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The idea of a library, of sorts, at present. Unique and limited edition artist books available for acquisition, exhibition and research.
Please contact us for a private viewing, and additional titles.
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Stacks 2025
Stacks 2023 - 2024
All Titles
Helen Frederick
Helen Frederick (b. 1945) is recognized as a distinguished artist, curator, educator, coordinator of international projects, and as founder of Pyramid Atlantic. As an advocate for and an active participant in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area arts scene, she has served on the directorial boards of alternative art spaces, various local and national boards and peer-review panels. Frederick has carried out speaking engagements around the world, always emphasizing collaboration across disciplines. Throughout her life, her passion for diverse places and histories has led to extensive travel in order to observe the material cultures of societies around the world, their skills and ideas, while making connections between disparate cultural traditions.
Major solo exhibitions include Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Dieu Donne Gallery, New York; McLean Center for the Arts, McLean, VA; University for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA; and Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway. Group exhibitions include Tokushima Museums of Modern Art, Tokushima, Japan; Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD; Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, NJ; RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI; Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC; National Museum for the Arts, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; and, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Duren, Germany. Frederick has taught numerous workshops and held residencies at Oxbow, Penland, Haystack, Hood College and Kent State University, to name a few. Additionally she has been awarded from ARTABLE, NEA/MidAtlantic Arts Foundation and Fulbright. Selected public collections include Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; Yale Rare Book Collection, New Haven, CT; Ohio Sate University, Columbus, Ohio; Oslo Municipal Museum, Oslo, Norway; New York Public Library, New York, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin; and, Rare Book Library, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
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Helen Frederick
PARTS OF THE BODY, 1991 - 1993
Artist's book with poet Buck Downs, printed letterpress by Gordon Fluke, J. D Graham Cracker Press with etchings and woodcuts by the hand of the artist at Pyramid Atlantic. 48 pages and 10 original prints; edition of 50. Signed.
10 x 10 inches
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The View is Daunting, 2000
Artist book, accordion fold. Printed indigo offset on Acquerello 200 gr paper. Edition of 10, produced by AD Graphics, Athens, Greece
10.75 x 7.75 inches (closed); 10.75 x 100 inches (open)
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Helen Frederick
Turning Point, The Return, 1987
Artist book installation, silk. Printed by Will Smith and Betsy Damos at the Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia. Unique.
48 x 324 inches
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Helen Frederick (b. 1945) is recognized as a distinguished artist, curator, educator, coordinator of international projects, and as founder of Pyramid Atlantic. As an advocate for and an active participant in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area arts scene, she has served on the directorial boards of alternative art spaces, various local and national boards and peer-review panels. Frederick has carried out speaking engagements around the world, always emphasizing collaboration across disciplines. Throughout her life, her passion for diverse places and histories has led to extensive travel in order to observe the material cultures of societies around the world, their skills and ideas, while making connections between disparate cultural traditions.
Major solo exhibitions include Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Dieu Donne Gallery, New York; McLean Center for the Arts, McLean, VA; University for the Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA; and Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo, Norway. Group exhibitions include Tokushima Museums of Modern Art, Tokushima, Japan; Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Silver Spring, MD; Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, NJ; RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI; Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC; National Museum for the Arts, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; and, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Duren, Germany. Frederick has taught numerous workshops and held residencies at Oxbow, Penland, Haystack, Hood College and Kent State University, to name a few. Additionally she has been awarded from ARTABLE, NEA/MidAtlantic Arts Foundation and Fulbright. Selected public collections include Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; Yale Rare Book Collection, New Haven, CT; Ohio Sate University, Columbus, Ohio; Oslo Municipal Museum, Oslo, Norway; New York Public Library, New York, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin; and, Rare Book Library, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA.
Helen Frederick
PARTS OF THE BODY, 1991 - 1993
Artist's book with poet Buck Downs, printed letterpress by Gordon Fluke, J. D Graham Cracker Press with etchings and woodcuts by the hand of the artist at Pyramid Atlantic. 48 pages and 10 original prints; edition of 50. Signed.
10 x 10 inches
Inquire
The View is Daunting, 2000
Artist book, accordion fold. Printed indigo offset on Acquerello 200 gr paper. Edition of 10, produced by AD Graphics, Athens, Greece
10.75 x 7.75 inches (closed); 10.75 x 100 inches (open)
Inquire
Helen Frederick
Turning Point, The Return, 1987
Artist book installation, silk. Printed by Will Smith and Betsy Damos at the Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia. Unique.
48 x 324 inches
Inquire