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Instruction: Spring 2026
History 212: The United States: A General Survey Since 1860 Kathelene McCarty Smith, Carolyn Shankle, and Stacey Krim curated a pop-up exhibit for the students in Alyssa Kuchinski’s HIS 212 class. The exhibit highlighted United States history from 1860 – 1990s through primary sources and popular culture artifacts. SCUA Field Experience Students’ Preservation Lab Session […]
Souvenirs of Great Cities
Verses by Dorothy A. Yule, Illustrations by Susan Hunt Yule by Audrey Sage UNCG’s Special Collections contains a copy of the wonderful four-volume artist book set by Left Coast Press. Souvenirs of Great Cities is a collaboration by Dorothy Yule and her twin sister, Susan Hunt Yule. Left Coast Press is the imprint of Dorothy […]
The Little Jungle Book by Linda Connor and Maria Sibylla Merian
by Audrey Sage We have added a luscious book by Linda Connor to our collection. Linda Connor is an American photographer and artist living in Northern California. Her work has taken her to remote parts of the globe, and her photographs consider the relationship of the sacred to the natural world and reflect her interest […]
NEW ACQUISITIONS – WINTER 2025
RARE BOOKS ADDITIONS TO THE ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION Two Recent Works by Letterpress Printer, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Freshly commissioned for the launch of the Citizen Printer, Sista Said features two sets of 20 inspiring quotations, each accompanied by a unique background. These quotations are reproduced using offset printing and are presented in an elegant […]
HALF DOME – A CLIMBING HISTORY BY PETER AND DONNA THOMAS
-Audrey Sage The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Special Collections has acquired a copy of the delightful artist book, created by Peter and Donna Thomas, which gives homage to the awe inspiring Half Dome batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. The artists created this tiny tome in […]
Library Conservation Lab Relocation During Jackson Library Renovation
by Audrey Sage When the university expanded the library in 1974, building the iconic tower in the what was the center of campus at the time, they included a wonderful conservation and bindery lab. There it has remained in its basement location for these last fifty years. The conservation staff has provided the care, maintenance, […]
Spring in the Cabin by Lois Morrison
-Audrey Sage The Special Collections and University Archives contains a copy of Lois Morrison’s artist book Spring in the Cabin. This delicate handsewn miniature book is 2.5″ x 2.5″ square, is constructed of a hand drawn cover, and contains handwritten text and illustrations. This book is accompanied by a collection of thirty six small hand […]
ABC OF BUGS AND PLANTS IN A NORTHERN GARDEN by Judy Fairclough Sgantas
by Audrey Sage I find summertime to be one of the most exciting times of the year because it affords the opportunity to witness the abundance and proliferation of insects and plant life in the garden. This wonderful artist book “ABC of Bugs and Plants in a Northern Garden” is filled with fantastic information and […]
Paper Bridge by Ellen Schechner-Johnson
-Audrey Sage In this new artist’s book, artist Ellen Schechner-Johnson explores the legend of the “Paper Bridge,” seeking to express the historic liminality of Jewish existence, the image of the wandering Jew, the subjects of displacement, homelessness, and disconnection—of belonging and not belonging. The poems by Kadya Molodowsky express this, specifically, and are placed as […]
360 degrees of Yusuke Oono
by Audrey Sage The Special Collections and University Archives at UNCG have recently acquired some wonderfully unique artist’s books by Yusuke Oono. These works are a special format of book – a 360° creation. Yusuke Oono was born in Germany In 1983 and graduated from The University of Tokyo where he obtained both his Bachelor’s […]