Bits and Bobs: An Extraordinary Collection of Artists' Books at the Newberry

Please note: This program will be held in-person at the Newberry Library and livestreamed on Zoom. The online version of this event will be live captioned. 

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
6:00 - 7:00 PM CST
Newberry Library (Ruggles Hall)
60 West Walton Street  Chicago

This program is free and open to the all 
Advance registration is required
In-person Registration
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This program will be held in-person at the Newberry and livestreamed on Zoom. The online version of this event will be live captioned. Please register below.

Jill Gage of the Newberry will explore an exceptional collection of artists' books gathered over several decades by Robert McCamant, the noted book designer, former president of the American Printing Society, and original editor and longtime graphic designer of the Chicago Reader. Mr. McCamant has recently donated parts of this collection to the Newberry. Images from many of the books will illustrate this talk.

This program is produced in collaboration with the Caxton Club of Chicago. It is cosponsored by Art Design Chicago and the Chicago Collections Consortium.

SPEAKER

Jill Gage is Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing and Bibliographer for British Literature and History at the Newberry Library.