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Roberto,

We have about 1300

Sincerely,


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> From:         Roberto C. Ferrari
> Reply To:     ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
> Sent:         Wednesday, December 01, 1999 12:32 PM
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> Subject:      artists' book collections
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> While at the ARLIS/SE conference in Atlanta, Moira Steven (Atlanta College
> of Art) and I had a great discussion about artists' books.  (Their
> collection is wonderful, by the way.)
>
> This has led me to wonder about the size of artists' book collections in
> universities and museums (and perhaps even private collections) throughout
> the United States.  Atlanta College of Art has a large number, and I know
> MoMA has an extensive collection.  But what are the exact numbers?  As
> some
> of you know, our library at FAU is receiving a collection and I'm curious
> to see how it compares to the holdings of other collections in the US (and
> internationally?...).
>
> Would those of you out there with substantial artists' book collections
> (above 1000) be willing to share the number of holdings with me?  If you
> don't want to send the information on the listserv, then email me
> privately
> - <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9912%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7BIT%26P%3D45341%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>  Since someone (e.g. director) might want to know who
> the other institutions are, please let me know in advance if you don't
> want
> me to reveal your information.  Exact number of holdings isn't necessary -
> an approximation will do.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Roberto
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> Roberto C. Ferrari
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> Florida Atlantic University
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