Art of the Book

The Art of the Book Weekend
September 20, 2007 - September 23, 2007
From September 20 through 23, Museums10 presents the first of three themed weekends celebrating all things book. The Art of the Book kicked off by the Leithauser brothers and ending with Renaissance treats, explores process, printing, and poetry. A diverse weekend of serious family fun all over the upper Pioneer Valley - from South Hadley to Northampton, Amherst to Deerfield - the weekend is a true celebration of The Art of the Book.

Events include:

September 20
Two by Two, Face to Face: A Conversation
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

September 21
The Oliphant Press: Tradition and Transformation
Amherst College Library Archives and Special Collections

September 22
The Printer's Apprentice
Historic Deerfield

Print Basics
Historic Deerfield

Hand Bookbinding
Historic Deerfield

The Art - and Craft - of the Book
Memorial Hall Museum

September 23
"This is my letter to the World: How to Read and Emily Dickinson Poem
Emily Dickinson Museum: The Homestead & The Evergreens

Special BookMarks Films
Amherst Cinema Arts Center

The Book Arts Legacy of Leonard Baskin
Smith College Library Mortimer Rare Book Room

Art of the Book Open House
The Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies

For a full description of Art of the Book events, please see the calendar of exhibitions.