Selections from Guild of Book Workers’ 100th anniversary exhibition on display in E.S. Bird LibraryMay 08, 2006SU News ServicesSUnews@syr.edu
The Guild of Book Workers’ 100th anniversary exhibition has unofficially opened its year-long tour through the nation in the sixth-floor exhibition gallery of Syracuse University’s E.S. Bird Library, where it can be viewed weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through August 18, 2006. The exhibition will officially open on Sept. 19 at the Grolier Club in New York City before traveling to the Newberry Library, the University of Utah, Portland State University, the Bridwell Library at Southern Methodist University and the Boston Athenaeum.
The free exhibition begins with about 50 works from the curated retrospective, which illustrates the roots of contemporary American bookbinding and highlights the work of some of its most significant proponents. In early summer, these works will be replaced with the juried part of the exhibition — contemporary book works by leading binders and book artists in the guild representing the broad spectrum and vitality of the book arts at the beginning of the 21st century. Bookbinding and the book arts have changed greatly over the past 100 years, especially since the rise of the artist’s book movement that has transformed the book from a flat canvas of two covers and spine to — oftentimes — a sculptural and interactive object.
Founded in 1906 by a group of 42 craftspersons residing in New York City (among them the famed typographer Frederick W. Goudy), the Guild of Book Workers is the oldest continuously active book craft society in the country. It has survived two World Wars and the Depression years due to the efforts of volunteer members. Following the Second World War, the guild experienced a decline in membership and became affiliated with the American Institute of Graphic Arts in New York until the late 1970s, when it began a steady period of growth. It now has 1,000 members and has expanded internationally.
For more information, contact Peter Verheyen at 443-9756 or at pdverhey@syr.edu.
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