Exhibits in Special Collections
Charlyn Wells
Two exhibits are running concurrently in the Special Collections
Department, Norlin N345, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries.
Department hours are 9 am to noon and 2 to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
COLORADO COLLECTS: PRIVATE PRESS BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF CAROL
GROSSMAN. On display from January 22 through March 14, during departmental
hours. The talents of some of the finest printers, illustrators and
publishers of the small press renaissance are presented in this exhibit.
Productions of the Kelmscott, Golden Cockerell, and Gregynog Presses, among
others, and illustrations by such artists as Eric Gill, Fritz Eichenberg,
Leonard Baskin, and James Robinson provide a broad spectrum of the beauty
and variety of late 19th and 20th century fine printing. This is first in
a series of exhibits to feature Colorado book collectors.
In conjunction with this exhibit, Carol Grossman will give a lecture, "The
Pleasures of Fine Press Books," in Special Collections on February 22,
1996, at 7:00 p.m. She will examine the unique combination of printing
and art that is the fine press book. Using examples from her own
collection currently on exhibit, she will discuss the qualities she looks
for in a book and describe some of the fascinating artists and
typographers who united their talents to produce these beautiful works. A
reception will follow in the Center for British Studies, Norlin room M549.
Please call 492-6144 by February 20 with RSVP's (acceptances only).
IN HONOR OF AMY VANDERSALL Special Collections is exhibiting a French
carved ivory panel, which dates from the 1300's, showing a scene of the
Visitation (upper register) and the Adoration of the Magi (lower
register). It was originally part of a tabernacle, the receptacle used to
house the Eucharist. The panel, exhibited from January 16 through March
15, was donated to the Fine Arts Department's Colorado Collection by
alumnus John Feldman to honor Professor Amy Vandersall on her retirement.
Professor Vandersall, who has been at the University of Colorado at
Boulder since 1973, taught medieval art and related topics. This ivory is
only a small token of the debt of gratitude owed to her by many students
during her time at UC-B. Call 492-6144 for more information.