Charles Hobson Collection: Design and Production Materials for Artistâ•Žs Books
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Guide to the Charles Hobson Collection, 1985-2008 M1555
Glynn Edwards Department of Special Collections and University Archives 2008 ; revised 2019 Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 1 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Charles Hobson collection: design and production materials for artist’s books creator: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 creator: Wilbur, Richard creator: Collins, Billy creator: Hobson, Charles, 1943- creator: Lopez, Barry creator: Mann, Charmetta Identifier/Call Number: M1555 Physical Description: 35 Linear Feet61 boxes, 6 oversize folders Date (inclusive): 1985-2008 Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance. Abstract: The Charles Hobson Collection contains correspondence, design notes, drawings, prints, prototypes, copper plates, etc. used in the creation and publication of artist books. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Charles Hobson, 2007, 2008, and 2017. Accessions 2007-007, 2007-215, 2007-224, 2008-049, 2008-154, 2017-038. Purchase from Charles Hobson, 2017 and 2018. Accession 2017-037 and 2018-001. Conditions Governing Use While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Access: Collection is open for research. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Charles Hobson Collection, M1555, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California. Biography Charles Hobson is an artist who uses pastel, monotype and other printmaking variations to construct images for books and works on paper. He often works in series, follows a historical theme, and employs the monotype as an under painting for further work with pastel, acrylic and printed texts. He began creating artist's books after working on a tribute book for a friend, Bruce Nelson, after his death in 1984. The book contained Nelson's prose in a small letterpress edition. His first artist’s book was Supper in Montmartre which came out in 1985. 1985 Supper in Montmartre 1988 Flaubert and Louise 1990 Leonardo Knows Baseball (trade edition, 1991) 1991 Degas Dancing 1991 Variations on the Word SLEEP 1994 Balzac’s Coffee Pot 1994 Impromptu 1994
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 2 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Parisian Encounters 1995 Breton’s Dream 1995 Clouds and Dreams 1995 Magritte’s Buckets 1995 Man Ray’s Kiss 1996 Shipwreck Stories 1997 Fresnel’s Tower 1997 Lighthouse Legends 1998 Andromeda Imagined 1999 Human Touch 1999 Writing on the Body 2000 Dancing with Amelia 2001 Anotaciones 2001 Seeing Stars 2002 Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes 2003 Adam and Eve 2003 Three Kisses 2004 Poems from the Heart 2004 The Writer 2005 The Mappist 2006 The Near Woods 2006 R.O.W. 2006 red thread, two women Scope and Contents The Charles Hobson Collection contains correspondence, design notes, drawings, prints, prototypes, copper plates, etc. used in the creation and publication of artist books. It is arranged alphabetically by title. The design notes folder for each
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 3 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 book usually contains a list created by the artist of archival material for that project. Related material: Hobson’s artist’s books are housed in Stanford University’s Rare Book Collection. Subjects and Indexing Terms Copperplates Constellations -- Artists' books Monotypes Longitude -- Measurement -- Artists' books Shipwrecks -- Artists' books Photogravure Artists' books Typography Artists' books -- United States Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 Earhart, Amelia Wilbur, Richard Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904 Flaubert, Gustave Colet, Louise Centolella, Tom Collins, Billy DeMerritt, John Hobson, Charles, 1943- Evans, Kathy Levy, Harriet Lane Lopez, Barry Mann, Charmetta Shaw, Alice
Adam and Eve, 2003 Scope and Contents Extracts from the Diaries of Adam & Eve, as translated by Mark Twain, was made as a limited edition of 38 copies during the summer and fall of 2003. The images of a running man and woman created as pastel monotypes by Charles Hobson are printed as digital pigment prints and are based on the human motion studies by Eadweard Muybridge made in 1901. Additional versions of the Muybridge studies have been collaged onto each page and contain the handwriting of Mark Twain and Livy Clements from letters they exchanged in 1903. The concertina and French door structure with cut-out pages and collaged folded sheets has been designed by Charles Hobson and assembled with the assistance of Alice Shaw. John DeMerritt made the board covers and slipcase. 13 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches. 46 pages.
flat-box 1, Original monotypes, pastels, photocopies, etc. Extra Epson monotype prints, mostly folder 1-2 final; including cut outs, etc. (see also Box 2) flat-box 1, folder 3 Cutting templates (board), cutting master (photocopy) flat-box 1, folder 4 Templates for cutting Epson monotypes flat-box 1, folder 5 Printer masters: text pages flat-box 1, folder 6 Masters: concertina spines flat-box 1, folder 7 Masters: for Afterward printing flat-box 1, folder 8 Early trials of Muybridge Epson prints (see also Box 2)
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 4 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Adam and Eve, 2003
flat-box 1, folder 9 Concertina spine pages (some folded) box 2, folder 1 Removed from Flat Box 1: templates, photocopies box 2, folder 2 Paper samples box 2, folder 3 Early trials of Muybridge Epson prints: Eve leaping: sketches, transparencies, etc. box 2, folder 4 Prototype bindings (one with concertina spine) box 2, folder 5 Page designs: refinement of page size and color; mock-ups box 2, folder 6-7 Work notes, club paper (notebook, disbound); includes sketches, research, photocopies, correspondence, etc. box 2, folder 8 Early design alternatives: notes and mock-ups (see also Flat Box 1 and Box 3) box 3, folder 1 Early design alternatives: mock-up cover and paper box 3, folder 2 Early set: posted, folded sheets box 3, folder 3 Early set: page mock-ups box 3, folder 4 Afterward (3 sets, one bound) flat-box 4, folder 1 Templates for Muybridge figures: cutting patterns: Eve top 1-5 flat-box 4, folder 2 Templates for Muybridge figures: cutting patterns: Adam top 1-5 flat-box 4, folder 3 Templates for Muybridge figures: cutting patterns: Adam bottom 6-9 flat-box 4, folder 4 Templates for Muybridge figures: cutting patterns: Eve bottom 6-9 Ancient Mariner (2017 addenda) 2009
box 44, folder 1 Design Notes-General; book fabric trials, lay-out, book dummy, and assembly notes box 44, folder 2 CMH Research on Ship Models box 44, folder 3 Materials from Roger Angell; selection of photos, color Xeroxes, and sailing photographs provided by Roger Angell, including a photo of him sailing, with handwritten notes box 44, folder 4 Roger Angell Charts; includes red pen marked copies of original Roger Angell charts used by him in navigating in Maine General The red pen marks were excised for the edition in line with his request
box 44, folder 5 Correspondence with Roger Angell; a complete set of correspondance with Roger Angell considering the project including three handwritten letters and four typed and signed letters, original contact in 1997 and final reactions in 2009 flat-box 45, Text and Edit; original text from Roger Angell, successive edits, and layout details folder 1-3 from Les Ferrisss box 44, folder 6 Sample Model Anchors; considered for spine design but not used box 44, folder 7 Spine Labels and Slipcase Cover Labels; trials and final versions box 44, folder 8 Red Sox Hat - Print-outs flat-box 45, Jib Page Design (Page #2) folder 4 flat-box 45 / 46, Trial Cover; including maritime chart cover paper trials folder 5-6 / 1 flat-box 46, Inside Signature Fold/White Island folder 2 flat-box 46, Title Page Fold Chart and Image/Hog Island folder 3 flat-box 46 / 47, Extra Final Type Set Sheets folder 4 / 1-2 flat-box 47, Binoculars; original handcolored monotype, 15x11 inches, high resolution digital folder 3 proofs (2) flat-box 47, Red Sox Hat; original pencil draing 11x14 inches, final handcolored monotype 11x15 folder 4 inches, additional monotypes (2 without hand color), and additional proofs and small versions 4x5 1/2 inches flat-box 47, White Island Image; original pastel and pencil drawing 11x14 inches, final hand folder 5 colored monotype 15x11 inches, preliminary original monotype and ghosts (2) 15x11 inches, and google earth print-outs
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 5 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Andromeda Imagined, 1998
Andromeda Imagined, 1998 Scope and Contents Limited edition concertina book by Charles Hobson with six monoprints over star atlas drawings from 1690, six IRIS prints from mixed media drawings, and six hand-punched constellations. Edition of 30. Size: 11 x 10-1/2 x 1-1/4 inches. 32 pages.
box 5, folder 1 Design notes: diagram for layout of pages, assembly notes, punching diagram for cut-out stars, guide for trimming concertinas, correspondence with printers, binders, and die cutting company box 5, folder 2 Research materials and notes; includes research paper as presented to the club, 1998 box 5, folder 3 Punched star box 5, folder 4 Prospectus and photographs box 5, folder 5 Spine design box 5, folder 6 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Helvelius star chart 1690 box 5, folder 7 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Backer’s star chart, 1710 box 5, folder 8 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Diagram box 5, folder 9 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Durer’s star chart, 1515 box 5, folder 10 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Apian’s star chart, 1540 box 5, folder 11 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Farnese atlas, 400 B.C. box 5, folder 12 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Vienna mss, 1440 box 5, folder 13 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Cabrarola ceiling, 1575 box 5, folder 14 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Pegasus (the magic horse) box 5, folder 15 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Big Dipper, pointer stars diagram box 5, folder 16 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Perseus (the hero) box 5, folder 17 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Cassiopeia box 5, folder 18 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Andromeda (the daughter) box 5, folder 19 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Cetus (the sea monster) box 5, folder 20 Star Atlas charts overlays diagram: Cepheas (the king) box 5, folder 21 Prototypes: cover, pages flat-box 6, Star chart designs (2 folders) folder 1-2 flat-box 6, folder 3 Printers' camera ready art for text and Hevelius image flat-box 6, folder 4 Extra printed pages (no monotyping) flat-box 6, folder 5 Monotypes Anotaciones, 2001 Scope and Contents Anotaciones is a one-paragraph fiction with sixteen footnotes by Barry Lopez. The footnotes have been printed on laser cut puzzle pieces, all contained in a cigar box with chemise. Assembling the puzzle organizes the footnotes in order to be read. Ink jet monotype, Color Xerox and offset litho. 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches (size varies from box to box.) Seven pages and a fold out version of assembled puzzle. Edition of 30.
flat-box 6, folder 6 Barry Lopez – Mendoza Vega: masters, photocopies, transparencies, etc. flat-box 6, folder 7 Tobacco plant drawings and monotypes flat-box 6, folder 8 Tobacco plant inkjet monotypes cover flat-box 6, folder 9 Tobacco plant inkjet monotypes and small trials flat-box 6, Parc Office at Xerox: photocopy of photograph, landscape folder 10 box 7, folder 1 Design notes box 7, folder 2 Book layout and design box 7, folder 3 Pictorial background: photocopies, magazine pages, photographs, etc. box 7, folder 4 Barry Lopez: text originals (photocopies); including correspondence with Lopez box 7, folder 5 Barry Lopez: design correspondence box 7, folder 6-7 Cigar label stamps: templates, photocopies, etc.; includes miscellaneous templates box 7, folder 8 Extra color photocopy versions box 7, folder 9 Prospectus design
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 6 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Balzac’s Coffee Pot, 1994
Balzac’s Coffee Pot, 1994 Scope and Contents Honoré de Balzac's wry comment on the importance of coffee, together with a reproduction of his handwritten sentence and a pastel monotype by Charles Hobson of his coffee pot. Accordion format. Edition of 5. Size: 8 x 8 inches.
flat-box 6, Book project: binding and cover materials: paper samples, etc. folder 11 flat-box 6, Book project: book masters: layout versions, matrix for page layout, etc. folder 12 box 8, folder 1 Book project: design notes: sketches, photocopy of Balzac’s handwriting, etc. box 8, folder 2 Book project: monotypes: preparatory and final versions box 8, folder 3 Broadside project: design notes box 8, folder 4 Broadside project: color photocopy version box 8, folder 5 Broadside project: monotypes, various box 8, folder 6 Broadside project: finished broadsides box 8, folder 7 Broadside project: broadside text pages Breton’s Dreams, 1995 Scope and Contents Pastel monotype by Charles Hobson with text on Mylar, mounted on black lacquer miniature ship, with small book describing relationship between Andre Breton and Admiral Sir Clowdishley Shovell. Edition of 4. Size: 16 x 12 x 5 inches.
box 8, folder 8 Master text and design notes (see also Clouds & Dreams) Clouds and Dreams, 1995 Scope and Contents Stacking accordion book in black linen case with photocopy reproductions of cloud images by Charles Hobson and portraits of Surrealists as Longitude Prize Seekers. One of three versions. Size: 10 x 8 x 2 1/2 inches.
box 8, folder 9 Research and essay re: navigation box 8, folder 10 Portrait drawings: Max Ernst box 8, folder 11 Portrait drawings: Dali box 8, folder 12 Portrait drawings: De Chirico box 8, folder 13 Portrait drawings: Picasso / Miro box 8, folder 14 Portrait drawings: Yves Tangvy box 8, folder 15 Portrait drawings: Andrew Breton box 8, folder 16 Portrait drawings: Man Ray box 8, folder 17 Portrait drawings: Magritte box 8, folder 18 Miscellaneous patterns and matrices box 8, folder 19 Photographs of clouds (see Flat Box #6 for color photocopies of clouds) flat-box 9, Photographs and color photocopies of clouds folder 11 flat-box 9, Loose patterns, art folder 12 Dancing with Amelia, 2000 Scope and Contents Six short fictions and twelve IRIS prints taken from six mixed media drawings of dancing couples by Charles Hobson. The cover is constructed of laser cut boards printed with cut-out images of contrasting clouds, and the book is protected by a cloth covered chemise. Edition of 38. Size: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches closed (7 feet long when extended). 36 pages.
box 8, folder 20 Work notes box 8, folder 21v Early book design alternatives box 8, folder 22v Early book design alternatives box 8, folder 23v Early book design alternatives
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 7 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Dancing with Amelia, 2000
flat-box 9, folder 1 Cover design trials flat-box 9, folder 2 Cover design trials - laser cutting experiments flat-box 9, folder 3 Cover design trials - laser cutting experiments flat-box 9, folder 4 Original drawings and monotypes flat-box 9, folder 5 Production materials - text masters flat-box 9, folder 6 Production materials - registration masters box 10, folder 1 Historical airplane design form box 10, folder 2 Cover design trials - preliminary cut-outs box 10, folder 3 Amelia handwriting examples box 10, folder 4 Die cut for cutting airplane shape (wood backed) box 10, folder 5 Extra pages for small version box 10, folder 6 Spine labels box 10, folder 7 Chemise pattern box 10, folder 8 Sample cut-outs box 10, folder 9 Trade edition mock-up box 10, folder 10 Prospectus design and samples box 10, folder 11 Extra pages Degas Dancing, 1991 Scope and Contents A fragmentary biography of Edgar Degas with five portrait monotypes accompanied by the writing of Degas and others marking key passages in his life. Most monotype folders include photographs, transparencies, notes, etc. Book information: easel accordion; edition of 10.
box 11, folder 1 Design notes: various diagrams, pencil drawings, invoice, and paper samples box 11, folder 2 Typographic layout - alternative formats, masters, alternative papers box 11, folder 3 Research and early drafts of texts; including research paper entitled "Degas Lesson Book" and additional narrative entitled "Dancing Lessons" flat-box 9, folder 7 Production materials and extra pages - labels flat-box 9, folder 8 Monotypes: young Degas; includes photocopies made in conjunction with residency at Xerox PARC Tech Museum (2000) flat-box 9, folder 9 Monotypes: Degas and streetcar flat-box 9, Monotypes: Degas dancing folder 10 flat-box 12, Monotypes: Degas sitting folder 1 flat-box 12, Monotypes: Degas walking folder 2 Degas in Rome (2017 addenda) 2013
box 45, folder 9 Design Notes flat-box 47, Design Notes; Galatea-image trials, proofs and page design folder 6-7 flat-box 48, Design Notes; Salome-image trials, proofs aand page design folder 1 flat-box 48, Design Notes; Danae-image trials, proofs and page design folder 2 flat-box 48, Design Notes; Mary Magdalene-image trials, proofs and page design folder 3 flat-box 48, Design Notes; Venus Image Trials, proofs and page design folder 4 flat-box 48, Design Notes; large portrait for insert cards folder 5 flat-box 48, Design Notes; titles and intro, images and page design folder 6 box 45, folder 10 Design Notes; box labels box 45, folder 11 Design Notes; screen-printing and box cover box 45, folder 12 Design Notes; typography and printing, Les Ferriss and Jim Nelson box 45, folder 13 Design Notes; Rome maps
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 8 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Degas in Rome (2017 addenda) 2013
flat-box 49, Design Notes; proofs and rejects folder 1-2 flat-box 49, Design Notes; original drawings; galatea (charcoal pencil on vellum over yellow wash folder 3 11x10 inces), salome (graphite on paper 14x10 inches), danae (graphite on paper 13.5x10.5 inches), Mary Magadalene (graphite on paper 11x9.5 inches) box 50, folder 1-2 Research; research drafts, american academy photocopies box 50, folder 3-4 Research, museum notes relative to five signatures and insert cards box 50, folder 5 Prototype; first prototype, early design sketches box 50, folder 6 Prototypes; hand coloring key,used for hand coloring each book box 50, folder 7 Prototypes; early prototypes, firsttrial with page structure box 50, folder 8 Prototypes; Prototype 1 with first trialcover box 50, folder 9 Prototypes; Prototype II, first full prototype with insert cards box 51, folder 1 Prototypes; box prototype, trial using map of Rome; layout alternatives flat-box 49, Extra Final Sheets; intorduction, tipping in cards, rial first pages folder 4-5 box 51, folder 2 Deags in Rome Prospectus; design not4es and proofs Diderot Decaptioned (2017 addenda) 2014
flat-box 49, Project Design and Early Trials; vovelle design, paper choices, and design notes folder 6 box 51, folder 3-4 Draft Captions; trial captions for each vovelle box 51, folder 5 Booklet and Folder Assembly; notes for printing, notes for box construction, and booklet labels flat-box 52, Box Assembly; inside skeleton pastedowns and cover trials folder 1 flat-box 52, Matrices; for booklet, vovelles, and label placement folder 2 flat-box 52 [DELETE] Flaubert & Louise, 1988 Scope and Contents Portfolio of five monotypes accompanying the exchange of letters between Gustave Flaubert and Louise Colet in the 1840s. Folders in Flat Box #12 include: early trials and drawings, photocopies, photographs, early proofs, photo etchings (not used in book), monotype variations. Book information: co-published with Limestone Press; edition of 18.
box 11, folder 4 General background: correspondence with Limestone press, guest list for dinner party, permissions from publishers and authors (including note from Julian Barnes, 1988), invoices, expense records, prospectuses, etc. box 11, folder 5 Text and background: typescript for letterpress and Steegmuller translation. box 11, folder 6 Early trials - Five Roses: etchings, transparencies flat-box 12, Images: Rose and Pruning Shears folder 3 flat-box 12, Images: Chateaubriand's Grave folder 4 flat-box 12, Images: Louise's Flower folder 5 flat-box 12, Images: The Epistolary Relationship folder 6 flat-box 12, Images: The Last Letter folder 7 flat-box 12, Early trials - Flaubert's Rose: etchings, transparencies folder 8 flat-box 12, Early trials: etchings from life drawing (nude with window, Pradier's studio) folder 9
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 9 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Fresnel's Tower, 1997
Fresnel's Tower, 1997 Scope and Contents Book information: limited edition of 38; typefaces are Cantoria and New Century Schoolbook; Hobson made the drawing for the hand colored photogravure; the photogravure was printed by Kay Bradner and Hobson. The cylinders are wrapped with hand painted Rives Lightweight paper and reproductions of monotypes of clouds by Hobson. It was assembled with the assistance of Celeste Wiedmann; John DeMerritt constructed the boxes.
box 11, folder 7 General notes: design notes, correspondence with bookbinder, fabric samples box 11, folder 8 Box components: box design notes, partial matrix, label designs box 11, folder 9 Cover components: design notes, photocopies, transparencies, cover matrix, early cover trials and mock-ups, two trial books (cover and text block), book labels box 11, folder 10 Text block components: notes on text, text trials, end-sheet matrix, preliminary text version, layout with registration marks, mock-up text block with notes, reject text blocks, extra final text blocks box 11, folder 11 Photogravure trials: inking notes, trial proofs (17; two with notes and hand coloring) box 11, folder 12 Separator cards: extra materials for separator cards, design matrix, receipt, design notes, masters for text layout, extra small card box 11, folder 13 Related supplemental materials - limited edition print: limited edition photogravure with exhibition announcement from Dorothy Weiss Gallery. flat-box 13, Cylinder design notes; includes matrices for cylinders and warps folder 1 flat-box 13, Design ideas for external cylinder wraps: photocopies of various lighthouse drawings folder 2 (at various sizes), copies cut out and placed on layouts with notes flat-box 13, Exterior cylinder wraps: extra photocopies on painted paper, etc. folder 3 flat-box 13, Design notes for clouds: magazine pages, transparencies, transparency tracings, folder 4-7 original drawings flat-box 13, Original monotypes for clouds (cylinder interiors): night sky, high sky, low sky, folder 8 ocean, etc. flat-box 13, Interior cylinder wraps: extra uncut color photocopies of cloud monotypes, some folder 9 mis-cuts and odd sizes Human Touch, 1999 Scope and Contents Seven reproduced drawings of hands printed on hand-painted Rives heavyweight paper. Imitation vellum overlays of words from such sources as Ecclesiastes, Buddha, Georgia O'Keeffe, et al. Book information: edition of 30, stab binding.
flat-box 13, Original drawings: preliminary folder 10 flat-box 13, Original drawings: photocopies without text folder 11 flat-box 13, Original drawings: photocopies with text folder 12 flat-box 13, Garden layout, early text and design trials folder 13 flat-box 13, Binding guides folder 14 oversize-folder 15 Original India ink drawings (twenty; seven final images) box 14, folder 1 Design notes: first version: layout details box 14, folder 2 Text and image for second version box 14, folder 3 Extra pages: images and work overlays Impromptu, 1994 Scope and Contents A collaborative poem by Tom Centolella and Kathy Evans with six images each by Kay Bradner and Charles Hobson. Edition of 100. Photo-offset, some with original photographs tipped in.
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 10 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Impromptu, 1994
box 14, folder 4 Design notes: Early layouts; Image design ideas with photos and color photocopies; Final book design notes box 14, folder 5 Text edits: A. Early versions. B. Final versions box 14, folder 6 Paste up original page spreads with photos box 14, folder 7 Photo layouts - two page spreads with color photographs and music notation comparing Bradner and Hobson images. box 14, folder 8 Music notations, preliminary (5A) and final (5B) - reproduction of Chopin and Impromptu. box 14, folder 9 Cover and binding design box 14, folder 10 Prototypes - three versions of book, dummy box 14, folder 11 Color photographs - photographs of original monotypes and final page versions. box 14, folder 12 Afterward: photocopies flat-box 13, Monotypes: Old Shoes and Rug: ghost and counter-proof folder 15 flat-box 13, Monotypes: Pillows and Rose: ghost folder 16 flat-box 13, Monotypes: Straw Hat in Sun: ghost folder 17 flat-box 13, Monotypes: Lamp and Books: ghost folder 18 flat-box 13, Monotypes: Shirt on Chair: ghost and counter-proof folder 19 flat-box 13, Monotypes: Rose in gardens folder 20 Leonardo Knows Baseball, 1990 Scope and Contents Twenty copies of Leonardo Knows Baseball were made during the spring and summer of 1990. The five soft ground etchings were printed on BFK Rives at Stinson Beach, California on a Littlejohn Press. Fifteen copies were assembled as accordion fold books with the assistance of Alice Shaw and five copies have been prepared as portfolio versions. Completed in September 1990. A trade edition based on the limited edition was published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, in 1991.
box 17, folder 1 Book Design Notes: design and layout notes, registration guides, and production cost estimate box 17, folder 2 Correspondence and 10 trial proofs for aborted project at Limestone Press box 17, folder 3 Text Masters and Trials: formatting and layout proofs for the text of the book, print trials, mockup dummy book of text layout only box 17, folder 4 Labels: trials for cover labels on a variety of papers, proof colophon, proofs of actual cover labels; extra spine labels box 17, folder 5 Book Dummy: accordion book dummy made with Xerox images box 17, folder 6 Plate Design Notes: various newspaper and magazine clippings of baseball players in motion box 17, folder 7 Steelplates box 17, folder 8 Plate I - Batter: Soft Ground Etching Materials - transparency, actual soft ground etching drawing, 6 trial proofs with notes box 17, folder 9 Book Prospectus with prospectus text proof flat-box 16, Plate I - Batter: Monotype Materials - monotype inking notes; 7 photocopy trials on folder 1 various painted papers; 3 monotype trials flat-box 16, Plate II - Pitcher: Soft Ground Etching Materials - inking notes, registration notes, 4 folder 2 trial proofs with notes, 1 trial proof on large sheet flat-box 16, Plate II - Pitcher [Throwing]: Monotype Materials - photos of monotypes, 4 photocopy folder 3 trials on painted paper, 5 monotype trials (3 on large sheets, 2 cut down) flat-box 16, Plate III - Sun [Shadow/Fielder]: Soft ground etching Materials - inking notes, 4 trial folder 4 proofs (one on large sheet), 5 trial proofs on page layout (four with text) flat-box 16, Plate III - Sun: Monotype Materials - photo of monotype, photocopies, Original folder 5 Drawings (sketch, original drawing, and tracing), 3 monotype trials
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 11 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Leonardo Knows Baseball, 1990
flat-box 16, Plate IV - Run Home: Soft Ground Etching Materials - inking notes, registration folder 6 matrix, original drawing and photocopy, 6 trial proofs with notes, 7 additional trial proofs (one on large sheet), 4 trial proofs on page layout with text flat-box 16, Plate IV - Run Home: Monotype Materials - inking notes, 3 photocopy trials on folder 7 painted papers, 3 monotype trials flat-box 16, Plate V - Umpire: Soft Ground Etching Materials - inking notes, transparencies, folder 8 registration matrix, 5 trial proofs with notes, 1 additional trial proofs on large sheet flat-box 16, Plate V - Umpire: Monotype Materials - photo of monotype, 4 photocopy trials on folder 9 painted paper (one with pastel & charcoal drawing), 6 monotype trials flat-box 16, Plate VI - Catch (cover for trade edition only): Monotype Materials - photo of folder 10 monotype, transparencies, photocopies; Original Drawings (sketch, original drawing, and tracing); 3 photocopy trials on painted papers; 4 monotype trials Lighthouse Legends, 1997 Scope and Contents A series of unique books created from pastel monotypes and found books, each based on a story around a dramatic time at a lighthouse. (Described in Why I Love Books, pp. 38-39.)
box 17, folder 10 Descriptive memo detailing project; preliminary draft and final version flat-box 16, Design materials - Parting Shot: Boston Light charts; cut out shapes and references; folder 11 color photocopy trials. flat-box 16, Design materials - The Roar: Maninicus charts; cut-out of figure and references; color folder 12 photocopies trials Magic Jacket (2017 addenda) 2009
box 51, folder 6 Design Notes-General; ribbon samples, paper style, jacket photographs, and draft stroy box 53, folder 1 Prototype and Layouts; printed pages, corrected trials, and baseball print box 53, folder 2 Slipcase and Cover Trials; slipcase trials1-4, folding pattern withnotes, and cover trials with labels flat-box 52, Jacket Image; computer print-outs and trials folder 3 flat-box 52, Preliminary Drawings; charcoal sketches and early pastel trials folder 4 flat-box 52, Five Final Charcoal and Pastel Drawings; Folded Arms, Upstretched, Down & Up, folder 5 Running, and Ball, each 11x14 inches Magritte's Buckets, 1995 Scope and Contents Two pastel monotypes by Charles Hobson mounted in buckets made from board, copper, wire, brass tubing & bamboo, with small book. Subject is an outgrowth of navigation and surrealism project. In the search for a relationship between Rene Magritte and Isaac Hawkins, who thought you could calculate longitude at sea by measuring high and low tides. Several initial ideas were sketched out and later abandoned. A photograph in a book of Magritte's studio showed two buckets on the floor - used buckets as measuring devices. Edition of 10.
box 17, folder 11 Design notes-Materials, invoices, fabrication notes, production photographs, sketch book drawings and 3/16/95 production drawing box 17, folder 12 Final Production Patterns and Masters - typography, sample paper and photo copy transparencies box 17, folder 13 Small Bucket Working Materials-Including monotypes and layout patterns box 17, folder 14 Production Pieces-Extra labels and scroll papers flat-box 16, Bucket Wrap Materials-Color photo copies and monotype ghosts. folder 13 flat-box 18, Prototypes - sample boxes and sample handle materials including bamboo and folder 1 copper. The Man in Bogota (2017 addenda) 2015
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 12 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 The Man in Bogota (2017 addenda) 2015
box 55, folder 2-3 Project Design Notes; diagrams, cut-out tests and sky printed paper box 54 / 55, Layout Designs; for magnolia laser cutting, for digital images at SFAI, for letterpress folder 2 / 4 pages, polymer plates for letterpress, trial, tests and spreads box 55, folder 5 Cost Estimates and Reciepts; including Coronado SST paper, Entrada, spray, cover boards, etc. box 55, folder 6 Correspondence and Memos; xcommunication wit Amy Hempel, Danny Hobson and Rhianan. Alpers. flat-box 54, Concertina Design, alternative tests including map of Bogota and white stars folder 3 box 55, folder 7 Final Page Topography Design and Layout; including colophon and spreads for each signature box 55, folder 8 Pattern and Jigs; for placement of title page and photographs on signature pages box 56, folder 1 Prototypes; includes early small size dummy, trial board covers and alternative concetina Man Ray's Kiss, 1995 Scope and Contents Pastel monotype by Charles Hobson and accordion book of handwritten text on hand-painted BFK Rives, together with metronome and small book describing relationship between John Harrison and Man Ray. Edition of 4 variations. Size: 9 x 5 x 5 inches.
box 17, folder 15 Design notes box 17, folder 16 Small Book Design box 17, folder 17 Accordion Structure - patterns and samples, text, typography box 17, folder 18 Hinging Materials box 17, folder 19 Man Ray's Kiss Titles box 17, folder 20 Lips and Placement Patterns. Monotypes, etc box 17, folder 21 Extra Accordion Assembly Materials map-folder 19 Typography - layouts, trials, handwritten final type The Mappist, 2006 Scope and Contents The Mappist, Barry Lopez's multi-layered short story, has been made into a limited edition of forty-eight copies in the summer and fall of 2005. Each book has been assembled using original USGS maps for the concertina binding and selected pages, and the cover has been wrapped with a reproduction of a 1911 map of Bogotá from the collection of the Library of Congress. The slipcase has been covered with wood-grained paper to suggest the map cabinet which plays a pivotal role in the story. A metal label holder acts as a spine label. The concertina binding, when looked at from the edge, takes on its own topography of mountains and valleys. Printed letterpress. Slipcase covered with wood grain paper and metal label holder. Edition of 48. 11 x 10 x 1.25 inches.
flat-box 28, Pencil Images (Barry’s Pencils): original monotypes, ghosts and digital print folder 1 variations; digital photographs (Barry’s writing studio). flat-box 28, Corrugated Cover: design notes and cutting instructions; cutting jigs. folder 2 box 30, folder 2 Design Notes: sketchbook notations, assembly diagrams and sample papers. box 30, folder 3 Correspondence: permission letter from Barry Lopez, printing instructions, etc. box 30, folder 4 Typography: proofs and correspondence with Les Ferriss. box 30, folder 5 Hand Images: preliminary digital photographs, trials and transparencies box 30, folder 6-7 Landscape Images: digital photos, monotypes and transparencies box 30, folder 8-9 Labels: water symbols, Jack Ranch labels (and location jig), topographic labels and magnetic North labels [not used] box 30, folder 10 Label Holder/Slipcase box 30, folder 11 Concertina Design: master concertina fold directions box 30, Extra Production Materials: hand transparencies, landscape transparencies and folder 12-13 USGS essay. map-folder 31 Bogotá Maps: Library of Congress copies
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flat-box 32 Prototypes and display copies (4 folders, 1 prototype, 1 display copy) Matisse's Fishing Pole (2017 addenda) 2015
box 53, folder 3-4 Project Design Notes; assembly instructions, glue tests, printing instructions, scoll assembly, instructions, prototype covers, and tabel ties box 53, folder 5 Initial Prototype; small scale versions box 53, folder 6 Colophon Design; sample papers and layout box 52 / 53, Prototype/Trials; scroll and canvas folder 6 / 7 flat-box 54, Extra Press Sheets folder 1 box 55, folder 1 Matisse Prospectus; desing and drafts and proofs Mermaid (2017 addenda) 2016
box 56, folder 2 Project Design Notes; notes regarding assembly, U. Washington correspondance, cost estimates and reciepts flat-box 54, Inside Book Design and Trials; drafts of text. matrix for folding, and trial pages folder 4 box 56, folder 3 Original Transparency Monotypes; monotypes creating on transparency film for final images box 56, folder 4 Mirror Text Design; trials for lay-out of text on transparency film box 56, folder 5 Label Design; text experiments with reflection of words and placement matrix box 56, folder 6 Image Work for Final Monotype Reproduction; trials for image #1, bending box 56, folder 7 Image Work for Final Monotype Reproduction; trials for image #2, walking box 56, folder 8 Image Work for Final Monotype Reproduction; trials for photo #3, running box 56, folder 9 Cutting Patterns for INserts into Mirror Boxes; rails and lifts for placement for mirror in box, trial mirror and text Merwin/Trees (2017 addenda)
box 56, folder 10 Design Notes box 56, folder 11 P&M Corrspondence box 54 / 57, Type Layout folder 5 / 1 flat-box 58, Box Lid/Spine Label/Title Page folder 1 box 57 / 58, Original Monotypes folder 2 / 2-5 box 57, folder 3 End Page/Transparent box 57, folder 4 Tree Model box 57 / 59, Prototypes; sample cut foam core, type layout, etc. folder 5-6 / 1-2 box 59, folder 3 Prospective Design flat-box 58, Cut Foam; over cut side up, trial #2 using Jig folder 6
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 14 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 The Near Woods, 2006
The Near Woods, 2006 Scope and Contents In the year 2000 Barry Lopez wrote an essay, The Near Woods, which described the elusive and magical space between the wild, deep woods and the civilized space of humans. Jerry Reddan, a master letterpress printer and typographic designer, came upon the essay and published it in a small edition of 165 copies in paper covers through his Tangram Press in 2005. He also printed and left unbound an additional twenty-six copies to be made into a special edition. The special edition has been designed by Charles Hobson and has been published by Pacific Editions in the summer of 2006 and is signed by the author and the artist. The special edition has been made with the image of a bear that folds out from the back page and has been reproduced as a digital pigment print on German Etching paper and has been hand-colored with pastel and acrylic paint by the artist. The book has been bound in boards and covered with a reproduction of “Dosiño del Rancho San Miguelito,” circa 1841, a drawing used to establish land grants in California and is reproduced with the kind permission of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
flat-box 34, Design and assembly notes: working notes, binding details and jigs; prospectus folder 1 design. flat-box 34, Trial Etchings for Walking Bear: transparencies and proofs folder 2 flat-box 34, Digital Prints and Proofs: small walking bear, small standing bear, large bear folder 3 (“Dream Bear”; 4 final images/one proof), cover Image (from Bancroft Library) 5 copies. flat-box 34, Monotypes and Working Drawings: Standing Bear, Walking Bear and Bear Mouth (not folder 4 used in edition) box 33, folder 1-2 Trial Etchings for Walking Bear: copper plates box 33, folder 3 Trial Etchings for Standing Bear: copper plate and 2 proofs box 33, folder 4 Book Cover Prototypes and Trials: 4 prototypes box 33, folder 5 Labels and Extra End Papers: spine labels, title page labels, misc. small bear prints and extra end papers box 33, folder 6 Correspondence Nelson & Emma (2017 addenda)
box 59, folder 4 Deisng Notes flat-box 58, Matrices/Popup folder 7 box 59, folder 5 Portraits/Design/Prototypes box 59, folder 6 Lenticular Photos box 59, folder 7 Popup Prototyping; Front and Middle Sails Trials box 59, folder 8 Popup Prototyping; Jib Sails Trials box 59, folder 9 Popup Prototyping; Back Sails Trials box 59, folder 10 Popup Prototyping; Boat Base Trials box 59, folder 11 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; blue/yellow box 60, folder 1 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; yellow box 60, folder 2 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; orange box 60, folder 3 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; purple box 60, folder 4 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; red box 60, folder 5 [Intermezzu] Design and Production; Tiepolo Trial box 60, folder 6-7 Binding Trials/Design Prototype box 61, folder 1 Early Popup Trials box 61, folder 2 Prospectus Design box 61, folder 3 Research Notes
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 15 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Parisian Encounters, 1992
Parisian Encounters, 1992 Scope and Contents French door format book with monotype/pastel portraits of eight famous couples, who met in Paris, includes maps and eccentric biographies. Chronicle Books trade edition. Size: 6 x 11 inches.
box 21, folder 1 Design Notes: a. Design drawings and diagrams; narrative detailing possible design layout and bibliography. b. Chronicle Book design description and related notes box 21, Research Files (files of biographical information about each of following): folder 2-10 Napoleon/Josephine, Flaubert/Louise, Chopin/George Sand, Henry Miller/Anais Nin, Degas/Cassatt, Rodin/Camile Claudel, Pierre Curie, Madame Curie, Man Ray/Lee Miller. box 21, Image Design (files relating to portraits and graphic elements for each): Napoleon, folder 11-20 Josephine, Flaubert, Louise, Chopin, George Sand, Degas, Cassatt, Man Ray and Lee Miller. box 22, folder 1-6 Image Design (files relating to portraits and graphic elements for each): Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Rodin, Camile Claudel, Pierre Curie, Madame Curie. box 22, folder 7 Chronicle Book proofs box 22, folder 8-9 Prototypes and progress proof photographs Disassembled book pages (possible display copies.) box 22, folder 10 Map research and details: including copyright clearance from Library of Congress, November 1993. Poems from the Heart, 2004 Scope and Contents Poems from the Heart, 2004, is a hand-made artist's book picturing the heart sculpture made in connection with Hearts in San Francisco, a project benefiting the SF General Hospital. The book contains eighteen poems by children about love and the heart used on the sculptural heart. Each book has been hand-sewn into a painted cover and mounted in a folded corrugated folder. It contains digital pigment prints from an Epson 2200 printer. Edition of 150. 5.5 4.25 x .5 inches.
box 22, folder 11 Book design notes: early prototypes, layout, notes on assembly time and photos. box 22, folder 12 Heart Sculpture design notes: painted images box 22, folder 13 Book prototypes: prototypes, extra cover images and sales display card box 22, folder 14 Matrixes: cover, scoring board for cover and label placement box 22, folder 15 Poems for transfer to altered books: camera ready copy box 22, folder 16 Newspaper coverage box 22, Altered book with poems used on sculpture (see also Flat Box 23) folder 17-19 flat-box 23 Altered book with poems used on sculpture Quarantine (2017 addenda) 2011
box 61, folder 4 Correspondence/Permissions; emails correspondence and bio background box 61, folder 5 Design Notes; assembly notes and directions, sketchbook pages (photocopies), noteson Irish Potato Famine, research about grafting, and printers instructions box 61, folder 6 Material/Reciepts; reciepts and invoices for materials box 61, folder 7 Fold-out and Twigs; assembly steps matrixes for cutting, sample string amd buttons, and insert for fold-out flat-box 62, Dust Jacket Design; sample folded pages, folding matrix, and assembly notes folder 1 flat-box 62, Box Design Materials; assembly instructions, box hinge templates, and prototype folder 2-3 patterns box 61, folder 8 Prototype Box #1 box 63, folder 1 Image Design; preliminary photographs and trial proofs box 63, folder 2 Original Monotypes; on transparency film: Twig #2, Twig #4, and Twig-Red and Yellow Bundle Red Thread/Two Women (2017 addenda) 2006
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 16 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Red Thread/Two Women (2017 addenda) 2006
box 63 / 64, Prototypes, Drafts, and Trial Proofs; preliminary trial prototype, prototype #1, folder 3-7 / 1-2 prototype #2, size trials, text layout, text proof trials, thread color trials and samples box 64, folder 3 Design Notes box 64, folder 4 Production Notes flat-box 62, Text Trials and Layout folder 4 box 64, folder 5 Beets; original drawings (3) pencil and pastel on paper, trial photogaphs, trial pastel work and final samples box 64, folder 6 Labels and Matrices; trials for jib sail, middle sail, back sail, and boat base box 64, folder 7 Sample Thread/colors Rituals for Life Milestones (2017 addenda) 2009
box 64, folder 8 Correspondence and Notes; regarding contracting for printing, binding, Lasercutting, and editorial and computer layout consultant, invoices and contracts box 65, folder 1 Photographs ad trial proofs; titles and captions; alternatove photos box 65, folder 2 Text edits and trials, alternative stories considered box 65, folder 3-5 Type Design and Layout Notes; including title page and proofs plus foil stamp cut and zinc title page cut box 65, folder 6 Layout dummy #1; foam corewith photo copy paste-ins box 65, folder 7 Board Prototype, trial stitching at Taurus Bindary box 66, folder 1 Final Book Prototype; unsewn with final pages R.O.W., 2006 Scope and Contents R.O.W., a consideration of the right of way rules for sailing vessels, has been made as a limited edition artists’ book in 2006. The central image in the book is a three foot square relief print which was created as part of a program at the San Francisco Center for the Book. It was originally printed in 2005 by a steamroller at Carolina and 16th Streets, San Francisco. Kay Bradner and Charles Hobson collaborated on the design of the print. Kay Bradner cut the linoleum block and printed the relief prints on Rives BFK 300 gm paper. Charles Hobson designed the book and assembled it with the assistance of Alice Shaw in an edition of 12 copies. It is covered in a transparent corrugated chemise which is closed with sailing line and a cleat. R.O.W. measures 18 by 9 inches closed and extends, when opened fully, to a length to 7 1/2 feet. Edition of 12.
box 24, folder 1 R.O.W. general: research material, correspondence, estimates and design notes. box 24, folder 2 Small drawings: original tracing paper drawings, proofs (some by Kay Bradner and some by Charles Hobson.) box 24, folder 3 R.O.W. small texts: texts as designed for window openings in the printed pages. box 24, folder 4 Extra pieces and parts: small drawing cutouts and tabs for window images flat-box 25, Patterns and matrixes: patterns and jigs used for assembling the edition. folder 1 flat-box 25, Extra pages, proofs and drafts: extra pages, extra page proofs, trial cover materials, folder 2 cover drawings by Kay Bradner and extra hinges. flat-box 25, Trial slipcase/chemise with cleat (artifact) folder 3 Seeing Stars, 2001 Scope and Contents Seeing Stars uses die cut cards, a flashlight and a small story book to introduce readers to several prominent constellations. Greek stargazers in the 4th century BC gave the names of characters in the Andromeda myth to six constellations clustered together near the North Star. A child can use the flashlight to shine the shape of each character's constellation on the ceiling, wall or table. Design inspired by Andromeda Imagined.
box 24, folder 5 Text
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 17 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Seeing Stars, 2001
box 24, folder 6 Chronicle Books box design box 24, folder 7 Design proposal #1: original design proposal July, 1999. Sports figures and draft of text. box 24, folder 8 Design proposal #2: second proposal to Chronicle Books November, 1999, including box design. box 24, Correspondence and design proofs with Chronicle Books; including page proofs, color folder 9-10 checks. October 2000-March 2001 box 24, folder 11 Project research: historical astronomy including research at Stanford’s Green Library, photographs and photocopies. box 24, Early prototypes): two trial prototypes, one with sports figures, and 2nd proof from folder 12-13 Chronicle Books. box 24, folder 14 Sample flashlight box 24, folder 15 Star cut cards: early versions and final flat-box 25, Drawings and outline drawings: early versions and final. (see also Box 26.1) folder 4 flat-box 25, Inkjet monotypes of constellations: figures for booklet folder 5 flat-box 25, Star cut cards: color proofs folder 6 flat-box 25, Star charts: versions for Chronicle Books folder 7 box 26, folder 1 Drawings and outline drawings: early versions and final Shipwreck Stories, 1996 Scope and Contents Limited edition accordion book by Charles Hobson with seven photogravures, hand-colored charts, and Mylar drawings. Edition of 28. Size: 10-1/4 x 8-3/4 x 1 inches. Collage of facts, fictions, images and maritime charts to give different views of six shipwrecks that occurred between 1865 and 1944 along the Northern California coast.
flat-box 25, Maritime charts: experimentations, designs with shipwreck icon and photocopy folder 8-9 masters for printing on hand colored paper and copies of final maps. flat-box 25, Original drawings for photogravures folder 10 flat-box 25, Photogravure proofs and final photogravure: Salvage; Ship at Cliff (two versions) folder 11 box 26, folder 2-4 Design and Research: binder with historical summaries, research notes and drafts of stories and alternative stories. Club paper for March 11, 1996. box 26, folder 5 Prototypes: including alternative page sizes and alternative layouts in black and white box 26, folder 6-7 Binding Notes: including templates and assembly instructions and labels box 26, folder 8 Typography: early layouts, camera ready art and notes to printer box 26, folder 9 Vellum tests and Mylar box 26, Cut Outs for tracing figures: various kinds of transparency and vellum for overlays folder 10-11 with figures box 26, folder 12 Letters from Stockfleth’s grand-daughter, Charmetta Mann: February 7, 2000 and May 11, 2008; includes genealogy, photocopies of photographs, clipping. box 27, folder 1 Photogravure proofs: Brother Jonathan box 27, folder 2 Prospectus: labels, design notes, assembly notes and photocopy masters. (see also Flat Box #28) flat-box 28, Photogravure proofs and final photogravure: Lightning and Sunken Sails, Liberty folder 3-4 Ship flat-box 28, Page proofs: typography (two complete sets, mixed) folder 5 flat-box 28, Prospectus: design notes, assembly notes and photocopy masters folder 6
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 18 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 A Supper in Montmartre, 1985
A Supper in Montmartre, 1985 Scope and Contents A Supper in Montmartre was printed in a seminar class at UC Berkeley taught in the Bancroft Library's rare book. Five students printed this small single signature book on an 1857 Albion hand press. The text is a memoir by Harriet Lane Levy recounting the legendary dinner party given by Picasso for the artist Henri Rousseau in 1908. Part of the story involved the inebriated and frantic departure of the poet André Salmon, who had been Harriet's dinner partner. Intoxicated by her conversation and charm, as well as good French wine, he left the table in disarray and on his way out chewed off the roses on the stylish turban she'd worn that had been left outside the dining room door. The etching of an imagined turban and roses on an antique hat rack is the first illustration by Charles Hobson for a limited edition book.
box 27, folder 3 Etching proofs-preparatory and final versions, six pencil drawings, one proof from plate #1, and six proofs from plate #2. box 27, folder 4 Bancroftiana Newsletter April 1986: article on A Supper in Montmartre (2 copies) flat-box 28, Additional artist proofs and final prints: one final prints on book paper 12 1/2” x 10”; folder 7 six artist proofs on various handmade papers and in various sizes; one final print on book paper 10” x 21 1/2” flat-box 28, Text/typography layout notes: page proofs done at Bancroft Library; variations; folder 8 paper alternatives, labels Taking Off Emily Dickinson's Clothes, 2002 Scope and Contents Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes, poem by Billy Collins, has been made as a limited edition of thirty copies in the summer and fall of 2002. It employs buttons, ribbons, feathers and a pastel monotype by Charles Hobson. Charles Hobson and Alice Shaw assembled the pages and made the slipcase. John Demerritt covered the boards in Fabriano Roma and the text has been set in 14 pt. Spectrum and printed letterpress by M & H Type, San Francisco. Accordion binding. 8 1/2 x 7 x 1 inches (closed). Seven pages with hidden definitions and fold out stanza from an Emily Dickinson poem.
box 27, folder 5 Design notes including various assembly instructions box 27, folder 6 Correspondence and permissions: letters requesting and granting permission to print with Billy Collins box 27, folder 7 Prototype structures: five early design versions and prototypes box 27, folder 28 Prototyping materials: buttons, hooks; Seam binding, elastic thread box 27, folder 9 Cover design: binder estimates, sample papers, hinges box 27, folder 10 Feathers and button experiments/scans box 27, folder 11 Templates: hinging and monotype placement. (see also map folder #29) flat-box 28, Monotype designs: four monotypes and ink jet proofs and hand coloring information. folder 9 map-folder 29 Templates: hinging and monotype placement box 30, folder 1 Extra letterpress typographic pages Three Kisses, 2004 Scope and Contents Three Kisses is a handmade limited edition book that has been made from postcards, translucent envelopes, various papers and features the photographs of Robert Doisneau. Each envelope contains a photograph and a fictional story by Charles Hobson about the persons in the photographs. A pastel monotype by Charles Hobson has been reproduced as a digital pigment print with hand coloring. The book is bound as an accordion and has a corrugated board slipcase which measures 5 1/2 x 4 x 3/4 inches. Edition of 90 copies.
box 37, folder 1 Design notes: including preliminary working materials from Arch box 37, folder 2 Prototypes: three versions of book dummy box 37, folder 3 Materials for Arch Design Project: sample postcards, envelopes and design instructions
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 19 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Three Kisses, 2004
box 37, folder 4-5 Monotype-"Last Kiss"/Smooch: first impression and ghost and digital proofs box 37, folder 6 Production Materials; including monotype print-outs, postcard kisses, spine labels, excess hinges and past-ins, accordion pages box 37, folder 7 Title Page: layout and final versions box 37, folder 8 Prospectus Design File and Materials box 37, folder 9 Matrices: guides for cover, accordion and embossing guides map-folder 39 Matrices: guides for cover, accordion and embossing guides. Variation on the Word SLEEP, 1991 Scope and Contents Margaret Atwood's poem accompanied by an accordion monotype by Charles Hobson, boxed in a black, lacquered wood box. Edition of 20. Size: 7-1/4 x 5-1/8 x 1 inches.
box 37, folder 10 Design notes: photographs, text of poem and diagrams box 37, folder 11 Typography: title page and sample printing flat-box 38, Monotypes: trials, four ghosts (two with hand coloring) and two counter proofs. folder 1 flat-box 38, Image design: pencil drawing, monotype key line on Mylar, folding matrix and folder 2 reference photographs The Wolf Who Ate The Sky (2017 addenda)
box 66, folder 2 Original Design Notes; first dummy, page size experiments, and scanning notes box 66, folder 3 Design Notes/Heyday box 66, folder 4 Anna's Drawings box 66, folder 5 Wolf Text/Edit box 66, folder 6 Original Drawings; pencl and pastel artworks box 66, folder 7 Cover Trials/Heyday; 3 versions box 66, folder 8 CD and flash Drive Version of Images and Books box 66, Visual Research Study and trials and Background Materials folder 9-10 flat-box 67, Trial Printouts and Proofs; 17x11 and various sizes folder 1-8 The Writer, 2004 Scope and Contents A two-part limited edition artist's book inspired by Richard Wilbur's warm and gentle poem conveying a parent's respect and love for his child as she begins the voyage into adulthood. The two volumes are housed in a clamshell box with the larger volume containing the text of the poem set in 14-point courier and printed letterpress on BFK Rives paper. The smaller volume is a flip book, or rather a "flutter book," and contains selected words taken from the poem that reprise the poem with a new cadence. The edition in its box measures 12 x 12 x 1 1/4 inches. Edition of 54 copies.
box 33, folder 7 Design notes, general; includes sketchbook pages, correspondence with binder, letterpress layouts box 33, folder 8 Permissions: correspondence with Richard Wilbur and publisher; New Yorker article, Nov. 22, 2004 box 33, folder 9 Page proofs: letterpress proofs and unbound page proofs box 33, folder 10 Polymer plates, typography box 33, folder 11 Labels, titles and placement patterns for large book box 33, folder 12 Inkjet monotype experiments: final image of starling in large book for vellum print box 33, folder 13 Starling cutouts box 33, Flipbook design experiments and layout folder 14-15 box 33, folder 16 Prospectus flat-box 34, Starling flight monotypes and experiments: original monotypes, hand colored inkjet folder 5-6 prints and transparencies flat-box 34, Flight sequence: experiments and bird cutouts (2 folders) folder 7-8
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 20 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 The Writer, 2004
flat-box 34, Flipbook layout and cover folder 9 flat-box 34, Vellum trials and extras folder 10 flat-box 34, Prototypes folder 11 map-folder 35 Large books folding jig for inside cover Writing on the Body, 1999 Scope and Contents Writing on the Body has been made in a limited edition of forty-five copies in the summer and fall of 1999 with eight hand colored photogravure etchings from mixed media figure drawings by Charles Hobson combined with fragments of Degas’s handwriting. Kay Bradner made the plates for the photogravures and editioned the etchings with Charles Hobson who hand colored the etchings with pastel. The text has been hand set with 12 point Méridien on BFK Rives by Jack W. Stauffacher at The Greenwood Press, San Francisco. John DeMerritt bound the book.
Subseries A. Design Materials Scope and Contents Materials relating to the design and research aspects of the book.
box 37, folder 12 Binding materials, spine and cover board matrix, matrix for cover paper box 37, folder 13 Preliminary text layout box 37, folder 14 Laser prints of drawings used in WOB box 37, folder 15 Preliminary dummy with Xerox and laser prints box 40, folder 1 Project notes/correspondence with binder and printer box 40, folder 2 Sample paper and fabrics: sample fabrics: sample book cloth with silk-screen 13" x 2"; cover paper hand painted with Degas photocopy (3 copies) box 40, folder 3 Xerox end paper proofs (9 copies) box 40, folder 4 Silk-screen end papers (4 copies) box 40, folder 5 Thank you letter from Jack Stauffacher dated 11/18/99. box 40, folder 6 Article from Nob Hill Gazette article re: Jack Stauffacher, March 1999 box 40, folder 7 Excerpt from magazine Typographie, Oct. 1997 about Meridien typeface box 40, folder 8 Prospectus: Prospectus master materials and design matrix; Prospectus insert; Digital photos; Prospectus flat-box 38, Degas handwriting and Mylar for etching overlays folder 3 flat-box 38, Typographic page proofs and corrections folder 4 flat-box 38, Blank typographic page proofs (15) folder 5
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 21 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Writing on the Body, 1999 Subseries B. Proofs and Plates
Subseries B. Proofs and Plates Scope and Contents Photogravure plates for various states of etchings for each work. Proofing was done by Kay Bradner and Charles Hobson over a period of several weeks, experimenting with color, cropping, and text overlay. Edition printing was done over a period of two weeks, with Kay doing the initial inking and Charles making final wiping adjustments and additions. In addition to the eight prints included in the book, three additional images were printed as possible alternatives for the design. 48 Trial Proofs and 42 plates and alternate plates from this process are included in the archive. Subjects and Indexing Terms Artists' books -- United States Typography Shipwrecks -- Artists' books Photogravure Monotypes Longitude -- Measurement -- Artists' books Copperplates Constellations -- Artists' books Artists' books DeMerritt, John Collins, Billy Colet, Louise Centolella, Tom Levy, Harriet Lane Flaubert, Gustave Evans, Kathy Earhart, Amelia Shaw, Alice Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904 Mann, Charmetta Lopez, Barry Wilbur, Richard Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
#1 Mystery, 3 plastic sleeves with 2 trial proofs and 3 plates, plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 41, items 1, Plate #13; Trial Proof; Photogravure Gradient Strip sleeve 1 box 41, items 1, Alternate Plate #12 sleeve 2 box 41, items 1, Alternate Plate #11; Trial Proof; transparency and Kodalith; color notes and sleeve 3 inking note #2 Proportions, 4 plastic sleeves containing 9 trial proofs, 3 trial plates and 1 final plate plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 41, items 2, Plate #3: 2 Trial Proofs: transparency and 2 Kodaliths; color notes and inking sleeve 1 notes box 41, items 2, Alternate Plate #4: 3 Trial Proofs; color notes and inking notes sleeve 2 box 41, items 2, Alternate Plate #1: 2 Trial Proofs sleeve 3 box 41, items 2, Alternate Plate #2: 2 Trial Proofs; Photogravure Gradient Strip; color notes and items 4 inking notes #3 What Use, 6 plastic sleeves with 8 trial proofs and 5 plates, plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 41, items 3, Plate Unnumbered: Trial Proof sleeve 1
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 22 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Writing on the Body, 1999 Subseries B. Proofs and Plates
box 41, items 3, Alternate Plate #2: Trial Proof sleeve 2 box 41, items 3, Alternate Plate #13A: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 41, items 3, Alternate Plate #15: Trial Proof; Photogravure Gradient Strip sleeve 4 box 41, items 3, Plate #14 (unnumbered on plate): Trial Proof; color notes and inking notes sleeve 5 box 41, items 3, 3 Trial Proofs: transparencies and 2 Kodaliths; color notes and inking notes [NO sleeve 6 PLATE] #4 Turning, 5 plastic sleeves with 4 trial proofs and 4 plates, plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 42, items 4, Plate #18A: Trial Proof sleeve 1 box 42, items 4, Alternate Plate #18: Trial Proof sleeve 2 box 42, items 4, Alternate Plate #17: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 42, items 4, Alternate Plate #16: Trial Proof; Photogravure Gradient Strip sleeve 4 box 42, items 4, Transparencies and 2 Kodaliths: color notes and inking notes [NO PLATE] sleeve 5 #5 Again, 8 plastic sleeves with 6 trial proofs and 6 plates, plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 42, items 5, Plate #26A: Trial Proof sleeve 1 box 42, items 5, Alternate Plate #26B: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 42, items 5, Alternate Plate #26: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 42, items 5, Alternate Plate #25: Trial Proof sleeve 4 box 42, items 5, Alternate Plate #24: Trial Proof; color notes and inking notes sleeve 4 box 42, items 5, Alternate Plate #26C: Trial Proof sleeve 6 box 42, items 5, transparencies and 2 Kodaliths: etching notes [NO PLATES] sleeve 7 box 42, items 5, color notes and inking notes [NO PLATES] sleeve 8 #6 Contour, 5 plastic sleeves with 4 trial proofs and 4 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 42, items 6, Plate #22: Trial Proof sleeve 1 box 42, items 6, Alternate Plate #22A (unnumbered on plate): Trial Proof sleeve 2 box 42, items 6, Alternate Plate #23: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 42, items 6, Alternate Plate #23: Trial Proof sleeve 4 box 42, items 6, transparencies and Kodalith: color notes and inking notes [NO PLATES] sleeve 5 #7 Essential, 4 plastic sleeves with 2 trial proofs and 3 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 43, items 7, Trial Proof #9: transparencies and Kodalith; color notes and inking notes [NO sleeve 1 PLATE] box 43, items 7, Alternate Plate #9A: Trial Proof sleeve 2
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 23 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555 Writing on the Body, 1999 Subseries B. Proofs and Plates
box 43, items 7, Alternate Plate #10: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 43, items 7 Alternate Plate Unnumbered #8 Artifice, 2 plastic sleeves with 2 trial proofs and 2 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 43, items 8, Plate #5: Trial Proof; transparency and Kodalith; color notes and inking notes sleeve 1 box 43, items 8, Alternate Plate #6: Trial Proof sleeve 2 Alternative Image A, 3 plastic sleeves with 3 trial proofs and 3 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes. box 43, items A, Plate #21: Trial Proof sleeve 1 box 43, items A, Alternate Plate #20: Trial Proof; transparency and Kodalith sleeve 2 box 43, items A, Alternate Plate #19: Trial Proof; color notes and inking notes sleeve 3 Alternative Image B: 6 plastic sleeves with 5 trial proofs and 5 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 43, items B, Plate #29B: Trial Proof sleeve 1 box 43, items B, Alternate Plate #29A: Trial Proof sleeve 2 box 43, items B, Alternate Plate #29: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 43, items B, Alternate Plate #28: Trial Proof sleeve 4 box 43, items B, Alternate Plate #27: Trial Proof sleeve 5 box 43, items B, transparencies and Kodaliths: color notes and inking notes [NO PLATE] sleeve 6 Alternative Image C, 4 plastic sleeves with 3 trial proofs and 3 plates plus transparency, color notes, and inking notes box 43, items C, Plate #7: Trial Proof; Photogravure Gradient Strip; color notes and inking notes sleeve 1 box 43, items C, transparencies and Kodalith [NO PLATE] sleeve 2 box 43, items C, Alternate Plate #8A: Trial Proof sleeve 3 box 43, items C, Alternate Plate #8: Trial Proof sleeve 4
Guide to the Charles Hobson M1555 24 Collection, 1985-2008 M1555