Christopher Wilde and Artichoke Yink Press Archive, bulk 1990s - 2010s
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Christopher Wilde and Artichoke Yink Press Archive
- Dates:
- bulk 1990s - 2010s
- Creators:
- Wilde, Christopher and Artichoke Yink Press
- Abstract:
- This collection includes artists' books, mock-ups, proofs, notes, and ephemera created, published, or collected by artist and writer Christopher Karl Wilde from the early 1990s to early 2010s. Wilde founded Artichoke Yink Press in 1993 and co-founded The Booklyn Artists Alliance in 1998. These materials provide insight into the process of making artists' books, the evolution of Artichoke Yink Press, and the development of Booklyn.
- Extent:
- 9.5 Linear Feet 21 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Christopher Wilde and Artichoke Yink Press Archive (M1977). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of published artists' books, mock-ups, proofs, excess overage, notes, drawings, linoleum and rubber stamp blocks and other ephemera. Most items included are the remnants of book projects undertaken by Wilde either personally or collaboratively. Some projects never resulted in a final, published work, so the archival material here is the only remaining evidence of its conception. Material unrelated to book projects documents Wilde's creation of the Artichoke Yink Press, Bookmobile, and Booklyn. Notable works featured are the Y Book, Tragic Book #8, My Really Old Cat, Starbook, and Water Under the Bridge.
- Biographical / historical:
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Artist and writer Christopher Karl Wilde, or C.K. Wilde, founded Artichoke Yink Press, an imprint for artists' books in 1993. Wilde represented and sold the artwork of other small presses through a book-selling tour called the Artichoke Yink Press Bookmobile. Bookmobile, the predecessor of The Booklyn Artists Alliance, was founded as an alternative market for contemporary, avant-garde artists' books to shift away from working with art dealers who focused more on traditional "fine press" titles. In 1998, Wilde moved Bookmobile to his Brooklyn apartment, at which point he, Marshall Weber, Dylan Graham, Kurt Reynerston, and other collaborators renamed it Booklyn. This collection represents the technical and aesthetic approaches that Wilde and his colleagues experimented with in the book arts. Artists featured most in this collection include Kurt Allerslev, Dylan Graham, Studebaker Livingston Hoche, Shon Schooler, Mark Wagner, and Marshall Weber.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in August 2013.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-02 15:42:32 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Christopher Wilde and Artichoke Yink Press Archive (M1977). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022