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John Franklin Koenig embellished book bindings, 1838-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Koenig, John Franklin, 1924-2008
- Title
- John Franklin Koenig embellished book bindings
- Dates
- 1838-1982 (inclusive)18381982
- Quantity
- 54 volumes
- Collection Number
- 6082 (Accession No. 6082-001)
- Summary
- A personal collection of books owned by John Franklin Koenig which he embellished with his unique, artistic bindings.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection requires appointment with Book Arts and Rare Books Curator for viewing.
- Languages
- French, English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
John Franklin Koenig was born October 24, 1924 in Seattle, Washington. Koenig served in WWII in the 11th Armored Division, 22nd Battalion in France. Following the war, Koenig returned to Seattle. While in Seattle, he became familiar with the Northwest School of Art, particularly the work of Morris Graves and Mark Tobey. Koenig also earned his Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages with a minor in Art from the University of Washington in 1948. He returned to France in 1948 and lived the majority of his life there, though he returned to live in Seattle in 2004. While in France he studied at La Sorbonne in Paris. In 1952, Koenig co-founded the international art magazine Cimaise with Jean-Robert Arnaud. Koenig had his first solo art exhibition in 1952 at Galerie Arnaud. Koenig's work has been featured in hundreds of exhibits throughout Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. In 1985, Koenig was named Officier de l'Ordre des Arts and Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, an award rarely given to a person who is not of French origin. Koenig died on January 22, 2008.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A personal collection of books owned by John Franklin Koenig which he embellished with his unique, artistic bindings. The books, mostly paperback with some hardbound, were published between 1838 and 1982 in Europe, England and the United States. The majority are in French. His cover embellishments included painting and collage with paper and appropriated images. Some volumes are housed in Koenig's embellished slipcases. Each volume has the artist's assigned number.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details. Rights to artworks, including photographs taken by Koenig, are retained by the donors. After the donors' deaths, rights revert to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The books are in order by the number assigned by Koenig.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
item | ||
Koenig 4036 |
J F Koenig by Pierre
Restany Language: French
|
1960 |
Koenig 4040 |
Un Barrage Contre Le Pacifique by
Marguerite Duras Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1950 |
Koenig 4042 |
Le Theatre des Annees Folles by
Pierre Brisson Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and on first page
|
1943 |
Koenig 4044 |
Le Paradis Perdu by John
Milton Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1838 |
Koenig 4045 |
L'atelier D'alberto Giacometti by
Jean Genet Language: French
|
undated; printed after 1958 |
Koenig 4046 |
L'espoir by Andre
Malraux Language: French; Inscription on first page
|
1937 |
Koenig 4047 |
Onanisme Et Homosexualite by Wilhem
Stekel Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1951 |
Koenig 4048 |
L'anglais Decrit dans le Chateau Ferme by Pierre Morion Language: French ; Inscription on spine of box
|
1953 |
Koenig 4050 |
Les Journaux Intimes de Baudelaire
by not listed Language: French ; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
|
1944 |
Koenig 4051 |
Les Chants de Maldoror by Armand
Hoog Language: French ; Inscription on handmade spine
|
1947 |
Koenig 4053 |
Journal D'Andre Gide 1889-1939 by
Andre Gide Language: French
|
1948 |
Koenig 4057 |
The Works of William Shakespeare Volume IV by William Shakespeare Language: English
|
undated |
Koenig 4058 |
Les Liasons Dangereuses by Pierre
Choderlos De Laclos Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1954 |
Koenig 4062 |
The Naked and the Dead by Norman
Mailer Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1948 |
Koenig 4063 |
Le Balcon by Jean Genet Language: French ; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
undated |
Koenig 4064 |
Le Jardin Parfume by Cheikh
Nefzaoui Language: French ; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1953 |
Koenig 4066 |
Adolphe by Benjamin Constant
Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
undated |
Koenig 4069 |
Eurpidide Theatre by not
listed Language: French ; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
|
undated |
Koenig 4070 |
Winter's Tales by Isak
Dinesen Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1942 |
Koenig 4071 |
Diderot Ouveres by
Diderot Language: French; Inscription on first page
|
1951 |
Koenig 4072 |
La Nausee by Jean-Paul Sartre
Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1938 |
Koenig 4073 |
Two Years Before the Mast by Richard
Henry Dana Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1948 |
Koenig 4074 |
Moderato Cantabile by Marguerite
Duras Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1958 |
Koenig 4075 |
Eschyle Theatre by
Eschyle Language: French
|
1946 |
Koenig 4076 |
La Chasse A Courre by Maurice
Sachs Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1949 |
Koenig 4079 |
L'Abbesse De Castro by None
listed Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
undated |
Koenig 4078 |
Isak Dinesen Life of a Storyteller
by Judith Thurman Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1982 |
Koenig 4084 |
"Mon Faust" by Paul
Valery Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1946 |
Koenig 4085 |
Dix Heures et Demie du Soir en Ete
by Marguerite Duras Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1960 |
Koenig 4086 |
Degas Danse Dessin by Paul
Valery Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1946 |
Koenig 4087 |
Lettres Persanes by
Montesquieu Language: French; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket and first page
|
undated |
Koenig 4089 |
Nature, Man, and Woman by Alan W.
Watts Language: English; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket and first page
|
1958 |
Koenig 4093 |
Poesies Completes by Alfred De Vigny
Language: French; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket and first page
|
1928 |
Koenig 4094 |
Calligrammes by Guillaume
Apollinaire Language: French
|
1925 |
Koenig 4095 |
Monsieur Teste by Paul
Valery Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1946 |
Koenig 4096 |
L'Immoraliste by Andre
Gide Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1948 |
Koenig 4097 |
What Happened in History by Gordon
Childe Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1942 |
Koenig 4098 |
Paludes by Andre Gide Language: French; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket and first page
|
1926 |
Koenig 4100 |
Antoine et Cleopatre by Shakespeare
Language: French; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket
|
1926 |
Koenig 4101 |
Only Yesterday by Frederick Lewis
Allen Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
|
1931 |
Koenig 4103 |
Armance by Stendhal Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
undated |
Koenig 4104 |
Venise, Guide Pratique Illustre by
not listed Language: French; Inscription on first page and last page
|
1952 |
Koenig 4109 |
Memoires d"Hadrien by Marguerite
Yourcenar Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1961 |
Koenig 4114 |
Oscar Wilde by Andre
Gide Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1946 |
Koenig 4115 |
Pensees et Opuscules by not
listed Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
undated |
Koenig 4116 |
Les Amities Particulieres by Roger
Peyrefitte Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1945 |
Koenig 4120 |
George Villiers Duc deBuckingham by
Phillippe Erlanger Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket`
|
1951 |
Koenig 4122 |
U.S.A by John Dos Passos Language: English; Inscription on first page
|
1950 |
Koenig 4127 |
Comparative Religion by A.C
Bouquet Language: English; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1942 |
Koenig 4138 |
Les Nourritures Terrestres by Andre
Gide Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1935 |
Koenig 4141 |
Bourlinguer by Blaise
Cendrars Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1948 |
Koenig 4144 |
Le Square by Marguerite
Duras Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust
jacket
|
1955 |
Koenig 4145 |
Les Caves du Vatican by Andre
Gide Language: French; Inscription on spine and cover of handmade
dust jacket and first page
|
1922 |
Koenig 4147 |
Le Sabbat by Maurice
Sachs Language: French; Inscription on spine of handmade dust jacket
and first page
|
1946 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bookbinding--Painted bindings--Specimens
Form or Genre Terms
- Collages (visual works)
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Koenig, Clair A (former owner)
- Koenig, John C (former owner)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)