Vance Studley collection of Barry Moser prints, 1976-2006

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Summary

Creators:
Moser, Barry
Abstract:
Collection consists of proof prints, wood engravings or resingrave engravings, by Barry Moser. The majority of the prints were designed for the publications Portraits, Literary Genius, Huckleberry Finn, and Men of Printing. Barry Moser (b. 1940) is an award winning artist who has illustrated over 300 books.
Extent:
1 unknown (1 oversize box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vance Studley collection of Barry Moser prints (Collection Number 437). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of proof prints, wood engravings or resingrave engravings, by Barry Moser. The majority of the prints were designed for the publications Portraits, Literary Genius, Huckleberry Finn, and Men of Printing.

Biographical / historical:

Vance Studley is the printer and designer for Barry Moser's Pennyroyal Press. Barry Moser (b. 1940) is an award winning artist who has illustrated over 300 books, including Moby-Dick, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the Caxton Bible. He currently is faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design and Smith College.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Vance Studley, 2003 and 2008.
Processing information:

Processed by Kelley Wolfe Bachli in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2009.

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Arrangement:

Illustrations are sorted by title of publication or genre:

  1. Portraits and Literary Genius
  2. self portraits
  3. Huckleberry Finn
  4. Men of Printing
  5. miscellaneous prints

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Vance Studley collection of Barry Moser prints (Collection Number 437). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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