Contact and Bio

Mindell Dubansky
mindelldubansky@gmail.com

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
1982-present
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY. Title: Museum Librarian (since 2007). Function: Preservation Librarian and Book Conservator for museum libraries

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS, ARTICLES, REVIEWS (since 1991)
2010
“Imitation is the Sincerest of Flattery: Book-shaped Objects from the Collection of Mindell Dubansky.” In Central Booking Magazine, Issue No. 1, March 2010

Marjorie Shelley, et al. The Care and Handling of Art Materials. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (not yet available). Author of a chapter relating to books and archives

2009
“Paper Fancies in Unexpected Collections.” In Hand Papermaking Magazine, Winter, Volume 24, Number 2, pp. 3-9

“Alice Cordelia Morse (1863–1961)”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mors/hd_mors.htm (May 2009)

2008
The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse. New York: The Grolier Club

A Treasure Hunt for Book Lovers: A Self-Guided tour of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Brochure, currently being revised

2006
“Ken Polinskie: Then and Now,” Hand Papermaking Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 1, Summer 2006, pp 38-39

2000-2005
Fellowship of Bibliographic Societies Newsletter. Preservation column

2000
“The Proper Decoration of Book Covers and Alice Cordelia Morse.” Gazette of the Grolier Club, New Series. Number 52, 2001, pp. 61-78

“A Textbook for Rebinding Rare Books, Based On A New Technical Principle by Alfred Launder, Master Bookbinder…” Guild of Book Workers Journal, Vol. XXXVI, Number 1, pp. 1-77
The Collector as Book Binder: The Piscatorial Bookbindings of S. A. Neff, Jr.” Guild of Book Workers Newsletter. Number 132, October 2000, pp. 14-15

“William M. Ivins, Jr. 1881-1961” in Grolier 2000. New York: Grolier Club, 2000, pp. 175-178. V. 6, No. 2, pp. 15-18

2001
 Feliciano, Krisitna, Making Memory Books by Hand. Gloucester: Rockport Publishers (My artist’s book was included in this book.)

1999
Guess Who Died? Memories of Baltimore with Recipes. Artist book, autobiography; self-published in  with support from the Women’s Studio Workshop. Author, photographer, designer

1998
"The Thomas J. Watson Library Book Arts Exhibition Program” in Making Artist Books Today: Workshop, Poestenkill, N. Y. August ‘97. Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius, 1998

“Approaching Contemporary Edition Bookbinding” in Guild of Book Workers Journal, Vol. XXXIV, Number 1, pp. 15-20

1997
Co-author of Crossing Borders: The Kaldewey Press, New York. Ostfildern: Cantz, 1997

1996
“A Box for a Brighter Side”, Guild of Book Workers Newsletter, Number 107, August 1996. Review of a performance by artist, Susan Share

1995
"A Selection of Bookbindings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," Gazette of the Grolier Club, New Series, Number 46, 1994, pp. 73-109. Reprinted in the Guild of Book Workers Journal, Vol. XXXIV, Number 2, Section A, 19981994
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Catalogue of Bookbindings. Unpublished manuscript, 9 volumes; Thomas J. Watson Library 217 M56

1991
"Fifteen Years at Dieu Donné Papermill," Hand Papermaking Magazine, Winter 1991, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 15-18

LECTURES: BOOK AND ART HISTORY (since 2001)
2000-2009
Lectured at colleges, professional organizations and museums about my research on the American designer, Alice C. Morse

2008
ARLIS New York. An Introduction to Blooks (book-shaped objects)

Guild of Book Workers and the Grolier Club. New York, NY. Symposium on the History, Technology and Conservation of Nineteenth-Century Publishers’ Bindings. Co-organizer and speaker

2007
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Colloquia. The Conservation of Italian Bookbindings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Guild of Book Workers. Centennial Meeting, New York, NY. The History of Bookbinding in New York Since 1950

2004
New York University, School of Continuing Education. Bookbinding and Conservation

2003
College for Creative Studies. Detroit, Michigan. Paper Arts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2002
8th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. BLOOKS: Objects That Look Like Books and Why?

2001
Guild of Book Workers, New York Chapter. Alfred Launder, Master Bookbinder.

TEACHING: BOOKBINDING AND PRESERVATION WORKSHOPS (since 2001)

2012
Paper and Book Intensive. Saugatuck, MI. Instructor.

2008
Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC. Exploring Bookness

2007-2008
Pratt Institute. School of Library Service. New York, NY. Preservation classes for students of art librarianship

2007
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Expecting the Unexpected: Emergency Planning and Response. Coordinator

METRO. Metropolitan New York Library Council. New York, NY. Moderator for a panel on the state of commercial library binding

ARLIS Conference workshop. New York, NY. Understanding the Physical Nature of and Preservation Options for Your Art Research Collection

2003
Sotheby’s Institute of Art. New York, NY. Understanding and Preserving Your Fine and Rare Books

College for Creative Studies. Detroit, Michigan. Two Album Structures and an Artist’s Portfolio

2003 & 2001
Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC. Historic Books and Boxes and Box-making

EXHIBITIONS (since 2008)
2010
Grolier Club. My book art and wood engravings were included in these exhibitions. Beyond the Text: Artists’ Books from the Collection of Robert J. Ruben and Grolier Creates: Book Arts by Club Members

2009
University of the Arts. Philadelphia, Pa. Art to be Read: MFA Book Arts/Printmaking Alumni Exhibition. Co-juror

2008
Grolier Club and the Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton. Curator of the exhibition The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse. From the Collection of Mindell Dubansky

2004
Center for Book Arts. Members’ exhibition curator

2002
2nd Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Show. Juror

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
2009
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Leab Award, Division One (expensive printed catalogs) honorable mention for The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse

2007
Center for Book Arts. Honored by the for contributions to the field of bookbinding and conservation

EDUCATION
1986-1988
Columbia University, School of Library Service. New York, NY Master of Library Service Degree; Advanced Certificate in Library Preservation Administration

1981-1982
Camberwell School of Arts and Craft. London, England. Student of fine bookbinding and book restoration

1977-1981
Center for Book Arts. New York, NY. Bookbinding apprentice and hand bookbinder

1972-1976
Carnegie-Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA. Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Drawing and Printmaking

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Book Conservators of New York City (BCNYC). Group initiator and moderator, since 2007
Center for Book Arts, New York. Artist Member
Dieu Donné Papermill, New York. Honorary Board Member
Grolier Club, New York. Member
Hand Papermaking Magazine. Advisory Board