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Hedi Kyle
Hedi Kyle (b.

Known for the invention of several artist book structures such as the: flag book, wunderkabinett, blizzard book, pivoting panels, piano hinge, fishbone fold, and the spider book Kyle has been an important figure in the international artist book and book conservation fields for several decades.

Kyle graduated from Werk-Kunst Schule in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1959 with a degree in Graphic Design. Shortly afterwards she emigrated to the United States where she began a career as a book conservator. As a conservator she discovered artists books and began experimenting with designing different structures.

Retired as Head Conservator at the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2003. For 17 years.

Retired as Adjunct Professor of Book Arts at The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania working in the MFA Book Arts and Printmaking program in 2013.

In November 2013 Kyle and her husband moved to a renovated cottage in the Cattskill Mountains, where they reside currently year round.

Founding Co-Director, with Gary Frost and Timothy Barrett, of Paper Book Intensive, an annual series of workshops devoted to book arts, paper making, and conservation since 1995.

Artists Books
Work featured in The Penland Book of Handmade Books

Tribute Exhibitions and Publications
Architectural Innovations: Celebrating the Structures of Hedi Kyle. Gallery 224, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

''Hedi Kyle. Festschrift 2009.'' On-demand publication.

Hello, Hedi. 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

Pages I want to add to
Diamanda Galas, Vaginal Davis

Testing References and Citations
A Room of One's Own