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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Book as Art XV

A wide and narrow book opened to display pages with the word FRAGILE in red block letters. A red tassel hangs down the center of the book and the cover is wrapped with wire mesh.
Mar 29 to Nov 28, 2004

Exhibition Note

Information about this exhibition is limited.

Featured Artists

Mirella Bentivoglio
Mirella Bentivoglio is known for her exploration of the relationship between image and word.
Close-up black and white photo of an older woman with light skin and cropped hair. She holds up two small, speckled eggs to her eyes, the right one just visible. She sits in a bright, sun-lit room, a window on her right and wears a dark blazer and wrist watch.
Jan Owen
Music is an important source of inspiration for the work of book artist Jan Owen.
An older light-skinned woman with short white hair wears glasses and a long-sleeve blue top. She stands inside, holding open a large black book with an abstract gold design printed across two pages and unreadable gold writing.
Yani Pecanins
Book artist Yani Pecanins sought to construct her own visual language through the use of everyday objects—such as plates, spoons, clothing, photographs, shoes, needles, and thread.
Claire Van Vliet
Her early exposure to nature heightened Claire Van Vliet’s interest in the outdoors and influenced her desire to celebrate the landscape in her book artwork.
A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman with close-cropped light colored, straight hair. She is smiling and wearing a dark colored turtleneck shirt. She is shown from the neck up against a black background.