Felicia Rice/Moving Parts Press archive, 1974-2017

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Summary

Creators:
Rice, Felicia and Moving Parts Press
Abstract:
Fine press artist collection of the Moving Parts Press of Santa Cruz, California, dating from 1974 to 2017.
Extent:
94.92 linear feet (66 cartons, 8 flat boxes)
Language:
Multiple languages and This collection contains material in Spanish and English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Felicia Rice/Moving Parts Press archive, Printers Mss 106. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

Fine press artist collection of the Moving Parts Press of Santa Cruz, California, consisting of prototypes, contracts with authors, correspondence between artists, plexi and metal print plates, designs (including both commercial jobs and limited edition fine press projects) teaching files for courses taught at UC Santa Cruz, broadsides, publications, as well as materials from Sherwood Grover's typography and printing collection. Materials in the collection date from 1974 to 2017.

Biographical / historical:

Felicia Rice (born 1954) is an American book artist, typographer, letterpress printer, fine art publisher, and educator. She lectures and exhibits internationally, and her books can be found in collections from Special Collections, Cecil H. Green Library (Stanford University) to the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York) to the Bodleian Library (University of Oxford). Work from the Press is included in exhibitions and collections both nationally and internationally, and has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants.

Rice arrived in Santa Cruz in 1974 to study with San Francisco printer Jack Stauffacher and poet/printer William Everson at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Motivated to undertake nontraditional women's work and gain access to the power of the press, Rice learned to handset type, run a hot lead typecasting machine, operate old style letterpresses, and began to publish books of contemporary art and literature. Since establishing Moving Parts Press in Santa Cruz, CA in 1977, Rice has collaborated with and published notable writers and artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. A student of the history of the book and typography, she utilizes digital technology to produce letterpress artists books and prints. The Moving Parts Press archives are held in Special Collections, University of California, Santa Barbara. Wikipedia, 2019. "Felicia Rice." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_Rice. Accessed on 22 August 2019.

Acquisition information:
Felicia Rice, Moving Parts Press, 2018.
Physical location:
A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Portions of this collection are unprocessed and may contain restricted materials. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Felicia Rice/Moving Parts Press archive, Printers Mss 106. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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