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Illuminated manuscript certificate of honorary Chicago Calligraphy Collective membership presented to Paul Gehl "for his longstanding commitment to the preservation of the art of calligraphy in all manner of books, broadsides, papers and notes with all due privileges as stated in the by-laws of the Collective. Presented this ninth day of April 2016 Chicago, Illinois."
Ms. panel created by calligrapher Kathy Pomeranky for display at the 1998 juried show of the Chicago Calligraphic Collective at the Newberry Library. Text by Paul F. Gehl, Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing at the Newberry Library, invites those who attended the CCC show to return to the Newberry in March/April 1999 for the Guild of Book Workers juried exhibit of contemporary alphabet books, curated by Barbara Metz.
Weathergrams, a short verse written on a strip of paper, were installed on the Newberry fence in June, 2021 by the Chicago Calligraphy Collective. This collection of 6 weathergrams include work by calligraphers Stacey Goodwin Podell, Timothy R. Botts, Becky Sherrod, Andrea A. Reno, Karen Ness, and MKZ [Mary K. Zabrin].
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This collection of essays, which derive from a symposium held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005, tells the story of how medieval art was collected by both individuals and institutions in the American Midwest. This book will appeal to both medievalists and scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth century American history. In addition, it will also appeal to scholars who are interested in museum studies and the history of collecting. The essays in the first section, “Collecting and Displaying Medieval Art,” consider the formation of medieval art collections at influential cultural institutions in three of the most important centers of industry and culture in the Midwest: Chicago, Detroi...
Calligraphy and the lettering arts have been enjoying a renaissance all across America. This volume offers a selection of the work of the calligraphers who have made major contribtions to the field and whose work, in the opinion of their peers, is consistently outstanding. Illustrated with 140 examples of this work, it displays the richness and diversity of this art form.