Founded by author & artist in 1978 and ongoing. For students, writers, artists, partisans, deserters, pacifists, victims, the banned, the forgotten, teachers, caretakers, and anyone who can just get along the continuing saga of our generations on the hills, on the plains, in the streets of our cities, amid the powerful and poor, a confidence game of survival where the people's dreams of North America are still alive under a flag of resistance to inhumanity. Including inspirations, and publishing haphazardly from here and there.
editions * atelier
Books & Art
37 Poems 53 pages. 4.5" x 5.5" offset, staplebound.
Applegather, a mythical American underground, a novel. Calligraphy and etching reproductions by J. Maas. New York City, author & artist, 1978. ISBN 0-941917-00-2. "Bravo" -Grace Paley. Arguments with the Thought Police, essays. With drawings by J. Maas; printed, bound, published by author & artist. First edition of 125 copies, 128 pages with an additional 20 un-numbered pages of printed drawings. 7" by 7", hand stitched, soft cover and dustjacket. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 2002. Paper ISBN 0-9731090-0-9. electronic edition, ISBN 0-941917-21-5 free to read on line. Closed 2024. Amidst the turbulence of revolutionary Africa. the slums and universities of Boston, the spare and vivid story of a young latin scholar's journey to the belly of the beast...
"Jungles of the mind and heart, jungles of the land and academe ...an offbeat read which will challenge your brain cells...."-Hornidge, Rockland Courier-Gazette. Country Poems. With drawings by J. Maas. Moody Maine, author & artist, Editions J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1991. 64 pages. ISBN 0-941917-14-2. "Les poésies de John B.G. me semblent véritablement un regard neuf sur les êtres et sur le monde. La modernité des sujets, la justesse du style sont indéniables..." René Tavenier Dissident Accounts. (aka Silencing of an American Writer) New York City, author published, 1980. First and second printings.ISBN 0-941917-02-9.
Early Lessons, 10 short stories. Graphics by J. Maas. Moody Maine, Editions J.B.
Gerald & J. Maas, 1992. 64 pages. ISBN 0-941917-17-7. Geometry, or
the Unwanted Man, a novel. With two handrubbed original blockprints by
J. Maas bound in. Numbered edition of 300, signed by author & artist. Moody Maine, Editions J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1989. ISBN 0-941917-13-4.
Internal Exile, 10 short stories. With drawings by J. Maas. Moody Maine, Editions J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1992. 72 pages. ISBN 0-941917-15-0.
Jonsongs, poems.
Jonsongs, poems.
Manifest, essays. Graphics by J. Maas. 7" x 7" softcover, printed, hand-stitched in-house. 74 pages. Ottawa: Gerald and Maas, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9731090-2-3. Electronic edition ISBN 978-0-9731090-4-7 free to read online (closed april 2024). "... powerful and enlightening in these dark times of the downfall of empire..." Daniel Berrigan
New Englanders, 10 short stories. With blockprints by J. Maas. 52 pages. Moody Maine, Editions J.B.Gerald & J. Maas,
1992. ISBN 0-941917-16-9.
On Resistance. New York City, author published 1982. Pamphlet. ISBN 0-941917-05-3. No copies available. Plainsongs, poems. With blockprints and calligraphy by J. Maas. Moody Maine, author & artist / J.B.Gerald & J.Maas, 1985. 54 pages. ISBN 0-941917-09-6 Poems from a River City, 49 pages. 4.5" x 5.5" staplebound. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 2000. Paper. ISBN 0-941917-20-7. River with Lights, poems. With drawings by J. Maas. First edition of 250 copies. Offset printing, perfectbound. 70 pages. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 2005. Paper. ISBN 0-9731090-1-7. "Your art gives wings to our striving..." Daniel Berrigan "It is heartening in an age of surprising apathy, to encounter poetry so committed to the union of art and life. These poems are rarely about just one thing, but are pointing to the interconnectedness of all things. They bring home the web of history, race, economics, exploitation, and stifling conformity which surrounds us. These are really songs of resistance, whose harsh truths are tempered by the nobility of action and the beauty of the natural world." - Keith Althaus "A great little book of great little poems, some personal, some political, all heartfelt. Hauntingly illustrated. Inspirational." - Michael Mandel "Published just before the end of 2005, this collection of poems is dedicated to the disappeared and encompasses colonial oppression, wars of liberation, prison, those who died on 9/11 and in the 'war on terror,' lies of politicians, but also love, natural beauty, and truth. This book reminds busy activists of the power of just a few words and art to touch people on a different level than articles and speeches can." - Ruth Benn, Nonviolent Activist "It is always a pleasure to see what can be accomplished by Canadians when they passionately engage all their talents and resources to shape their dreams. Your efforts have produced a wonderful collection, as well as beautiful drawings, that can be enjoyed by Canadians across the country." - Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada.
Truth and Maud, a modern allegory. Moody Maine, J.B.Gerald & J.Maas, 1987. ISBN 0-941917-1.8.
Etchings
Folio 1.. Three etchings with watercolour. "Real Books,""Night Thoughts,""42nd Street." Numbered edition of 50 (stopped at 33), 1981. Folio 2. Two etchings with watercolour. "Disappeared" and "Green Comb."
Edition of 50 (stopped at 24), 1982.
Folio 3. Two etchings with watercolor. "Greetings from New England" and "Hats and Masks." Edition of 50 (stopped at 9),
1983.
Folio 4. "An Alphabet" (1 & 2). 1983. Available at Fitch-Febvrel Gallery.
Folio 5. 4 etchings with aquatint, gardens in
Menton: "Menton night," "Dream Palm," "Foliage," "Datura." Edition of 7. 1984.
Folio 6. Ten blockprints for Plainsongs. Unnumbered, 1986.
Folio 7. The 14 original etchings which appeared in applegather
.
Folio 8. Two etchings about etching. Edition of 7, 1985.
Folio 9.. Two etchings with watercolour. "Sandbar" and "Tide." Edition of 10,
1986.
Folio 10. 3 small etchings with watercolour, on two
pages. "Spirit of the Squash." Edition of 13, 1986.
Folio 11.
Exiles, two etchings with aquatint. "Cafe" and "Bar." Edition of 20, 1989.
Folio 12. 5 blockprints, 3 colour on cover and 4 portraits,
"Earth,""Air,""Fire,""Water." Edition of 15 (incomplete), 1990.
Folio 13. "Carnival world," 4 etchings w. chine colle & stamps. 4" x 4". Edition of 12 (incomplete), 2010.
"Because upstairs they are crazy." Image size 7.5" x 9" +/-. Edition of 22. 2006.
"October." Image size 8.75" x 7.5" +/-. Edition of 10. 1999.
"New year horse." Etching with chine-colle. image size 4" x4". 2002.
"Cold spring." Color etching (3 plates)/ aquatint, with bird stamps. Image size 9" x 7.25". 1997.
"Dog & the moon." Etching from applegather. 4" x 6". 1978
many others
Graphic essays: "Drawings of cities" 2023
"Who is THAT supposed to be?" 2019
Paintings Daybreak, a painting (1999). Depleted uranium, a painting. (2001). Gaza, a painting (2009) Green string, a painting (2008/9) Red arabesque, a painting (1998/9) Veracruz (Coop de Trans), a painting (1969). Lost painting. Painted in Ottawa durng the 1990s. People were dying in the desert as they tried to enter the U.S. from Mexico. The painting itself was lost or painted over.
7 posters, Images by J. Maas, poems by J.B. Gerald. 11" x 14. Folio. Computer printed. Museum board protective cover. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 2004.
le problème de l'éthique dans
l'evolution de la pensée humaine / the difficulty of ethics in the evolution of
human thought, translation by J.B. Gerald. Preface by Rhena Schweitzer Miller. French text: Revue des Travaux de l'Académie des Sciences Morales & Politiques. Bilingual
edition. Maine, J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1985. ISBN 0-941917-10-X.
Poèmes 34 Poems. Ed. and translation by J.B.
Gerald. Introduction by René Tavernier. Bilingual edition. Moody / New York, J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1984. ISBN 0-941917-07-X. In 1987 the French Academy awarded René Tavernier "le Grand Prix de poésie de l'Académie française pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre."
The Crime of Genocide & Bill of Human
Rights: U.N. Texts (ed. J.B. Gerald). Offset, staplebound. 59 pages. Moody Maine, Editions Gerald & Maas, 1989. ISBN 0-941917-12-6. This edition was published with U.N. permission when we found their publication of the Convention on Genocide out of print.
Common Rights and Expectations: United Nations texts of primary treaties concerning rights of people, Ed. & foreword, J.B. Gerald. (Canadian revised edition) Ottawa, editions Gerald and Maas, 1996. ISBN 0-941917-18-5.
Handrubbed blockprint cover by J. Maas. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 1998. Paper. ISBN 0-941917-19-3.
"John Bart Gerald is a good writer..." -Bernard Malamud.
"Both the typography and illustrations allow
one to appreciate this book as an art work alone." - Jacob Lawrence.
"...wonderfully poetic...the etchings are a just complement..."- Romare
Bearden.
"...Hauntingly elusive...with characteristic lyric intensity..."
- Stanley Kunitz.
"...cast of hundreds; abundant invention, happy mingling of
fantasy and reality, punchy humor..." -Puckerbrush
Review.
Conscience, a novel. With scratchboard illustrations by J. Maas. 132 pages, typed. Perfectbind. Moody / New York, author & artist, J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1984. ISBN 0-941917-08-8. Fragile.
First edition. Typed, offset. 52 pages. New York City, author published, 1981. ISBN 0-941917-03-7.
Second edition. Calligraphy by J. Maas. Hand-lettered, offset. 56 pages. New York City, author & artist, 1982. ISBN 0-941917-04-5.
Lectures for Nonconformists, essays. Drawings by J. Maas. Moody & New York, author & artist, J.B. Gerald & J. Maas, 1983. ISBN 0-941917-06-1.
Night's Lantern. A website concerned with the prevention of genocide, by John Bart Gerald with graphics by Julie Maas and guest contributions as credited. Canada, Gerald and Maas, 2001- ongoing [access:< https://nightslantern.ca >].
Sources of Contemporary Genocide, with graphics by J. Maas. Imprint John Bart Gerald & Julie Maas, Montreal, and Tablo PTY Ltd., 2020. ISBN 9781922439604. 458 page, paperback. ISBN 9781922439598 e-book.
Soul Game, an American novel. New York City, author published, 1980. First and second printings. ISBN 0-941917-01-0. Unreviewed.
"Lowertown." Color etching (3 plates). Image size 7.5" x 9" +/-. Edition of 10. 1997.
A Alphabet. 28 pages. First edition. 5.5" x 7" softcover. Printed, hand-stitched, bound in-house. Ottawa, Gerald and Maas, 2007. Paper, ISBN 978-0-9731090-3-0. Digital edition, ISBN 978-0-9731090-5-4. Night's Lantern, concerned with the prevention of genocide. Written and hand coded by J.B. Gerald. Graphics by J. Maas. Guest contributions as credited. Canada, Gerald and Maas, 2001- ongoing [access:< https://nightslantern.ca >].
Gerald and Maas posters and broadsheets, graphics by J. Maas. Text by J.B. Gerald. Design by Gerald & Maas.
