Join us this month to learn more about the History of Special Collections at the Marriott Library with Archiving the Archives – an exclusive community showcase – on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in the Rare Books Classroom...
The Rare Books Department and Special Collections welcomes U back to school with our latest digital exhibition, A History of Special Collections. A New Family Encylopedia Charles A. Goodrich (1790-1862) T. Belknap, 1834 AG5 G6 1834 From the John R. Park Library Collection. Co-curated by Lyuba Basin and Rachel Ernst, this digital...
Fall semester is just around the corner and, although lower campus is still very quiet, we are already feeling the buzz of new and returning students. Plan on touring the Marriott Library? Be sure to visit our latest exhibition, Printing Through the Pandemic — located on...
Printing Through the Pandemic J. Willard Marriott, The University of Utah Levels 1 & 4 June 24 - September 23, 2022 This exhibition is free and open to the public. Delirium Philip Zimmermann Tucson, AZ: Spaceheater Editions, 2020 N7433.4 Z55 D45 2020 In early March 2020, under orders to evacuate the print shop, Emily...
First, Amy Thompson, Book Arts Designer and Instructor, is going to have one of her pieces featured in an upcoming exhibition. Ink, Press, Repeat, is a “national juried exhibition of traditional and digital print media and book art by 37 professional artists from across the...
"This is the mapping of interference. Mistakes of the publishing process begin to read as stars, galaxies and nebulae." The Secret Astronomy of Tristram Shandy Abra Ancliffe Portland: Abra Ancliffe, 2015 N7433.3 A53 S43 2015 From the artist’s statement: “The Secret Astronomy of Tristram Shandy reproduces over one hundred, self-reflexive black...
"This way. Close your eyes Then. I say Close your eyes. Stranger & Stranger Katharine Coles (b. 1959) Salt Lake City, UT: Red Butte Press, 2016 From the colophon: “This collaboration evolved over a decade through artistic dialogue between poet Katharine Coles and painter Maureen O’Hara Ure. This imaginary collection...
Letterpress Printing: Text + Image Crane Giamo, Instructor June 14—August 2 Tuesdays, 5:00—8:00 Book Arts Studio, J. Willard Marriott Library, Level 4 $340, register here. Get a handle on what it takes to crank out an edition of gorgeous letterpress prints. This active, eight-week class introduces the fundamentals of letterpress, from...
Rare Books is proud to support the Book Arts Program with its collections. For more information about the Book Arts Program and future workshops, visit their website or like them on Facebook. Up-cycled Stories: Books as Process Julianna Christie, Marnie Powers-Torrey & Emily Tipps May 28 Saturday, 10:00–6:00 Book...