Spector, Buzz
Variant namesIn January 2007, Cornell Art Professor Buzz Spector created a sculpture of a giant letter "C" composed entirely of more than 800 books on arts and humanities subjects written by Cornellians and loaned by authors from across the Cornell community. Initially exhibited in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning's New York City space at 50 W. 17th St. from January 12-19, 2007, it was reinstalled for a monthlong exhibition in Kroch Library's Hirshland Gallery in April. Books spanned the years from 1953 (M.H. Abrams' seminal "The Mirror and the Lamp") to late 2006 (astronomer Jim Bell's pictorial "Postcards from Mars"). The installation was accompanied by a display of large-format Polaroid photographs of the completed sculpture.
From the description of Humanities Book Art Project poster, 2007. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 595197275
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| creatorOf | SPECTOR, BUZZ. Franklin Furnace artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. Spector, Buzz : [photography bio file]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. Judith Hoffberg Collection : miscellaneous material. | Rhode Island School of Design Library | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. Humanities Book Art Project poster, 2007. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Spector, Buzz : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. My Ruscha [picture]. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Spector, Buzz. PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library |
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| referencedIn | Museum of Contemporary Art interviews | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Susanne Ghez | Archives of American Art |
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Birth 1948
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