Printing Beauty: The Kelmscott Press and the Arts & Crafts Movement

Tulane University Special Collections announces a new exhibition:

Printing Beauty: The Kelmscott Press and the Arts & Crafts Movement

September 20, 2024 – January 17, 2025

 

The exhibition features holdings from the Kelmscott Collection at Tulane University Special Collections. It places the materials in dialogue with items from other contributors to the Arts & Crafts Movement during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Europe and the United States. Advocating economic and social reform, proponents of the Arts & Crafts Movement addressed the creative and domestic needs of a growing middle class. They believed that art should be accessible to all and incorporated into the fabric of everyday life. To these ends, the movement emphasized the value of handmade objects, slow production, and traditional design techniques. The materials in this exhibition highlight their creators’ lasting impact on book design, craftsmanship, and cultural heritage in the wake of the Industrial Revolution.

 

Curated by Agnieszka Czeblakow, Faye Daigle, and Kevin Williams, Printing Beauty: The Kelmscott Press and the Arts & Crafts Movement opens September 20, 2024, and runs through January 17, 2025, at the Tulane University Special Collections 2nd Floor Gallery, 6801 Freret Street, Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, on Tulane University’s Uptown campus. Hours are 10 am–4 pm Monday-Friday. Admission is free and open to the public.

 

Opening reception September 20, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

 

For more information contact:

Kevin Williams, Coordinator for Exhibits & Outreach,

Tulane University Special Collections

(504) 247-1836

kevinw@tulane.edu

 

Published: 8/30/2024

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