News of interest to book collectors
Barnett Freedman: Designs for Modern Britain
The Pallant House Gallery near Chichester in West Sussex has an exhibition of Barnett Freedman’s work from 5th August to 1st November 2020. Barnett Freedman, Eric Ravilious and Edward Burra were amongst Britain’s most sought-after commercial designers in the mid-20th century. There are also two other exhibitions: Talent: Bawden, Marx, Ravilious, and their Contemporaries and […]
The Grammar of Typography and Book Design
Book Designer, Mark Argetsinger, has published a fascinating book Grammar of Typography in which he compares a book designer to that of an architect, where everything should be in proportion and balance. Click here to see the Grammar of Typography. Click here here to see one example of fine book design.
American Illustration
‘That’s America!’: a collector’s guide to American illustrators. Christie’s the auctioneers have an Online Selling Exhibition, 19 May – 19 June 2020. See also the Christie’s online magazine. Christie’s American Art specialist Paige Kestenman says this about American illustrators: “Today, their work is one of the fastest growing markets in American art, she says, with […]
Charles Keeping Exhibition
An exhibition at the Heath Robinson Museum in London is the first exhibition in a public gallery of the innovative illustrator Charles Keeping. It has been extended to September 2020, so hopefully we can get to see it. Visit this page to find out more.
Storyworld Museum is launched
Storyworld is a new Dutch museum for comics, illustration, animation and games. It opened its doors on January 11 2020. Visual storytelling is at the heart of this new museum. Storyworld’s director of marketing and programming says: “For the younger generations, it shows that this kind of art, the art they like and recognize, is […]
Gertrude Stein Matisse and Picasso
An interesting article on the Paris apartment where Gertrude Stein, Matisse and Picasso mingled. See our book on Gertrude Stein and the artists she encouraged and collected.
We love Mo Willems’ children’s books
Our favourite Mo Willems book is the Elephant & Piggy book from 2010, ‘We are in a Book’. Watch this YouTube video ‘ The Art of Children’s Books’ to see this profile of his work.
Letterform Archive
Letterform Archive in the USA is a wonderful archive and resource for anyone interested in graphic design. It is a remarkable collection of graphic design and typography artifacts. Their aim is to encourage discovery through visual exploration. Letterform Archive is a wonderful resource for students of graphic design. Visit the Letterform Archive website.
Winnie-the-Pooh, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, September 2018
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. Winnie-the-Pooh, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, starting September 2018. From September 22nd 2018 to January 6th 2019, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will be exhibiting Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic. The exhibition will show nearly 200 drawings, letters, photographs, and ephemera in the show. Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926 and […]
Hope to Nope Exhibition London 2018
The ‘Hope to Nope’ exhibition at the Design Museum in London, 28th March to 12th August. Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008 -2018 is an exhibition on how graphic design and technology have played a major part in the political movements of our times. The street artist Shepard Fairey designed the famous poster ‘Hope’ […]