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Hoffberg, Judith A.

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Biographical / Historical

Judith A. Hoffberg was an art librarian and curator who was a major influence in the emergence of books as artworks.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Artworks & Bookworks / Hoffberg, Judith, editor; Hugo, Joan, editor; Moore S; Rehfeldt R; Tucker S; Jarvis D; Toth G; Holzer J; Spiegelman L; Hackman V; Saville K; Spatola A; Hompson DD; Bernstein C; Shaw K; Butler F; Morgan P; Niccolai G; Shekerjian H; Souza A; Rutzky IS; Crozier R., 1978

 Item
Identifier: CC-09131-9312
Scope and Contents

The exhibition with the same title was accompanied by this set of artist postcards which in some cases represented the book exhibited and in others an independent work. The exhibition was curated by Judith Hoffberg and Joan Hugo. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1978

One of a Kind Artists' Books / Horvitz SR ; Raman AS ; Hoffberg J ; Beube D ; Carothers M ; Colby S ; Cutler-Shaw J ; Helfgott G ; Jackman S ; Korf K ; Kyle H ; Lerner S ; McCarney S ; Zagar I., 1995

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Identifier: CC-27717-28819
Scope and Contents

The exhibition was curated by Suzanne Reese Horvitz and Anne Stengel Raman. Judith Hoffberg's essay is titled "Full of Elegance and Wit, Timeless yet Familiar: Unique Bookworks" from the writing of Robert Lax. She claims that artists books are not containers of ideas, but a consummate experience that challenge the reader and actively shape the reading experience. "The experience of viewing and reading a unique artist book is an interactive experience in which the viewer completes the work, creating and changing emotional reactions to the artist's own." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1995

The Philosophy of Umbrellas, 2008

 Item — Box 46: [Barcode: 31858072460805]
Identifier: CC-48030-69053
Scope and Contents

The text printed on the red umbrella is by Robert Louis Stevenson. The colophon is printed on a circular paper fastened to the tip of the umbrella. It states that this edition is dedicated to Judith A. Hoffberg, whose passion for artists' books led her to become the Founder and Editor of Umbrella, a resource for news and documentation of contemporary book art since 1978. Judith is co-founder of The Art Librarians Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008

Umbrella. No.1/Jun / Judith Hoffberg, editor., 1990

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Identifier: CC-00941-965
Scope and Contents

Marvin Sackner's essay in John Eric Broaddus' catalogue from the Center for Book Arts, New York, is mentioned. Also noted is the Sackners' inclusion in Arts & Antiques "Top 100 American Collectors." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990

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