Exhibit: Dreams of Art & Glory: Book Craft by the Roycrofters
Date and Time
June 11 - October 1, 2018
All day
Location
John J. Burns Library, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3801
Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) founded Roycroft, a reformist community of
craftspeople and artists in East Aurora, New York in 1895. Hubbard founded
a private press to print his books. Influenced by the ideas of English
designer, printer, and Socialist William Morris, Hubbard expanded his
Roycrofters community to include other craftspeople, such as furniture
makers, metalsmiths, and leathersmiths. This exhibition at the John J.
Burns Library focuses on the work of the bookbinding and printing shops,
and features holdings from the Boston College Libraries that highlight
Roycrofter artisan designs, including the modest *Little Journeys* pamphlet
series, beautifully printed and hand decorated text blocks, and books in
stunning modelled leather bindings.
The exhibit is co-curated by Barbara Adams Hebard, Conservator, and Andrew
Isidoro, Reading Room Assistant.
Directions to Boston College:
http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/about/maps-and-directions.html
Burns Library hours:
https://libguides.bc.edu/burns
craftspeople and artists in East Aurora, New York in 1895. Hubbard founded
a private press to print his books. Influenced by the ideas of English
designer, printer, and Socialist William Morris, Hubbard expanded his
Roycrofters community to include other craftspeople, such as furniture
makers, metalsmiths, and leathersmiths. This exhibition at the John J.
Burns Library focuses on the work of the bookbinding and printing shops,
and features holdings from the Boston College Libraries that highlight
Roycrofter artisan designs, including the modest *Little Journeys* pamphlet
series, beautifully printed and hand decorated text blocks, and books in
stunning modelled leather bindings.
The exhibit is co-curated by Barbara Adams Hebard, Conservator, and Andrew
Isidoro, Reading Room Assistant.
Directions to Boston College:
http://www.bc.edu/bc-web/about/maps-and-directions.html
Burns Library hours:
https://libguides.bc.edu/burns