Artists’ books online – redefining the book
State Library of Queensland welcomes you to artists’ books online, which provides access to images of a selection of artists' books from the State Library’s collection.
This project has provided a great opportunity for us to showcase our artists’ book collection, recognised as one of the best in Australia. We have featured both Australian and overseas artists’ books from the Australian Library of Art which incorporates both the James Hardie Library of Australian Fine Arts and the History and Art of the Book Collection.
Education Queensland's e-learning environment, the Learning Place, has provided the education component of the project which is designed to closely link to the school curriculum and promote artists books as a valuable learning resource for teachers and students throughout Queensland. The artists’ books in the State Library's collection have always been popular for tours by student groups and our digitisation project is a great way to give rural and regional students access to this wonderful collection.
What is an artist's book
See our definiton of an artist's book.
About artists’ books online
Read an overview of the project including technical details.
Find artists’ books
Browse all artists’ books in the project or browse by type or theme. Search for an artists’ book
Artists’ statements
Read an extract from one of the artist’s statements and find out why they are so useful.
For teachers
See the units of work prepared by teachers from different Key Learning Areas and phases of learning.
Australian Library of Art
The Australian Library of Art houses artists’ books from Australia and overseas.
Copyright
All artists’ books featured on this site are in copyright. Find out more about your copyright obligations.
Links to related sites
See other sites about artists’ books.
More information
If you have an Australian Library of Art related enquiry, you can get in touch with us in any of the following ways:
For general enquiries:
- Ask at your local Queensland public library
- Other libraries [new window http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/]
Last updated: 5th March 2007
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