Stephen John Bury
author
Stephen John Bury is a British art historian and the Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian of the Frick Art Research Library in New York City. He is a recognized authority on artists' books and multiples, having published several foundational monographs on the subject. His scholarship explores the intersection of art history, book arts, and the material conditions of artistic production. In addition to his curatorial and library leadership roles, he has served as a postgraduate tutor in Modern Art History and Theory at Chelsea College of Art and Design. His research interests also encompass the literature of art, the impact of digital technologies on the humanities, and the history of modernist magazines.[1,2]
- artists' books
- multiples
- art history
- book arts
- modernist magazines
Works by Stephen John Bury
- 1995 Artists' Books: The Book As a Work of Art, 1963-1995 Primary work identified in the prompt.
- 2001 Artists' multiples 1935-2000
- 2007 Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900-1937
- 2015 Artists’ books: the book as a work of art, 1963-2000 Second edition/reissue of the 1995 work.
Exhibitions
- 2007 Breaking the Rules