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Untitled, not dated
Soot and soot wash drawings on found paper; in covers of found paper;
with cotton string, ribbon
211 pages
4 × 3 × 1-1/4 in. (closed)
Collection of Brenda Shapiro, Chicago

Untitled (National Bellas Hess Company Book), after 1930
Soot and soot wash drawings on beige found paper (Falk’s Department Store typescript letter; Farmer’s Bank account statements), in covers fashioned from thin gray cardboard (commercially printed Roos Bros. / The House of Courtesy merchandise box), overlaid with heavy white paper (commercially printed National Bella Hess Co. mail-order catalogue cover); bound with white cotton string
18 pages, 357 illustrations
11-1/8 × 9-3/8 × 3/16 in. (closed)
Collection of Scott H. Lang, Chicago

Untitled (Lucky Strike “It’s Toasted” Book), after 1943
Soot and soot wash drawings on beige found paper, in covers fashioned from thin white paper (commercially printed Lucky Strike cigarettes packaging); bound with yellow cotton string
12 pages, 10 illustrations
3-3/8 × 3-1/8 × 1/8 in. (closed)
Collection of Dr. Robert T. Grossett, Chicago

Untitled (Sugar Honey Maid Graham Crackers Book), after 1930
Soot and soot wash drawings on found beige paper, in covers fashioned from thin gray cardboard faced with beige paper (commercially printed Sugar Honey Maid graham crackers packaging); bound with white cotton string
16 pages; 79 illustrations
9 × 7-3/8 × 1/8 in. (closed)
Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Mary and Robyn Campbell Fund for Art Books and the David and Margaret Christenson Endowment for Art Acquisition 2015.46

Untitled (Kaleidoscope Book), not dated
Soot and soot wash on drawings on found beige paper, in beige paper covers; bound with white cotton string
24 pages (including covers), 26 illustrations 5-5/8 × 5-5/8 × 1/8 in. (closed)
Private collection, Minneapolis