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The American Printing History Association
J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture for
2007 (to be delivered in 2008)
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Sue Allen to Deliver
2007 J. Ben Lieberman Memorial Lecture
The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, NY Thursday
April 17, 2008, 6 p.m.
"A Doubly Fascinating Book: Hawthorne's Wonder Book Illustrated by Walter
Crane"
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THE AMERICAN PRINTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce that
distinguished historian of 19th-century American book covers, Sue Allen, will
deliver the 2007 Lieberman Lecture at the Grolier Club of New York on Thursday
April 17, 2008 at 6 p.m. Sue will speak on “A Doubly Fascinating Book:
Hawthorne's Wonder Book Illustrated by Walter Crane.” A reception will
follow the lecture.
Sue Allen is the foremost historian of 19th-century American book covers.
Since the 1970s she has extensively studied these bindings, from the early
adoption of cloth as a substitute for leather until the dominance of the book
jacket around 1910. Her research has encompassed the materials used and the
technologies employed in case binding, and she has identified many individual
designers and styles. Since 1983 Sue has
taught a perennially popular class on this topic at Rare Book School. Her
research, lectures, writings, and exhibitions have raised awareness and appreciation of American book designers' art. Her insight and
enthusiasm have activated librarians, conservators, and collectors to help
ensure that these items are saved for posterity. In 1999 she received the annual
award of the American Printing History Association for her contributions to
printing history.
In a little red house called Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, Nathaniel
Hawthorne wrote a book very different from his recent Scarlet Letter and
House of the Seven Gables—a sunny retelling of six Greek myths, entitled
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys. Forty years later, in the 1890s, the
English illustrator Walter Crane visited America and was invited by Boston
publisher Houghton Mifflin to illustrate any book of his choice on their
remarkable backlist. He chose the Wonder Book. There is much to wonder
about its publication history. Join APHA to honor Sue Allen as the 2007 J. Ben
Lieberman Memorial Laureate as she unravels a story sure to intrigue all.
The lecture will take place on April 17, 2008, at 6 p.m. at the Grolier Club,
47 East 60th Street (between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue) in New York City. A
reception will follow the lecture. The event is co-sponsored by the
Grolier Club, and is free and open to the public. For more information visit
the APHA website,
www.printinghistory.org
Below: Photographs from the lecture, held April 17, 2008 at the Grolier Club.
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 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, Paul Romaine
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. It recognizes 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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