On Materiality: A Cultural Consideration of Paper and the Book
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
4:30 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium
Join bibliophile and author Nicholas Basbanes for a talk that explores the rich cultural context of paper and the book in celebration of the opening of the Library’s fall 2017 exhibition, Bound and Determined: The Remarkable Physical History of the Book. A reception on the second floor gallery of the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library immediately follows the lecture. Free and open to the public.
Exhibit Talk: The Book at Bowdoin
Friday, September 15, 2017
12:00 p.m.
Second floor gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Join the Library exhibition curators Kat Stefko and Marieke Van Der Steenhoven for a conversation about the exhibition and the rare book collections at Bowdoin. Free and open to the public.
Exhibit Talk: The Early Printed Book with Professor Stephen Perkinson
Friday, October 13, 2017
12:00 p.m.
Second floor gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Join Peter M. Small Associate Professor of Art History Stephen Perkinson for a conversation about early printed books. Free and open to the public.
Exhibit Talk: Artists Books with Tatana Kellner of the Women’s Studio Workshop
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
12:00 p.m.
Second floor gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Join book artist and the Marvin Bileck Printmaking Project visiting artist Tatana Kellner for a conversation about artists’ books. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Marvin Bileck Printmaking Project at Bowdoin College.
Exhibit Talk: On Printing with Scott Vile of the Ascencius Press
Friday, November 10, 2017
12:00 p.m.
Second floor gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
Join Scott Vile of The Ascensius Press for a conversation about the history and current practice of printing books. Free and open to the public.