Arts (page 2)
What is a Book? A Symposium on Bibliographic Research
This afternoon symposium brings together area scholars, librarians, and students enrolled in the Scripps College course “ENGL 197: What is a Book?” Invited speakers and students alike will present original archival research.
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Design for Modern Living: Millard Sheets and the Claremont Art Community 1935-1975
Design for Modern Living tells the story of the remarkable artistic community that took root at Scripps College and made Claremont an important center of Mid-20th Century Modern design.
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TEDxClaremontColleges
TEDxClaremontColleges is an all-day conference featuring diverse speakers united by the theme “ideas worth spreading.” It is organized by an all-volunteer group consisting of students from The Claremont Colleges, alumni, and local community members.
Read MoreClark Humanities Museum Reception
Please join the Core III students in celebrating the planning and mounting of an artist book exhibit in the Clark Humanities Museum. The students from Prof. Maryatt’s class The Artist […]
Read MoreSpring 2015 Frederic W. Goudy Workshop
Watermarks have long been used to identify the paper mill where the paper was produced. They are usually logographic. In this workshop, you will make papers where letterforms form the watermark, creating short texts.
Read MoreSpring 2015 Frederic W. Goudy Lecture
Ernst Schneidler was one of the most influential and beloved teachers of the letter arts in the twentieth century, whose students included Georg Trump, Albert Kapr, Imre Reiner, Walter Brudi, and Rudo Spemann. This talk will present a rich selection of the calligraphy, type design and book design of Schneidler and his students in a high definition show and tell from the collection of the Letterform Archive.
Read MoreArbor of Pure Breeze: The Tea House as a Living Museum
Robert Hori, Urasenke Tea Ceremony Organization, Huntington Gardens
Read MoreGold on Black: Japanese Lacquer of the Edo and Meiji Eras
Hollis Goodall, curator of Japanese Art, LACMA
Read MoreJapanese Design: Aesthetic Components, Cultural Sources, Worldwide Partners
Dr. Patricia J. Graham, independent consultant and appraiser of Japanese Arts
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