Spotlight, article by Deborah Bruno about Nimoy on the T.J. Hooker episode "Vengeance is Mine," an episode that has a lot of fan service for Trek fans (5)
* Excerpts Taken From George Takei at Rovacon, Roanoke, VA, Oct. 1983, transcribed by Bonnie Moss (6)
* In the News (Nimoy in newspapers and magazines) (7)
* Anniversary Wishes and Congratulations for Mr. and Mrs. Nimoy (includes many quotation compilations) (8)
* review and excerpts from Nimoy's poetry book "These Words are for You" (9)
* In Search Of, club information (12)
* Across the Pond by by Carol Davies, information about Nimoy in England and English media (13)
* In His Own Words, quotations from Nimoy (14)
* Trade Papers, more clippings (15)
* commentary on Mission Impossible (16)
 
Image:rennimoy5-1.jpg|from issue #5
Image:rennimoy5-2.jpg|from issue #5
Image:rennimoy5-3.jpg|from issue #5
==Issue 6==
Renaissance: A Study of His Art 6 was published in March-April 1984 and contains 20 pages.
Category:1983 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:Star Trek Actor-centric Zines