New
Leaves.......
PRESENTS
A Series of Lectures for Spring,
2004
On the traditional graphic
arts, and then some!
Hosted by New Leaves Press, URI Special Collections
to be held in Galanti Lounge,
University of Rhode Island Library from 7-8 p.m.
during the consecutive months of spring
March 31st Dr. Alice H.R.H. Beckwith professor of Art History, Providence College Visual Poetry, the Eragny Press, 1894-1914 The Eragny Press was established in 1894 by wood engraver, Lucien Pissaro and his wife, Esther, the printer and binder. The press was active until 1914. |
April 26th Laurie Whitehill Chong Readers' Services Librarian and book artist of The Rhode Island School of Design Library will talk about the book as an art form. She will bring samples from RISD's book arts collection. |
May 13th Robert Farwell Head, Reference, Norwich Public Library, CT processor of the Richard Wilmarth Papers, URI Special Collections, will discuss the life and work of Richard Wilmarth, URI'88 (1948-2003), poet and proprietor of Dead Metaphor Press. |
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The lectures are free and open to the public. NLP thanks the URI Center for the Humanities for supporting this lecture series.
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For more information contact Sarina Wyant, 874-4632 or email srw@uri.edu
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