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Frank Ingerson and George Dennison: A Bay Area Love Story in Arts & Crafts (1910-1966)

The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Splendid Disarray of Beauty (2023) tells two intertwined stories, one of love, the other of art. In 1910, the San Franciscans Frank Ingerson and George Dennison became permanently paired in life and love. Known among their friends and in their community as the Boys, they remained in a de facto common law marriage for […]

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LA Painter: The City I Know / The City I See

the blinn house 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, CA, United States

L.A. Painter: The City I Know / The City I See is a full-color exploration of Karla Klarin’s abstract and modern landscapes of Los Angeles, where she was born, raised, and became one of the city’s most influential female painters. This first full monograph of her work is accompanied by ten essays that define her […]

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From Bookcase to Bender Room, and Beyond: Approaching the Centennial of Rare Book Collecting at Stanford

The Book Club of California 312 Sutter Street Ste 500, San Francisco, CA, United States

In September of 1926, Albert M. Bender turned his philanthropic focus on Stanford University Library. As one of the founders of the Book Club of California, Bender needs no introduction to this audience who will also be familiar with his efforts to establish an appreciation for the book arts at Mills College, San Francisco Public […]

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Teaching the History of the Book: A Roundtable

Zoom CA, United States

Teaching the History of the Book (University of Massachusetts Press) is the first collection dedicated to book history pedagogy. Edited by Matteo Pangallo and Emily Todd and featuring contributions from a diverse range of teachers, scholars, and practitioners in literature, language studies, history, book arts, library science, and archives, the collection presents a variety of […]