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EVENTS --
With your generous support, the Friends of the Wesleyan Library sponsor
events for members, the Wesleyan community, and the public.
Spring 2010
Counting on Chance: 25 Years of
Artist's Books
by Robin Price, Publisher
Exhibit: Friday March 26 through
Sunday, May 23
Davison Art Center
Opening lecture by Robin Price: Chance and the Artist's Book (Thank You, John
Cage)
Thursday, March 25, 5:30 pm
CFA Hall
Followed by a reception at the Davison Art Center
"Book artist and fine press printer Robin
Price is known for taking artistic risks within the context of the traditional
format of the book. Her work embraces chance, serendipity and randomness,
and she thrives on collaboration with a wide range of artists. The results
are beautiful, challenging and memorable. Chronicling her development from
an accomplished letterpress printer into an innovative book artist, this
exhibition showcases published works and archival materials, editions and unique
books, and solo and collaborative work." -- Center for the Arts brochure
Related exhibition:
Inspiration and Effect: The Students of Robin Price
Friday March 26 through Sunday, May 23
Olin Library
Curated by Suzy Taraba, Head of Special Collections
and University Archivist, this exhibition highlights the work of artists and
printers who have studied with Robin Price.
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PAST EVENTS
| Spring 2010 |
Screening of The Duchess of Langeais
With a talk by Marc Longenecker '03, Programming and Technical Manager in
Film Studies at Wesleyan
Part of the Adaptation Series - co-sponsored with the Center for Film
Studies
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| Fall 2009 |
Book Sale
Thanks to our dedicated volunteers, generous donors, and wonderful book buyers,
the annual book sale raised over $5,000 for the Friends of the Wesleyan Library.
For photographs of the sale, see the
Wesleyan Connection.
Constitution Day Event
The 'Molten Core' of the Constitution:
Habeas Corpus After Guantanamo: a talk by Stephen Oleskey '64
Open House at Olin Library's Book Conservation Lab
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| Spring 2009 |
Proceed and Be Bold
Screening of the
documentary film Proceed and Be Bold (Laura Zinger, director;
Brown Finch Films) about the life and work of letterpress printer
and book artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
The event also included an exhibit of Kennedy's work in Special Collections and
Archives and a sale of Kennedy's posters.
William Manchester: Portrait of a Writer
On Thursday February 5, 2009, Wesleyan
University Library celebrated the life of the noted author and historian William
Manchester.
"Of All
The People In All The World" -- Satellite installation in Olin Memorial
Library Lobby of the main exhibit in Zilkha Gallery.
For photographs, see
"Rice Used to Represent Human Statistics."
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| Fall 2008 |
The Book Artist as Social Critic --
A talk by Suzy Taraba, Head of Special Collections
and University Archivist Events in honor of the 400th
Birthday of John Milton
Events included an
Open House showcasing rare editions of
Paradise Lost in Wesleyan's Special Collections and Archives and
conversations with John Basinger
on his Milton Memorization Project
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| Spring 2008 |
Artists' Books 101 -- A talk by Suzy Taraba, Head of Special Collections and
University Archivist
Fourteen Quotes from Rosa Louise Parks, Civil Rights Activist -- An exhibit
of prints by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. in honor of Women's History Month
Book sale raised over $3,500.
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| Fall 2007 |
A screening of "Lolita" and talk by screenwriter and Wesleyan alumnus Stephen
Schiff
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| Spring 2007 |
The Connecticut
Premiere of “Indies Under Fire: The Battle for the American Bookstore”
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| Fall 2006 |
A Tirade by Amos Paul
Kennedy, Jr.
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| Spring 2006 |
Library Book Sale
The sale of thousands of books deaccessioned from the Wesleyan Library
raised over $17,500.
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| Fall 2005 |
The Book in Antiquity -- A talk by David Sider
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| Spring 2005 |
American Diners -- A Slide
Show and Talk by Richard Gutman
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| Fall 2004 |
Stone Reader
-- A screening and discussion with director Mark Moskowitz and Dow Mossman, author of The
Stones of Summer
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