Description:
The Guild of Book Workers was founded in 1906 and so with this exhibition and catalog the Guild celebrates its 100th anniversary. The exhibition opened on September 20, 2006 at the Grolier Club of New York and coincided with the 2006 Standards of Excellence Centennial Celebration also held in New York City. The exhibition is broken into two sections, the Retrospective Member’s Exhibition curated by Peter Verheyen, Exhibitions Chair for the Guild of Book Workers and the Member’s Exhibition juried by Karen Hanmer, Richard Minsky and Don Rash. The catalog includes remarks by outgoing Guild President Betsy Palmer Eldridge, an introduction by Exhibitions Chair Peter Verheyen, statements by the three jurors, complete descriptions and color pictures of all items in both the retrospective and juried exhibitions, and brief biographies of all the exhibitors. The catalog was designed by Julie Leonard and Sara Sauers of Iowa City, IA.