About this Event
Grolier member Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library Curator of Rare Books, will give a talk on her discoveries about centuries of books and printed images impressed on fabric. In a vibrant and multilayered preview of a Newberry exhibition, Impressive Textiles: Printing on Fabric (opening Dec. 10), she will explore this overlooked medium's incarnations from satin papal portraits and Foulis Classics on linen to cotton George Washington handkerchiefs. The exhibition catalogue will be available for sale and signing at the talk, and Jamie Cumby, the Grolier Club's Ellen A. Michelson Librarian, will display rare fabric printings from the club's collection.
Registration
If you are a Grolier Club member, please register yourself and your guests via the Club website. Do not register via Eventbrite.
Support
We appreciate your interest in the Grolier Club’s programming on the art and history of the book. For over 130 years we have offered our exhibitions and lectures to the public, free of charge. If you have enjoyed these offerings, and would like to support that tradition, and help ensure that it continues, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Grolier Club.
Accessibility
An ADA-compliant lift from street level to the lobby is available to anyone with mobility issues. All desk staff should be ready and able to assist you in operating the lift, with or without advance notice.
A “T-Coil” assisted listening system is available to anyone attending a lecture in the Exhibition Hall. Visitors with hearing aids should turn their devices to the “T” setting in order to access the system; visitors without hearing aids may request a “loop receiver” with earphones.
Environment
The temperature and humidity in the exhibition hall are tightly controlled for the sake of the valuable items on display, and this may cause the room to feel chilly, particularly in warmer weather, to those coming in from outside. Members and visitors are advised to bring a light wrap when visiting an exhibition, or attending an event in the hall.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, United States
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