Edward H. Hutchins

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Edward H. Hutchins
Born
Tucson, Arizona
Education University of Arizona, M.S. Government Service
Occupation(s)Book artist, publisher, paper engineer, artist
PartnerSteve Warren
Website artistbooks.com

Edward "Ed" Hutchins is known as "one of the most inventive book artists" and proprietor of Editions, a small press publisher of artists' book multiples, since 1989. [1]

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Biography

In the 1980s, Hutchins started taking classes at The Center for Book Arts in New York City. In 1996, he enrolled in the Fine Arts graduate program at Purchase College to study book arts. [2] Paper engineers and artists who have influenced him include Vojtěch Kubašta, Ruth Tilden (author, What's in the Fridge?: A Tasty Pop-up ABC), and Julian Wehr. [3]

Hutchins's subscribes to a "guerrilla bookmaking" philosophy where "everyone is a maker of books because everyone has a story to tell". [4] [5] Books are made with materials at hand and simple skills available to anyone interested. [6]

The books Hutchins creates often involve innovative styles such as books made using a single sheet of paper folded multiple times, tunnel books that allow the reader to "see through" the book, and flexagons, where pages fold into themselves to create new pages. Anne Anninger, Houghton Library, Philip Hofer Curator of Printing & Graphic Arts, collected Hutchins' books for Harvard's library and has said "...Hutchins' little books made the point: begin with a deep concern for human issues and a strong sense of empathy, and express them in a few simple words; add funky imagery; present the whole in a unique, humorous, and expressive structure, which requires years of experience yet the irreverence of youth... Impossible, you say? Not for Ed Hutchins." [7]

In 1989, Hutchins started Editions, a press for publishing limited editions of art books.

In 1998, he founded Book Central, a catalog of the most useful how-to books for bookbinding, structures, papermaking, printing, pop-ups, paper engineering and creating books with children. [8] The catalog business was later sold in 2000. [9]

Books

Books by Hutchins include:

Awards

Exhibitions

YearTitleLocationNotes
2003"Design, Construct, Engage: Artist books by Edward H. Hutchins.” [10] The exhibit travelled to Florida Atlantic University, The Public Library of Cincinnati, the University of Utah and the Minnesota Center for the Book60 works included.
2002"Gadzooks, Pages Alive! Editioned Artist Books" [11] Park Row Gallery, Chatam, New York
1998"Toying with Books, Playing with Conventions. Artist books by Edward H. Hutchins" [12] UCLA University Research Library
1996"Flights of Fancy – The Books of Edward H. Hutchins" [13] Resnick Gallery, Brooklyn Campus, the Long Island UniversityConstance Woo, curator
1995"Science and the Artist's Book" [14] Smithsonian Institution Libraries Carol Barton and Diane Shaw, co-curators. Hutchins' piece, Moving the Obstinate, included.
1992"Love and Romance" [15] The Center for Book Arts, New York City1992 Artist Members Exhibition by 22 artists, including Hutchins and Claire Van Vliet.
1991"Economy of Space" [16] The Center for Book Arts, New York City3 works included. 48 artists, including Marilyn R. Rosenberg. All books were under four inches.

Book contributions

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References

  1. ↑ Alden, Joan; Hutchins, Edward H (2009). Book dynamics!: Ed Hutchins turns, twists, & topples tradition. Editions. p. 11. ISBN   9780615276427. OCLC   429929245 . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Alden, Joan; Hutchins, Edward (2009). Book dynamics!: Ed Hutchins turns, twists, & topples tradition. Editions. pp. 66, 72. ISBN   9780615276427. OCLC   429929245 . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rubin, Ellen G. K. (1993). "Books From the Heart: An Interview with Edward H. Hutchins". Movable Stationery, the Movable Book Society Newsletter. 5 (2): 1–3. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Rubin, Ellen G. K. (1993). "Books From the Heart: An Interview with Edward H. Hutchins". Movable Stationery, the Movable Book Society Newsletter. 5 (2): 1–3. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Guerrilla Bookmaking". book-arts-l.ua.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ Jones, Kara L. C. "Poetry Behind the Scenes". www.artistbooks.com. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hutchins, Edward H (1999). Thinking editions: an exhibition of artist book multiples. p. 3. OCLC   42947669 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Kawaguchi, Karen. "Book Artist Creates Distribution Company". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Alden, Joan; Hutchins, Edward (2009). Book dynamics!: Ed Hutchins turns, twists, & topples tradition. Editions. p. 94. ISBN   9780615276427. OCLC   429929245 . Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Design/Construct/Engage Exhibits Inventive Messages Press Release" (PDF). Cincinnati Library. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Hutchins, Edward H (2002). Gadzooks, pages alive!: editioned artist books. OCLC   64666681 . Retrieved September 16, 2017– via WorldCat.org.
  12. ↑ Hutchins, Edward H; University of California, Los Angeles (1998). Toying with books: playing with conventions : artist books by Edward H. Hutchins. Dept. of Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California. OCLC   809202340 . Retrieved September 16, 2017– via WorldCat.org.
  13. ↑ Woo, Constance (1996). Flights of fancy: the books of Edward H. Hutchins. Long Island University. OCLC   73834633 . Retrieved September 16, 2017– via Worldcat.org.
  14. ↑ "Science and the Artist's Book". Smithsonian Libraries. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ "LOVE AND ROMANCE". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ "ECONOMY OF SPACE". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ Trebbi, Jean-Charles; Corkett, Tom (2014). The art of pop-up: magical world of three-dimensional books. Hoaki Books SL. ISBN   9788492810659. OCLC   951633700 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ Golden, Alisa J (2011). Making handmade books: 100+ bindings, structures & forms. Lark; GMC Distribution. pp.  130, 132-133. ISBN   9781600595875 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ Avella, Natalie (2009). Paper engineering: 3-D design techniques for a 2-D material. RotoVision. pp. 148–153. ISBN   9782888930495. OCLC   992216226 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ Hiebert, Helen (2014). Playing with pop-ups: the art of dimensional, moving paper designs. OCLC   941308530 . Retrieved September 17, 2017.

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