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[GBW] J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture for 2009
The following is forwarded from our friends at the APHA.
By the way, you can find this and other New England book events announced on
the New England Chapter GBW blog at http://negbw.wordpress.com.
John Kristensen to Deliver 2009 J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture
"The Book [Broadside, Bookplate, Business Card & Birth Announcement]
Beautiful"
Clapp Library Lecture Room, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, Thursday,
March 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm
For Immediate Release
THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce that
renowned letterpress printer John Kristensen will deliver the 2009 Lieberman
Lecture at Wellesley College. John will speak about his work at Firefly
Press, located in Boston, MA, over the past 30 years. Kristensen is a master
printer whose depth of knowledge in classic and modern typography is evident
in every product of his press, from the simplest business card to the most
lavish book. His distinctive and elegant designs have graced publications of
colleges, universities, libraries, and foundations from across the US, as
well as artists and noted bibliophiles. Every project demonstrates John's
practical scholarship in the history of printing, his skill with hot-metal
typecasting equipment and with antique and modern presses, and his ability
to give clients not only what they want but often what they did not know
they wanted.
John Kristensen is also a mesmerizing speaker. During the academic year, he
hosts demonstrations and lectures at the press for classes from colleges and
universities in the Boston area. Kristensen is an active member of the
Society of Printers, the Letterpress Guild of New England, and the Club of
Odd Volumes. He is the Cruft Reader at the Boston Athenaeum and is a Warden
at his church, St Peter's Episcopal of Cambridge, MA.
APHA members were fascinated by John's lecture "The Ivory Tower as Seen from
the Shop Floor: A Printer Looks at Fine Printing, 1900-1949"ten years ago at
our Century of Book Design conference at the Grolier Club. Come join us to
hear about John's own approach to the shop floor in his Lieberman Lecture
"The Book [Broadside, Bookplate, Business Card & Birth Announcement]
Beautiful."
John Kristensen and his Firefly Press is the subject of a short clip
produced by WGBH public television in Boston, available online at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv69kB_e9KY. The video has consistently been
the most popular YouTube video about letterpress printing.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 4:30 pm, in the
Clapp Library Lecture Room, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. A reception
will follow the lecture. The event is co-sponsored by the New England
Chapter of the American Printing History Association and the Wellesley
College Library Book Arts Program, and is free and open to the public. For
more information visit the APHA website, www.printinghistory.org
About the Lieberman Lecture
APHA's Lieberman lecture, given annually at a different institution by a
figure distinguished in the history of printing or the book arts,
commemorates J. Ben Lieberman (1914-1984), founder and first President of
the American Printing History Association. Past speakers include Sue Allen,
Henry Morris, Richard-Gabriel Rummonds, Roderick Stinehour, Jack
Stauffacher, Johanna Drucker, John Randle, G. Thomas Tanselle, Claire Van
Vliet, and Paul Needham. For the information about the Lieberman Memorial
Lecture visit the APHA website, www.printinghistory.org or contact the
Vice-President for Programs, Alice Beckwith programs@ printinghistory.org
About the American Printing History Association
Founded in 1974, the American Printing History Association encourages the
study of printing history and related arts and skills, including
calligraphy, typefounding, typography, papermaking, bookbinding,
illustration, and publishing. APHA promotes research and scholarship through
conferences (held in a different location each year), fellowships,
publications (a scholarly journal, Printing History; a quarterly newsletter;
and books), and the annual Lieberman lecture. We recognize distinguished
achievement in the field of printing history through annual Individual and
Institutional awards. In addition, regional chapters sponsor active programs
of lectures, field trips, and other opportunities to meet fellow APHA
members on an informal basis.
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