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Toot Toot! A Book About Fruit Artist's Book by Scripps College Press

$235.00

“Working collaboratively, Scripps and Harvey Mudd students worked collaboratively to create Toot Toot!: A Book About Fruit, a limited-edition, letterpress book about ten fruit trees on Scripps campus and in Southern California. Throughout the semester, Professor Tia Blassingame’s Typography & Book Arts class viewed botanical illustrations, contemporary and archival documents at the Denison, Honnold, and Santa Ana Botanical Garden libraries in Claremont, California. Students examined relevant fruit crate labels, landscape maps of the campus and region, agricultural journals, historic photographs and postcards, and ephemera.

Topics range from fruit pollinators to human labor, water usage, popular culture, and the use of fruit to market California. Letterpress printed using Scripps College Old Style and an eclectic selection of typefaces combined with linoleum block prints, cut vinyl, and pressure prints on Rives Lightweight, Toot Toot!: A Book About Fruit features fruit facts, historical information, recipes, personal stories and memories.” - Scripps College Press

9.75” x 4.5” x 2”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

“Working collaboratively, Scripps and Harvey Mudd students worked collaboratively to create Toot Toot!: A Book About Fruit, a limited-edition, letterpress book about ten fruit trees on Scripps campus and in Southern California. Throughout the semester, Professor Tia Blassingame’s Typography & Book Arts class viewed botanical illustrations, contemporary and archival documents at the Denison, Honnold, and Santa Ana Botanical Garden libraries in Claremont, California. Students examined relevant fruit crate labels, landscape maps of the campus and region, agricultural journals, historic photographs and postcards, and ephemera.

Topics range from fruit pollinators to human labor, water usage, popular culture, and the use of fruit to market California. Letterpress printed using Scripps College Old Style and an eclectic selection of typefaces combined with linoleum block prints, cut vinyl, and pressure prints on Rives Lightweight, Toot Toot!: A Book About Fruit features fruit facts, historical information, recipes, personal stories and memories.” - Scripps College Press

9.75” x 4.5” x 2”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

Scripps College Press, located at Scripps College in Claremont, California, is a teaching press focused on letterpress printing, book arts, and collaborative publishing. Under the direction of Professor Tia Blassingame—an accomplished book artist and scholar whose work explores race, history, and identity—the Press offers students a hands-on, interdisciplinary experience in designing, writing, printing, and binding limited-edition artist books. Since its founding in 1941, the Press has provided a space where traditional craft meets contemporary themes, with students producing finely crafted books that are collected by institutions and libraries worldwide. Professor Blassingame’s leadership has further deepened the Press’s engagement with social justice and the histories of underrepresented communities, expanding its role as both a pedagogical and artistic hub. Through this immersive studio-based program, Scripps College Press fosters artistic exploration, critical thinking, and collaboration, continuing its legacy as a unique and vital contributor to the field of book arts.
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