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By: [produced by the participating students at Pratt Institute ; collaboration between the Library of the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Art of the Book curriculum at Pratt Institute].
Contributors: Lawrence, Deirdre E.; Pfeiffer, Werner, 1937-; Antich, Janet.; Chang, George.; Knutzen, Matt.; Larkins, George.; Mole, Kate.; Moriya, Minami.; Riesett, Pete.; Simkowski, Andrea.; Upton, Amy.; Brooklyn Museum of Art. Library.; Pratt Institute.
Publisher: Brooklyn Museum of Art; Pratt Institute
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)]
Language: eng
Subjects: Brooklyn Museum of Art -- Exhibitions; Artists' books -- New York (State) -- New York; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- In art
Other titles: Artists Books.; Working in Brooklyn.; Foldout unit on historical sites of Brooklyn.; Circular subway guide to Brooklyn.; Art of the bicycle ride.; Brooklyn palimpsest.; Earth samplings.; Wear:t, we:art.; Ethnic food samplings of Brooklyn.; Statistics of the borough of Brooklyn.; Original photographs of Brooklyn settings.
Notes: "B, the title of this piece is for Brooklyn--it also stands for Book ... It is a sampling of ideas by 9 young artists depicting the ethnic, cultural, historical, and natural diversities to be found in (Brooklyn)"--P. [3].

"This project came about through extended discussions between Deirdre E. Lawrence, Principal Librarian, Brooklyn Museum of Art and Werner Pfeiffer, Professor of Art, Pratt Institute"--Colophon.

"All Participants are students in the Art of the Book classes in the School of Art & Design at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY."

Some titles given in the table of contents and on the items vary.

Earth samplings by Kate Mole is a collection of sedimentary layers from different sites in Brooklyn contained in a test tube, sealed at the top with a cork ; Original photographs of Brooklyn settings by Amy Upton contains four b&w photographs.

Limited to 300 numbered copies, published on the occasion of the exhibition Artists books, part of the series Working in Brooklyn, held at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, February 3 through April 16, 2000.

Library has no. 57 of 300.
Table of contents: title: Foldout unit on historical sites of Brooklyn / Janet Antich; title: Circular subway guide to Brooklyn / George Change; title: Brooklyn Palimpsest : a brief & incomplete historical geography of Brooklyn / Matt Knutzen; title: Snapshots of Brooklyn from a bike / George Larkins; title: Earth samplings : Coney Island, Navy Yard, Greenpoint Cemetery all in Brooklyn / Kate Mole; title: Wear:t, we:art / Minami Moriya; title: Ethnic food samplings of Brooklyn / Pete Riesett; title: Statistics of the borough of Brooklyn / Andrea Simkowski; title: Original photographs of Brooklyn settings / Amy Upton.