The arthur and mata jaffe collection at florida atlantic university houses over 6,000 items including artists books, fine press books, miniature. Florida atlantic university, arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, boca raton. He would brew a pot of coffee, put out a plate of cookies, provide some nice pens and india ink, fancy paper, and invite the public to stop by and write. Beyond graduation, he apprenticed under artist and educator melanie mowinski at her press. The essential focus of the collection is on artists books and the broader topics of. The center is left in good hands, and i am excited to see what is in store for the place as an outsider.
In 1998, arthur and mata jaffe donated their collection of 2,800 books to. A permanent archive of papers detailing my career in the arts and book arts as well as an author of visual nonfiction and bestselling vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, is housed in the sallie bingham center for womens history and culture, david m. Arthur and mata jaffe donated their collection of books as aesthetic objects. Created by directors and designers davy and kritsin mcguire, this stop in florida was the only american stop of their worldwide tour.
Arthur jaffe, founder of the jaffe center for book arts at fau. Fau honors visionary philanthropist, founder of center for. Seen in this light, the arthurian legend is the story of all the gods becoming one god, of pagan europe being transformed to christianity. Flaxman library, joan flasch artists book collection, chicago. All events and workshops normally scheduled at the jaffe center are. If you leave here thinking the same way you did when you came in, then i flunked, he says. Together with his late wife, mata, arthur donated their collection of books as aesthetic objects, built for over 50 years, to fau in 1998. Arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts florida atlantic university.
Sep 08, 20 the center is left in good hands, and i am excited to see what is in store for the place as an outsider. A guide to selected research resources about book art. Arthur jaffe obituary butler, pa pittsburgh postgazette. Mar 05, 2015 the life of arthur jaffe jaffe center for book arts. Rubenstein rare book and manuscript library, at duke university. Lucia re from ucla conference futurist italy at fau meetup. Book art resources collections with artists books search this guide search. She remains the proprietor and continues to produce fine, limitededition artists books. Home university archives libguides at florida atlantic. Jaffe, age 93, passed away peacefully at his residence in delray beach, florida, after a short illness. His family agreed that if there is one cause to support in honor of arthur, it is the.
Upon his move to florida, he became a founding director of the community foundation of south palm beach county. Arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts listed as jcba. Jan 26, 2015 upon his move to florida, he became a founding director of the community foundation of south palm beach county. Jan 26, 2015 his legacy will live on through the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at faus wimberly library, where he spent years as curator before retiring in 2011. The jaffe center for book arts at faus boca campus offers free admission and. Arthrotome definition of arthrotome by medical dictionary. His legacy will live on through the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at faus wimberly library, where he spent years as curator before retiring in 2011. In 1998, arthur and mata jaffe donated their collection of 2,800 books to fau and the jaffe collection opened in 2000. John cutrone, director of the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, spent his time teaching those in attendance the proper way to use a handoperated machine press. Rather than being the end of something, that gift was an inspired beginning, garnering an enthusiastic group of loyal supporters that grows with each passing year. The arthur and mata jaffe collection, florida atlantic university wimberly. Performance artist and book artist susan joy share creates kinetic forms. Assisted by the wizard merlin, who is perhaps a druid, arthur stands as the last of the pagan kings, but with a foot in the christian world as well. Arthur jaffe, founder of the jaffe center for book arts at.
Howard and judith weiner spirit of america adopta book. A rthur jaffe wants to change the way you think about books. Philanthropist art jaffe lived life to the fullest the. Fau midsummer makers marketplace at fau on june 25.
Looking for online definition of jcba or what jcba stands for. Maureen cummins born 1963 is an american artist specializing in artists books. He established of the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at florida atlantic university, starting by donating his private book collection. Illinois museum of contemporary art chicago, chicago. Sep 22, 2011 the event was hosted by the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts in the boca campus library. Midsummer makers marketplace at fau on june 25 the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts midsummer makers marketplace will be in full swing saturday, june 25 from 10 a. Organizations, centers, collections book art research guides at. Group exhibitions for current exhibitions with my work, please check out.
Arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts florida. The life of arthur jaffe jaffe center for book arts. Nov 26, 2018 a book is like a garden in the pocket. After jaffe left pittsburgh in 1984 to head south for medical reasons, he continued to pursue his love of books. In order to best utilize our materials, researchers are asked to call or email before they visit. Arthur jaffes 1998 donation of his personal collection of artists books has grown to become the centerpiece of a. Florida atlantic universitys wimberly library is home to the jaffe center for book arts which revolves around a collection of books as aesthetic objects focused on artists books and limited editions. I recently had the pleasure of viewing the icebook at the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts in boca raton, fl.
Arrangements for jaffe are being handled by the thompsonmiller funeral home, butler. Arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, boca raton. The american craft council is the leading arts nonprofit cultivating a culture of making. Arthur article about arthur by the free dictionary. One of her books, ghost diary, held by the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at florida atlantic university, is made of glass. This summer, the jaffe center is presenting the familyfriendly pop. Jcba is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. His legacy will live on through the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at faus wimberly library, where he spent years as curator before retiring in. Jaffe center for book arts fau libraries florida atlantic university. In 1998 he donated his collection of 2,800 books to the university.
Jaffe center for book arts 777 glades rd, boca raton, florida 33431 rated 4. Jan 08, 2019 florida atlantic university, arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, boca raton. In 2011, awardwinning artist and poet helen salzberg created an artist in residence program at florida atlantic universitys arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts, which recently honored. The arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts is currently hosting dialogue revisited, an exhibition of works by awardwinning artist and poet helen m. Born in new york city, cummins studied printmaking and book arts at the cooper union school of art, graduating in 1985 with a bfa. In boca raton, at florida atlantic universitys wimberly library, the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts is a bright, airy facility with a working letterpress studio. Boca raton, fl florida atlantic universitys arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts at the wimberly library has received 18 copies of river of grass, a limited. Fau libraries jaffe center for book arts revolves around the arthur and mata jaffe collection. Rather than being the end of something, that donation was. In 1991, she founded inanna press pronounced eenana and named after the mesopotamian goddess of the same name. Fau receives special book from artist in residence.
Well begin with a screening of a 7minute video that will introduce you to arthur jaffe and the jaffe center for book arts and the amazing collection of artists books that is at its core. Arthur jaffe s 1998 donation of his personal collection of artists books has grown to become the centerpiece of a. Jcbas spring exhibition samples a cross section of satins artists books and related works. Fau artist in residence to create paper from algae south. An overview of the jaffe center for book arts collection of artists book written and produced by susan rosenkranz. A cultural resource unique to florida and rare anywhere in the u. His collection began over 50 years before he and mata gave these books to fau in 1998. Maine maine college of art, joanne waxman library, portland. Jaffe was born in butler, pa to the late israel max jaffe and the late fannie posner jaffe. Jaffe was 93 and the centers catalog of books, broadsides and lithographs was nearing 12,000.
Howard and judith weiner spirit of america adoptabook. Jaffe center for book arts florida atlantic university. This collection consists primarily of visual books gathered more for their artistic expression than for their informational content. The event was hosted by the arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts in the boca campus library. New artists book i am happy to announce the completion of the ruins. Arthur and mata jaffe center for book arts how is arthur. Center for environmental studies ces friends and neighbors of dupuis. Aug 06, 2014 together with his late wife, mata, arthur donated their collection of books as aesthetic objects, built for over 50 years, to fau in 1998. Career of art book collector arthur jaffe a real pageturner sun. Feb 21, 20 a permanent archive of papers detailing my career in the arts and book arts as well as an author of visual nonfiction and bestselling vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, is housed in the sallie bingham center for womens history and culture, david m. Become a book artist for a day through this three and a half hour immersion in the jaffe center for book arts.