{{short description|Canadian artist and publisher (born 1968)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{about||the British lawyer, businessman and politician|Sir Robert Chaplin, 1st Baronet}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Chaplin | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|01|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Smithers, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | education = Fine Art at the University of Victoria | awards = | known_for = artist, publisher }}
'''Robert Chaplin''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|RCA|size=100%}} (born 17 January 1968) is a Canadian artist and publisher, currently based in Vancouver. His practice includes carving gem stones, making sculptures, drawing and painting pictures, writing stories, and publishing books. He holds the Guinness World Record for publishing the world's smallest book.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/smallest-reproduction-of-a-printed-book/|title=Smallest reproduction of a printed book|publisher=|access-date=2012-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328040525/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/smallest-reproduction-of-a-printed-book/|archive-date=2013-03-28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/university-communications/media-releases/2012/teeny-book-gets-guinness-recognition.html|title=SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations - Nano lab produces world's smallest book - April 11, 2007|website=www.sfu.ca|access-date=16 November 2018|archive-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215205058/https://www.sfu.ca/university-communications/media-releases/2012/teeny-book-gets-guinness-recognition.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Born in Smithers, British Columbia, Chaplin studied Fine Art at the University of Victoria, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp|title=Royal Canadian Academy of Arts - Members|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526215339/http://www.rca-arc.ca/en/about_members/since1880.asp|archivedate=2011-05-26}}</ref>
His obsidian carving representing the North Wind was awarded third place in the Objects of Art category of the 2002 AGTA Cutting Edge Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agta.org/awards/2002-winners.html|title=2002 AGTA Spectrum Awards Winners|website=www.agta.org|access-date=2008-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205134104/http://www.agta.org/awards/2002-winners.html|archive-date=2008-02-05|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, his book ''Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns'' was awarded first place in the Alcuin Society Awards for "excellence in book design in Canada".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.alcuinsociety.com/2010_03_01_archive.html|title=Alcuin Society Blog: March 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204165001/http://blog.alcuinsociety.com/2010_03_01_archive.html|archivedate=2013-12-04|website=www.blog.alcuinsociety.com|access-date=2010-06-20}}</ref><ref name="vancouversun" >{{cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Vancouver+artist+acknowledged+creating+world+smallest+book/7298979/story.html|title=Vancouver Sun - Vancouver artist acknowledged for creating the world's smallest book|website=www.vancouversun.com|access-date=2019-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424083628/http://www.vancouversun.com/news/vancouver+artist+acknowledged+creating+world+smallest+book/7298979/story.html|archive-date=2019-04-24|url-status=live |author1=McKnight }}</ref> In 2006, his book ''Ten Counting Cat'' was awarded second place in the Alcuin Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alcuinsociety.com/awards/2005/children.html|title=The Alcuin Society - 24th Annual Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209050933/http://www.alcuinsociety.com/awards/2005/children.html|archivedate=2012-02-09}}</ref> ''Teeny Ted from Turnip Town'' (2007), created in association with nanoscientists at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, and written by Malcolm Chaplin, is the world's smallest book,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/worlds-smallest-book-chaplin_n_1917878.html| title=Huffington Post - World's Smallest Book: Robert Chaplin's Teeny Ted From Turnip Town| website=HuffPost| date=27 September 2012| access-date=2019-11-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701074744/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/worlds-smallest-book-chaplin_n_1917878.html| archive-date=2017-07-01| url-status=live}}</ref> at 69 x 97 micrometres square.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scwist.ca/index.php/main/entry/scwist-member-karen-kavanagh-co-publishes-worlds-tiniest-book/|title=SCWIST member Karen Kavanagh co-publishes world's tiniest book|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210195707/http://www.scwist.ca/index.php/main/entry/scwist-member-karen-kavanagh-co-publishes-worlds-tiniest-book/|archivedate=2012-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/Stories/sfunews05030722.shtml|title=SFU News Online - World's tiniest book - May 3, 2007|website=www.sfu.ca}}</ref> Chaplin's other books include ''Alien Alphabet'' (1994), ''The Matchbook-a fireside fable'',<ref name="tricity">{{cite web|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/lifestyles/54615272.html|title=Tri City News - A GOOD READ: These books, flicks, mags aren't bestsellers but they're good |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828113947/https://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/lifestyles/54615272.html|archivedate=2009-08-28}}</ref> ''Ten Counting Cat'',<ref name="tricity"/> ''The Elephant Book'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/721409234/the-worlds-smallest-book-a-large-print-edition|title=Kickstarter - The World's smallest book - a large print edition|date=5 November 2012 |access-date=2019-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424083713/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/721409234/the-worlds-smallest-book-a-large-print-edition|archive-date=2019-04-24|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Delicious Chicken Soup'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-read-delicious-chicken-soup/article20391346/|title=The Read: Delicious Chicken Soup|first=Rebecca|last=Tay|work=The Globe and Mail |date=2008-12-31|publisher=}}</ref> and ''Brussels Sprouts & Unicorns''.<ref name="vancouversun" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.robertchaplin.ca Robert Chaplin's blog, with artwork and photos] * {{Kickstarter|721409234/the-worlds-smallest-book-a-large-print-edition|The World's Smallest Book - a large print edition}} * [http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20070412.shtml "As it Happens" CBC Radio interview] * [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-read-delicious-chicken-soup/article20391346/ ''Globe & Mail''] * [http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/lifestyles/54615272.html Tri-City News] * [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/north-by-northwest/segment/10951907 "North by Northwest" CBC Radio Interview ] * [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/worlds-smallest-book-chaplin_n_1917878.html Huffington Post] * [https://bigthink.com/book-think/the-genius-of-teeny-ted-a-brief-review-of-the-worlds-smallest-book Teeny Ted from Turnip Town review]
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