The Legacy Press Series@ Center for Book Arts with Dr. Cathleen Baker
- Jul 1, 2022
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Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 6pm - 8pm
The New York Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers in collaboration with The Center For Book Arts is presenting The Legacy Press Series.
Join us on Monday, July 18th 2022, 6pm-8pm at the Center For Book Arts where Dr. Cathleen A. Baker, founder and owner of The Legacy Press, will kick off the talks with a presentation of her life’s work in the book-arts field, including her current research on the "Baskerville Wove", and The Legacy Press mission.We appreciate the opportunity to have her speak while she is in New York. Please come and meet Dr. Baker who has added so much to the book arts community. We look forward to seeing you there!
Dr. Baker was paper conservator at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and she was a teacher in the Cooperstown/Buffalo graduate conservation program for 15 years. She is also a well-known researcher, instructor, and author beginning with her publication His Own Labor: The Biography of Dard Hunter (Red Hydra Press and Oak Knoll Press, 2000). Cathy started The Legacy Press in 1997 while getting her MFA in book arts at the University of Alabama, and the Press now offers high-standard publications specializing in the history of printing, paper, and bookbinding, as well as related fields of study.
This event is Free. Space is limited. Please register with this link:
Masks and vaccinations are recommended in accordance with NYS guidelines. For questions concerning CBA or guidelines please call The Center for Book Arts 212-481-0295. Questions for the Guild please email newyork@guildofbookworkers.org.
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