Ian Tyson Collection
Mandeville Special Collections Library
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Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Tyson, Ian
Title: Ian Tyson Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1967 - 2006
Extent:
26.40 linear feet
(4 archives boxes and 112 oversize folders)
Abstract: The Ian Tyson Collection contains book production materials for collaborations between Ian Tyson, British painter, printmaker
and book artist, and prominent poets including Andrew Crozier, Larry Eigner, Wai-lim Yip, Jackson Mac Low, and Jerome Rothenberg.
Materials include correspondence, manuscripts, page layouts, paste-ups, galley proofs, and Tyson's original artworks. Ian
Tyson's books are the main focus in the collection and include A LINE THAT MAY BE CUT (1968), SIGHTINGS I-IX; AND, RED EASY
A COLOR (1968), 17 HORSE SONGS OF FRANK MITCHELL, NOS. X-XII (1969), 23RD LIGHT POEM FOR LARRY EIGNER (1969), THE PRONOUNS
(1971), NARRATIVES AND REAL THEATER PIECES (1977), HISTORY OF DADA AS MY MUSE (1982), SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THE MYSTIC
ANIMALS (1982), POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985), MILLENIUM (1988), SIX GEMATRIA (1992), SURIMONO 3 (1995),
PAVAN (2002), VERT(ICAL) (2003), JARDIN DE V(IE) (2004), and SURIMONO 7, AFTER LI HO (2005).
Repository:
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Collection number: MSS 0413
Language of Material:
Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is available for research.
Acquisition Information
Not Available
Preferred Citation
Ian Tyson Collection, MSS 0413. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Biography
Ian Tyson was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, United Kingdom in April 1933. Tyson grew up in Upton, outside of Birkenhead, but
spent much time as a child with his grandparents near Wigan. He attended school in Wigan during the World War II and later
attended his father's old school. It was there he was introduced to modern art and creating expressive and abstract art.
After graduating, he worked as an apprentice engineer in the shipyards for two years. He decided, though, that his future
was not in engineering, and continued making artwork independently, determined to attend Birkhead School of Art, where he
remained for about two years.
In 1954, Tyson moved to London where he studied figure and life painting at the Royal Academy Schools for four years, in addition
to attending etching and lithography evening classes. He then took a position in the printmaking department at the Camberwell
School of Art and Craft, then about a year later, taught lithography at the Farmham School of Art from 1959-1966. His first
solo show was in 1958-59 at the 1957 Gallery in Edinburgh. It was at Farnham where he met Ron King and in 1967 when King
formed Circle Press, he joined him and started screenprinting. Shortly thereafter, he met Jerome Rothenberg through Stuart
Montgomery of Fulcrum Press. When Rothenberg saw Tyson's visual interpretations of poetry he suggested one of his poems,
which led to the first collaboration between the two and the second publication of Circle Press, SIGHTINGS I-IX & RED EASY
A COLOR (1968).
In 1970, Tyson founded his own press in London, Tetrad Press, where he worked with contemporary artists and poets including
Jackson Mac Low, Tom Phillips, Roy Fisher, and Larry Eigner. During this time, he created visual interpretations of his own
texts including LETTERS FROM THE BLACK PALACE I-III (1971) and STANZA FROM THE GRAVE (1972). In addition to his printmaking
and book works, he also created paintings and sculptures. Tyson operated Tetrad Press until 1995, whereupon he started ED.IT
Press at his home in France.
He was a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art (1984), the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1969) and the University
of California, San Diego (1992), and a Brinkley Fellow at the Norwich School of Art (1979-1980).
While he has continued to produced books arts and prints, he also has increasingly engaged in sculpture. Permanent installations
of his sculptures are located in Drome and Séguret, France; London; and the University of East Anglia. In the course of his
career, he has been featured in more than 32 solo exhibitions and 44 group exhibitions and his work can be found in more than
three dozen public collections across North American and Europe.
Scope and Content of Collection
Accessions Processed in 1997
The Ian Tyson Collection contains original artwork, manuscripts, page layouts, paste-ups, galley proofs, and correspondence
for book collaborations with Larry Eigner, Jackson Mac Low, Jerome Rothenberg, and Wai-lim Yip. The collection is arranged
into one series: 1) BOOK COLLABORATIONS.
Accession Processed in 2004
The accession processed in 2004, spanning from 1966 to 2001, contains preliminary artworks by Ian Tyson and documents the
work process for the publications of artist's books by Ian Tyson and Ian Tyson with others. The materials include original
drawings, drafts, layouts, paste-ups, proofs, and working mock-ups, as well as correspondence with authors and publishers
that includes enclosures of manuscripts and typescripts. The collection is arranged into two series: 2) BOOK COLLABORATIONS
and 3) BOOKS BY TYSON.
SERIES 2: BOOK COLLABORATIONS
Tyson's collaborations with notable poets and writers of the 20th century include Lawrence Eigner, English poet Roy Fisher,
Jean-Yves Mock, British artist Tom Phillips, poet and critic Kevin Power, American poet Jerome Rothenberg, and poet and critic
Wai-lim Yip. This collection details the exchange of ideas, conceptual planning, and specifications and directions between
the printmakers, poets and artists. The materials are arranged alphabetically by author.
SERIES 3: BOOKS BY TYSON
Tyson has collaborated with unique presses around the world publishing limited edition artist's books. This collection documents
the many aspects of contemporary and traditional printing and includes handset type, various types of print methods as screen,
linocut, woodblock, lithography, and etching and drypoint. The collection also includes his handmade papers, bookbinding
and box making. Tyson has both contributed and represented the fine print presses in exhibitions at many libraries, art galleries
and museums around the world; in London, the Circle Press and Tetrad Press, and print presses in Amsterdam, France, and New
York.
Tyson's own publications, spans from 1966 to 1994, and demonstrates his wide-ranging skills of painting, drawing, printmaking,
fine letterpress printing, writing, poetry, and book arts. Represented in this accession are SIX EXTRACTS FROM THE ZENRINKUSHU
WITH DECORATIONS (1966), LETTERS FROM THE BLACK PALACE I-IIII (1971), STANZAS OF THE GRAVE (1972), SCREENS I-XIV (1976), NEW
ART OF SHADOW (1978), APPROVAL STAMP OFFER (197-?), NOTES FROM A RURAL REGION (1979/1980), ZEN - ALISSPRLICHE DER ZEN MEISTER
(1981), SEASONS-AFTER THOMSON (1984), POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER SHALL ANNUL CHANCE (1985), SAPERAUDE-BEANTWORTUNG DER FRAGE:
WAS IST ALIFKLARUNG (1987), LIFE AND TIMES OF BABY WOOJAMS (1993?), and ZEN STORIES (1994).
Additional materials and related works mentioned in the previous accessions are also included in this accession, namely the
collaborations with Larry Eigner, Jerome Rothenberg and Wai-lim Yip.
Accession processed in 2008
The accession processed in 2008 contains prelimininary production materials for the publication of additional artist's books
by Ian Tyson and his collaborations with others. The materials include original drawings, typescript drafts, layouts, paste-ups,
and in-progress mock-ups, in addition to correspondence with authors and publishers dating from 1968-2006. The collection
is arranged in three series: 4) BOOK COLLABORATIONS, 5) BOOKS BY TYSON, and 6) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS.
SERIES 4: BOOK COLLABORATIONS
Tyson's collaborations with notable poets and writers such as Jerome Rothenberg, Jackson Mac Low, and Larry Eigner are well
represented in the collection and include recent collaborations for new works. The collection continues to document the exchanging
of ideas, concepts, and preliminary design directions between the printmakers, poets, and artists. The files contain correspondence
discussing layout and composition, typescript drafts with annotations, and working proofs of design elements. The folders
are arranged alphabetically by name of collaborator, then chronologically by date of publication.
SERIES 5: BOOKS BY TYSON
The BOOKS BY TYSON series dates from 1973 to 2005, and includes the preprint maquettes, mock-up booklets, preliminary layouts,
and drafts of text. The most prominent book material appearing in the series is from POEM: CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE
(1985) with pre-production research items consisting of reproductions of the original Stephen Mallarmé poem, poem drafts by
Ian Tyson, and hand inked text layouts. The series also includes the mock-up booklets and layouts for more recent publications,
including PAVAN (2002), VERT(ICAL) (2003), T (2003), and JARDIN DE V(IE) (2004). The books are arranged chronologically by
date of publication.
SERIES 6: MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
The MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS series contains non-book production items including exhibition materials in the form of posters,
an interview with Ian Tyson by Pat Gilmour of the Tate Gallery, and slides of Ian Tyson's art work and exhibition views.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Tyson, Ian -- Archives
Book designers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Artists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Book design
Artists' books.
Contributors
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- correspondent
Yip, Wai-lim, -- correspondent
Mac Low, Jackson, -- correspondent
Eigner, Larry, 1927- -- Line that may be cut
Yip, Wai-lim. -- Surimono
Mac Low, Jackson. -- Pronouns
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Millenium
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Narratives and real theater pieces
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Sightings I-IX
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Red easy a color
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Six gematria
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Songs from the society of the mystic animals
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Variation on the 17 horse songs of Frank Mitchell
Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Variations on the 13th horse song of Frank Mitchell
Fisher, Roy, 1930- -- Metamorphoses
Fisher, Roy, 1930- -- Cultures
Mock, Jean-Yves, 1928- -- Metamorphoses
Phillips, Tom, 1937- -- Birth of art
Phillips, Tom, 1937- -- Ein Deutsches Requiem, after Brahms
Phillips, Tom, 1937- -- Humument
Power, Kevin -- Work in progress
Power, Kevin -- De Morandi
Power, Kevin -- Heidegger my way and scarcely
Power, Kevin -- Work in progress II
Collection Contents
Accessions Processed in 1997
box 1, folder 1
A LINE THAT MAY BE CUT (1968)
box 1, folder 2, oversize FB20506
23RD LIGHT POEM FOR LARRY EIGNER (1969)
box 1, folder 3
23RD LIGHT POEM FOR LARRY EIGNER (1969)
box 1, folder 4
PRONOUNS (1971)
Note
Correspondence, 1969-1973.
box 1, folder 5, oversize FB14002
PRONOUNS (1971)
Note
Artwork, 1 of 2 folders.
box 1, folder 6, oversize MC05401
PRONOUNS (1971)
Note
Artwork, 2 of 2 folders.
box 1, folder 7
PRONOUNS (1971)
Note
Photocopy of manuscript.
box 1, folder 8, oversize FB14003
box 1, folder 9
Correspondence
1967 - 1976
box 1, folder 10
Correspondence
1977 - 1993
box 1, folder 11
Photographs of Rothenberg
box 1, folder 12
17 HORSE SONGS OF FRANK MITCHELL, NOS X-XIII (1969)
box 1, folder 13
17 HORSE SONGS OF FRANK MITCHELL, NOS X-XIII (1969)
box 1, folder 14, oversize FB20504
17 HORSE SONGS OF FRANK MITCHELL, NOS. X-XIII (1969)
Note
Variation on the 17 Horse Songs of Frank Mitchell. (2 items) Includes "Variation II for four voices" (1971). Unpublished
artwork.
box 1, folder 15, oversize FB20505
17 HORSE SONGS OF FRANK MITCHELL, NOS. X-XIII (1969)
Note
Variations on the 13th Horse Song of Frank Mitchell from the Translations of Jerome Rothenberg. Variation I Metamorphoses
for 3 Voices. Into Black for Tom Phillips (1971). Unpublished artwork.
box 1, folder 19
NARRATIVES AND REAL THEATER PIECES (1977)
Note
Contains 2 extra prints, one on hand-colored paper.
box 1, folder 20, oversize FB20501
SIGHTINGS I-IX; AND, RED EASY A COLOR (1968)
box 1, folder 23, oversize FB14004
box 1, folder 24, oversize FB14005
box 1, folder 25
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THE MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) with Richard J. John
box 1, folder 26
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THE MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) with Richard J. John
box 1, folder 27, oversize FB20502
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THE MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) with Richard J. John
box 1, folder 28, oversize FB20503
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THE MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) with Richard J. John
box 1, folder 29
SURIMONO 3 (1995)
Note
Correspondence, 1995.
box 1, folder 30, oversize FB14001
Accession Processed in 2004
box 2, folder 1, oversize FB42201
A LINE THAT MAY BE CUT (1968) - Prospectus
Note
Circle Press, London.
box 2, folder 2, oversize FB42202
Brochure, resume and review
2000
Note
Article mentions collaboration with Tyson.
box 2, folder 3, oversize FB42203
METAMORPHOSES (1970) - Typography, drafts with annotations on photocopies
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 4, oversize FB42204
METAMORPHOSES (1970) - Abandoned first proofs, with typography layouts, paste-ups and trial etchings
box 2, folder 5, oversize FB42205
METAMORPHOSES (1970) - Clamshell box
box 2, folder 6, oversize FB42301
CULTURES (1975) - Correspondence with Roy Fisher
1970 - 1979
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 7, oversize FB42302
CULTURES (1975) - Original hand-drawn layout by Roy Fisher, with annotations on photocopies
box 2, folder 8, oversize FB42303
CULTURES (1975) - Mock-up, original typographic grid drawing and layouts by Ian Tyson
box 2, folder 9, oversize FB42304
ROLLER (1999) - Original texts on index cards and first (abandoned) drafts, with letter by Fisher
Note
Circle Press, London.
box 2, folder 10, oversize FB42305
ROLLER (1999) - Proposal, "continued" draft letters between Tyson, Fisher and Circle Press
box 2, folder 11, oversize FB42306
ROLLER (1999) - First proofs (computer generated text), with letter by Tyson to Fisher
box 2, folder 12, oversize FB42501
ICH STERBE (1989) - Correspondence
1987 - 1989
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 13, oversize FB42502
ICH STERBE (1989) - Writing by Mock, typescript drafts with annotations
box 2, folder 14, oversize FB42503
ICH STERBE (1989) - Layout of fold and typographic setting
box 2, folder 15, oversize FB42401
BIRTH OF ART (1972) - Original handwritten text for the colophon page by Tom Phillips
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 16, oversize FB42402
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIM - AFTER BRAHMS (1972) - Colophon page, typescript with annotation
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 17, oversize FB42403
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIM - AFTER BRAHMS (1972) - Color proofs on regular and Saunder mould-made paper
Note
One proof signed by Tom Phillips.
box 2, folder 18, oversize FB42404
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIM - AFTER BRAHMS (1972) - Layout for typography on color proof
box 2, folder 19, oversize FB42405
HUMUMENT (1972-1974) - First proofs, one set signed by Tom Phillips
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 20, oversize FB42406
HUMUMENT (1972-1974) - Title page and colophon
box 2, folder 21, oversize FB42407
HUMUMENT (1972-1974) - Proofs, not signed
box 2, folder 22, oversize FB42408
HUMUMENT (1972-1974) - Wooden case with blue plexiglass cover
box 2, folder 23, oversize FB42601
WORK IN PROGRESS (1977) - Original typescript poems and photograph [image used for drawing]
Note
Trigram Press, London.
box 2, folder 24, oversize FB42602
WORK IN PROGRESS (1977) - Layout and text paste-ups
box 2, folder 25, oversize FB42603
WORK IN PROGRESS (1977) - Original drawings and print proofs
box 2, folder 26, oversize FB42504
DE MORANDI (1979) - Letter from Kevin Power and explanation of the "Morandi Series," with drawings and layouts
box 2, folder 27, oversize FB42505
DE MORANDI (1979) - Original drawings [6 leaves], one watercolor and layout of the title page
Note
Circle Press, Guildford.
box 2, folder 28, oversize FB42506
DE MORANDI (1979) - Proofs
box 2, folder 29, oversize FB42507
QUERCY SPINE (1979-1980) - Poems by Kevin Power with letter
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 30, oversize FB42604
HEIDEGGER MY WAY AND SCARCELY (1982) - Typescript poem by Kevin Power with correspondence
Note
Material relates to WORK IN PROGRESS. Jan Tholenaar Editions, Amsterdam.
box 2, folder 31, oversize FB42605
HEIDEGGER MY WAY AND SCARCELY (1982) - Typographic layout, paginated
box 2, folder 32, oversize FB42606
HEIDEGGER MY WAY AND SCARCELY (1982) - Preliminary drawings and possible layouts, 4 folded sheets
box 2, folder 33, oversize FB42607
HEIDEGGER MY WAY AND SCARCELY (1982) - Mock-up with text paste-ups, 3 folios
box 2, folder 34, oversize FB42608
WORK IN PROGRESS II (No date) - Mock-ups
Note
Tetrad Press, London/Amsterdam, for Jan Tholenaar.
box 2, folder 35, oversize FB42701
NARRATIVES AND REAL THEATER PIECES (1977/1978) - Original drawings
Note
15 leaves. Braad Editions, Loubressac, France.
box 2, folder 36, oversize FB42702
NARRATIVES AND REAL THEATER PIECES (1977/1978) - Proofs, 3 designs
box 2, folder 37, oversize FB42703
NARRATIVES AND REAL THEATER PIECES (1977/1978) - Text proof
box 2, folder 38, oversize FB42704
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) - "Vocal scores based on Jr. texts," layout with paste-ups
Note
Related to MYSTIC ANIMALS and 17 HORSE SONGS. 12 leaves. Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 39, oversize FB42705
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) - Text on acetates [negatives] with corrections
box 2, folder 40, oversize FB42706
SONGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF MYSTIC ANIMALS (1982) - Text proofs
box 2, folder 41, oversize FB42801
DELIGHT/DELICES AND OTHER GEMATRIA (1997) - Typescript poems with corrections and typography specifications
1997
Note
Includes correspondence and notes. Editions Ottezec.
box 2, folder 42, oversize FB42802
DELIGHT/DELICES AND OTHER GEMATRIA (1997) - Layouts with explanations, paste-ups and original designs
box 2, folder 43, oversize FB42803
DELIGHT/DELICES AND OTHER GEMATRIA (1997) - Mock-up for portfolio with a collage cover
box 2, folder 44, oversize FB42804
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - Poems and typescripts
Note
Granary Books, New York.
box 2, folder 45, oversize FB42805
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - Original drawings [8 leaves] with mock-up portfolio
box 2, folder 46, oversize FB42806
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - Text on acetates for screenprinting
box 2, folder 47, oversize FB42807
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - Second of the original drawings on acetates for screenprinting
box 2, folder 48, oversize FB42808
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - First mock-up with paste-ups and layouts
box 2, folder 49, oversize FB42809
CASE FOR MEMORY (2001) - Working mock-up with paste-ups and layouts
box 2, folder 50, oversize FB42707
SURIMONO 3 (1995) - Paste-ups of 2 designs by Tyson
box 2, folder 51, oversize FB42901
List of books and descriptions, Ian Tyson database A-Z
box 2, folder 52, oversize FB42902
SIX EXTRACTS FROM THE ZENRINKUSHU WITH DECORATIONS (1966) - Prospectus
Note
Published by Ian Tyson, London.
box 2, folder 53, oversize FB42903
LETTERS FROM THE BLACK PALACE I - IIII (1971) - Original drawings [10 leaves] and template
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 54, oversize FB42904
LETTERS FROM THE BLACK PALACE I - IIII (1971) - Clamshell box
box 2, folder 55, oversize FB43001
STANZAS OF THE GRAVE (1972) - Explanations of working process and text drafts
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 56, oversize FB43101
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Drafts of poem by Ian Tyson, 2-page text paste-ups, layouts and clipping for collage
Note
Kelpra Editions, London.
box 2, folder 57, oversize FB43102
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Title page, proof with corrections
box 2, folder 58, oversize FB43103
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Paste-ups of collage, paginated
box 2, folder 59, oversize FB43104
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Screenprint proof
box 2, folder 60, oversize FB43105
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Mock-up, paginated
box 2, folder 61, oversize FB43106
SCREENS I - XIV (1976) - Mock-up with color prints and acetate paste-ups, paginated
Note
Authorized version for Pat Gilmour.
box 2, folder 62, oversize FB43005
NEW ART OF SHADOW (1978) - Layout, typography and colophon draft
Note
Published by Ian Tyson, London.
box 2, folder 63, oversize FB43006
NEW ART OF SHADOW (1978) - Poem, with annotations
box 2, folder 64, oversize FB43007
NEW ART OF SHADOW (1978) - Original drawings and layouts, 6 variations
box 2, folder 65, oversize FB43008
NEW ART OF SHADOW (1978) - Proof
box 2, folder 66, oversize FB43009
APPROVAL STAMP OFFER (197-?) - Prints for first 'Stamp Offer,' 1970/1971
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 67, oversize FB43201
NOTES FROM A RURAL REGION (1979/1980) - 1-page draft entitled, "Notes on Rural Architecture" and layout
Note
Paginated. Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 68, oversize FB43202
NOTES FROM A RURAL REGION (1979/1980) - Text proofs of the title page and colophon
box 2, folder 69, oversize FB43203
NOTES FROM A RURAL REGION (1979/1980) - Screenprint proofs [4 variations] and original watercolor drawing
box 2, folder 70, oversize FB43204
NOTES FROM A RURAL REGION (1979/1980) - Slipcase and folio cover
box 2, folder 71, oversize FB43301
ZEN - ALISSPRLICHE DER ZEN MEISTER (1981) - Correspondence with Wolfgang Tiessen
1979 - 1993
Note
Edition Tiessen, Neu-Isenburg.
box 2, folder 72, oversize FB43302
ZEN - ALISSPRLICHE DER ZEN MEISTER (1981) - Drawings and watercoloring by Tyson [12 leaves]
Note
Includes abandoned drawings.
box 2, folder 73, oversize FB43303
ZEN - ALISSPRLICHE DER ZEN MEISTER (1981) - 2-page layout
box 2, folder 74, oversize FB43304
ZEN - ALISSPRLICHE DER ZEN MEISTER (1981) - Woodcut proofs of 4 images [9 leaves]
box 2, folder 75, oversize FB43305
SEASONS - AFTER THOMSON (1984) - Original drawings [4 leaves]
Note
Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 76, oversize FB43306
SEASONS - AFTER THOMSON (1984) - Mock-up with paste-ups, layouts and artist's proofs signed by Tyson
box 2, folder 77, oversize FB43401
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Correspondence to Neil Crawford
Note
Also includes drafts of prospectus letter, typescript translation of Mallarme's UN COUP DE DES, layouts, and notes. Tetrad
Press, London.
box 2, folder 78, oversize FB43402
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Mock-up, text paste-ups
Note
Includes original photoset text for the colophon page.
box 2, folder 79, oversize FB43403
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Drawings on acetates and templates for plate size
box 2, folder 80, oversize FB43404
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Mock-up, folio consisting of 6 original watercolors
1984 - 1985
Note
Includes texts proofs with corrections, signed by Tyson.
box 2, folder 81, oversize FB43405
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Trial proofs of aquatints [12 drawings]
Note
Includes signed proofs, "Apros Mallarme, H/C #1" and "State I" by Tyson.
box 2, folder 82, oversize FB43307
SAPERAUDE - BEANTWORTUNG DER FRAGE: WAS IST ALIFKLARUNG (1987) - Paste-ups on proofs [10 images]
Note
Edition Tiessen, Neu-Isenburg.
box 2, folder 83, oversize FB43002
LIFE AND TIMES OF BABY WOOJAMS (1993?) - Text with corrections and note
Note
ca. 1978. Tetrad Press, London.
box 2, folder 84, oversize FB43003
LIFE AND TIMES OF BABY WOOJAMS (1993?) - Original lettering of 'GERTRVDE STEIN' and proofs
box 2, folder 85, oversize FB43004
LIFE AND TIMES OF BABY WOOJAMS (1993?) - Mock-ups, 3 variations
box 2, folder 86, oversize FB43308
ZEN STORIES (1994) - Prospectus, insert of book
Note
Edition Tiessen, Neu-Isenburg.
Accession processed in 2008
box 3, folder 1
UTAMARO VARIATIONS (1982) - Typescripts with annotations and proofs from woodblocks
Note
Includes cut-outs of design and pencil and pen drawings on paper.
box 3, folder 2
"Along the Threshold: Some Remarks about Ian Tyson's Prints" - Typescript, undated
box 3, folder 3
Correspondence
1968 - 1987
box 3, folder 4
FRAGMENTS: TWENTY-TWO WOODBLOCKS (1988)
Note
Includes edited typescripts of colophon statement, notes, typescript copy of poem, and copies of grid block drawings.
box 3, folder 5
Postcard addressed to Ian Tyson
1985
Note
Card concerns text set for TEMPLE.
box 3, folder 6
PRONOUNS (1971) - Revised typescript
1975
box 3, folder 7
BRIDGE AND A SET OF STRINGS - Mock-up with pencil layout, six sheets folded, undated
box 3, folder 8
Correspondence
1979 - 1983
box 3, folder 9
DE MORANDI (1979) - Typescripts with annotations
box 3, folder 11, oversize FB47501
Correspondence
2003
Note
Includes oversize sketches for book ideas.
box 3, folder 12
SURIMONO 5: IN MEMORY OF PAUL CELAN: THREE DEATH POEMS (2003) - Poem typescript
Note
Also includes color inkjet proofs of designs, colored pencil mock-ups, and correspondence with Ian Tyson.
box 3, folder 13
HOMAGE TO GOYA: THE SLEEP OF REASON (2006) - Mock-up booklet, two variants
box 3, folder 14, oversize FB47502
MARIPOSA SUITE NOS. I-VI c. (1971) - First working proofs of etchings by Warrington Colescott
Note
Also contains seven etchings, screen print colored, and unnumbered.
box 3, folder 15
SURIMONO 4 "WHITE ON WHITE" (2001) - Mock-up with original drawing, one folded sheet
box 3, folder 16
PROSE COLLECTION (1973) - Typescript with annotations
1971
box 3, folder 17, oversize FB47601
PROSE COLLECTION (1973) - Cover mock-ups with folded inserts
box 3, folder 18, oversize MC19501
A ILLIERS-COMBRAY (1973?) - Suite of preliminary art work and progressive printing proofs
Note
Includes set of fourteen colored screenprints, one black and white negative screen print for title page, and one mock-up title
page with collage.
box 3, folder 19
LIFE AND TIMES OF BABY WOOJAMS (1978)
Note
Includes black and white negatives of Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas' gravestones for cover.
box 3, folder 20
HYBRID SHOJI (1984) - Maquette layouts and covers
Note
Includes three booklets with patterned cutouts, unbound.
box 3, folder 21
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Copies of book reviews
Note
Includes reviews of Stephan Mallarmé's UN COUP DE DÉS.
box 3, folder 21
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Copy of essay by Léon Cellier
Note
"Mallarmé, Redon, et UN COUP DE DÉS...", 1975.
box 3, folder 23
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Correspondence to and from Neil Crawford
1981
Note
Includes acetate ruler.
box 3, folder 24
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985)
Note
Includes edited typescript of colophon statement and translator's note. Also includes annotated notes of layout in French.
box 3, folder 25
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Handwritten poem draft text with corrections
1970 - 1983
box 3, folder 26
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Pencil layout design of cover
box 3, folder 27, oversize FB47802
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Photocopy set of original poem
Note
Includes photocopy set of original poem at 11x17".
box 3, folder 28, oversize FB47801
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Original photoset text for poem layout
box 3, folder 29, oversize FB47803
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Hand inked text layout on tissue
box 3, folder 30, oversize FB47804
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Hand inked text layout denoting font size on tissue
box 3, folder 31, oversize FB47805
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Original poem on acetates to final print size
box 3, folder 32, oversize FB47901
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Hand inked text layout at final print size on board
box 3, folder 33, oversize FB47902
POEM: A CAST OF DICE NEVER CAN ANNUL CHANCE (1985) - Paste-up text layout at final print size on board
box 3, folder 34
Untitled lithograph printed Éditions Fanal (1990)
Note
Printed for a New Year gift, 697 of 700.
box 3, folder 35, oversize FB47602
A PROPOS "LE LIVRE": (D'APRES STEPHEN MALLARMÉ) (2002) - Mock-up booklets with colored pencil and ink drawings
Note
Includes loose ink drawings, colored pencil sketches, and text layout.
box 4, folder 1
PAVAN (2002) - Maquettes layouts and grids
Note
Includes three booklets each one page folded to five pages with colored pencil sketches.
box 4, folder 2, oversize FB47701
VERT(ICAL) (2003) - Mock-up booklets with pencil text layout and color photocopy insert pages
box 4, folder 3
T (2003) - Mock-up booklet with binding, paste-ups, and title cut-outs
Note
Includes acetate cover lay overs, two booklets.
box 4, folder 4, oversize FB47702
JARDIN DE V(IE) (2004) - Mock-up booklets with cut-out inserts
box 4, folder 5
SURIMONO 7, AFTER LI HO (2005) - Mock-up print
box 4, folder 6
Fluxpost West Commemorative International stamp sheet
1978
Note
Includes one sheet perforated with 64 artist stamps and exhibitor list.
box 4, folder 7
Interview: Ian Tyson talking to Pat Gilmour, curator of prints, Tate Gallery, about his prints 23.ix.75
1977
Note
Includes typescript transcription and cover letter from Tate Gallery.
box 4, folder 8
"L'Ami Voyage...En Compagnie" - Ian Tyson, Estampes et Livres D'Artiste
Note
Includes two printed exhibition posters with mailed invitation, October 25-November 26, 2005.
box 4, folder 9
Slides of Ian Tyson's artwork, 1966-1980?
Note
Includes slides from exhibition views from Galerie Hoffman, 1980.
