Quarto
GBW Midwest Newsletter 13-2
Spring 2000
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Contents
Editor's Corner
Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting 2000 Schedule of Events
Annaul Meeting Event: King Library Press
Annaul Meeting Event: Larkspur Press
Annaul Meeting Event: Bookplate Exhibit
Minnesota Center for Book Arts Expands into Major New Facility at Open Book
Fine Bindings in the Detroit Public Library
Editor's Corner
With this issue of Quarto, Eric Alstrom passes the editorial reins to me. He has done an excellent job in that capacity&endash;and it's with some trepidation that I attempt to follow in his footsteps. I can't thank Eric enough for his prompt responses to my myriad questions and concerns about this new duty.
I will try to adhere to his high standards as I edit this newsletter. Since I haven't attempted anything of this nature since college, so I ask you to bear with me as we weather the transition. I've tried to keep the format as similar as possible and convinced Eric that his Quarto logo should be the official logo for the newsletter. You will notice a few changes here and there&endash;mainly due to the transition from Mac to PC computer.
Eric requested in his final letter from the editor that I give a bit of background. It's hard to write about myself, so suffice it to say that I became interested in book conservation while an undergraduate student at the University of Kansas. From there I spent a year at the University of Iowa, followed by three at the University of Texas to gain my "official conservator credentials," followed by a year and a half at the Library of Congress. I moved to Lexington last May to become the University of Kentucky's conservator.
To that end, I extend a warm invitation on behalf of the Kentucky contingent&endash;we are pleased to be honorary Midwesterners&endash;to attend the Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting. The festivities will be held in Lexington on May 19-21. We have planned an exciting weekend meeting, with something for everyone: a conservation-oriented workshop, a book arts lecture, and tours of two printing establishments. In this issue you'll read all the details of the meeting, as well as learn about other exciting book arts opportunities held in other parts of the vast Chapter region. (Please refer to the previous issue of Quarto for further descriptions of the events.)
As always, I value your contributions. I have been a member of the Midwest Chapter a short time, and haven't had a chance to meet many of you. Please continue to send articles, news from your studio, workshop information, or any other thing you can think of to my address on the final page. It goes without saying that this newsletter is about and for you.
Whitney Baker, Novice Newsletter Editor
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Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting 2000 Schedule of Events
Lexington, Kentucky
Friday, May 19
Peal Gallery, King Library South, UK Campus
7:30-8:30 P.M. "Ediciones Vigia" &emdash; talk by Jeanne
Drewes on Cuban book artists
8:30-9:30 Reception
Saturday, May 20
Peal Gallery, King Library South, UK Campus
8:30-9:00 A.M. Breakfast at the Peal Gallery
9:00-12:00 Workshop on pulp repairs with Barbara Korbel
&endash; slides and demonstration
12:00-1:00 P.M. Lunch, Annual Chapter Meeting
1:00-2:00 Tour of King Library Press (also located in King
Library South)
2:00-5:00 Pulp repairs workshop continued
T.B.A. Dinner at restaurant
Sunday, May 21
William T. Young Library, UK Campus
9:00-9:30 A.M. Coffee
9:30-10:30 Tour Young Library and conservation lab.
View bookplate exhibit
10:30-1:00 Carpool to Monterey, KY. Lunch along the way.
1:00-2:30 P.M. Tour of Larkspur Press
2:30-4:00 Return to Lexington
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Annual Meeting Event: King Library Press
The King Library Press was founded in 1956 by Carolyn Hammer, wife of the legendary Victor Hammer. The Press demonstrates traditional methods of book making and fosters creative graphic design through ongoing typographical projects.
In addition to its hands-on printing activities, the press brings to the Lexington arts community internationally noted authorities in the field of books and the graphic arts. The most recent weekend included a workshop to design one's own bookplate, gaining inspiration from examples from the past. Visit their website at www.uky.edu/KingLibraryPress
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Annual Meeting Event: Larkspur Press
On Sunday, May 21, Annual Meeting participants will visit the Larkspur Press in Monterey, Kentucky. Gray Zeitz, proprietor of the Press, will show us around his facilities and have samples of his work on display. Since 1974, Mr. Zeitz has edited and published upwards of 75 books and broadsides. All work is done by hand. The Press specializes in printing the works of contemporary, living Kentucky authors. Larkspur Press produces well-printed books at a reasonable price.
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Annual Meeting Event: Bookplate Exhibit
A small exhibition featuring the work of two renowned ex libris artists is currently on display at the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky. The bookplates are the work of two artists: Wojciech Jakubowski of Poland and Masao Ohba of Japan. Mr. Ohba won first prize in the 17th International Biennale of Contemporary Ex Libris in Malbork, Poland in 1998. Mr. Jakubowski is an initiator and organizer of the event.
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Minnesota Center for Book Arts Expands into Major New Facility at Open Book
When Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) relocates to its new home at Open Book on April 11, 2000, it will elevate the book to a higher level&endash;giving the public greater access to the artistry of bookmaking.
As a result of its move, MCBA will nearly double its space, making it the nation's largest, most comprehensive center of its kind&endash;a workshop, classroom, gallery, archive and retail store all in one.
MCBA is a place to see, explore and celebrate the traditional crafts of bookmaking. Serving the book community since 1985, MCBA has grown to serve a diverse public. In 1999 alone, MCBA provided educational, exhibitions, classes, tours, community programs and services to over 25,000 book artists, writers, adults, youth and book enthusiasts.
"MCBA is a place for people who appreciate the beauty and pleasure of the book-&endash; place to learn about and practice the art of bookmaking," explains Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, MCBA Executive Director. "Our new home at Open Book allows MCBA to open its doors more widely to more people from children and families, to readers, writers, and artists."
Visitors and passerbys alike will be struck by the sight of MCBA's 108-year&emdash;old Alexandra handpress, Vandercook proofing presses and the new paper studio as they peer into the huge façade windows at MCBA's new location.
Once inside, MCBA visitors may watch various aspects of bookmaking in progress, view unique books from around the world, make paper, prints and books and browse an ever-changing selection of aritst's books in the expanded retail area. MCBA will continue to offer a variety of participatory programs, from youth tours to lectures and readings to classes in bookbinding, papermaking, and letterpress printing. Book artists of all abilities can participate in MCBA's Tuesday night Open Studio, or rent studio space at MCBA.
MCBA'S New Address:
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
1011 Washington Ave South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Tel: 612-338-3634 / Fax: 612-215-2545
www.mnbookarts.org
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Fine Bindings in the Detroit Public Library
Saturday, May 20, 2000
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Detroit Public Library Explorers Room
The Book Club of Detroit, the Friends of the Detroit Public Library, & the Detroit Public Library invite you to their seventh Annual Seminar. You are invited to join us for a seminar focusing on turn of the century bookbinding and women bookbinders as well as American decorated bindings and their designers. A selection of rarely displayed fine bindings from the Detroit Public Library will also be on exhibit. A panel discussion will conclude the presentations.
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9: 30 - 10:00 |
Registration and coffee |
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10:00 - 12:30 |
Welcome and Introductions - Shahida Nurullah,
President, Book Club of Detroit The work of Sarah Wyman Whitman, Boston book cover designer - Sue Allen |
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12:30 - 1:15 |
Lunch on premises |
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1:15 - 3:30 |
T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Bindery - Dr. Marianne Tidcombe Other women book cover designers of the 1880s-1890s period - Sue Allen Panel discussion - Dr. Marianne Tidcombe, Sue and Greer Allen, Jan van der Marck, Michael Lora |
Registration fee (including lunch): $30.00 general, $15.00 students
For information call (313) 577-0507. Park in the staff lot at the south side of the library (enter from Putnam). The Detroit Public Library is located at 5201 Woodward Avenue near Warren.