University of Pittsburgh Library System

As the Archival Scholar for the Frick Fine Arts Library, my research focuses on the University’s incredible collection of artists’ books. In the simplest terms, an artist book is an item of artistic expression that often mimics or reimagines the traditional format of a book. The primary goal of my research is to examine the diversity of the University’s collection by examining themes related to various forms of identity. In addition to this, I have created a catalog of searchable metadata for the collection, in an effort to make this absolutely amazing resource more accessible to faculty and students.