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THE ART OF KENTUCKY LITERATURE: 45 YEARS OF LARKSPUR PRESS

Date:
Location:
Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Carrick Theater, Transylvania University
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Wendell Berry

THE ART OF KENTUCKY LITERATURE: 45 YEARS OF LARKSPUR PRESS

Panel discussion

Wednesday, October 2, 6 p.m., Transylvania University Library

Craft and Art: The Community of Larkspur Press
Panel discussion with Gray Zeitz, Larkspur Press founder; James Birchfield, Curator of Rare Books Emeritus, University of Kentucky, and Gabrielle Fox, exhibition curator and book artist

Readings by Larkspur Press published authors Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Wendell Berry

Wednesday, October 9, 7-8 p.m., Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Carrick Theater

Delcamp Visiting Writers’ Series
Readings by Larkspur Press published authors Mary Ann Taylor-Hall, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Wendell Berry

 

Description

In a special collaborative exhibition, Morlan Gallery and the Transylvania University Library present The Art of Kentucky Literature: 45 Years of Larkspur Press, a celebration of Larkspur's 45th anniversary. Located on the main floor of the library and curated by Gabrielle Fox, The Art of Kentucky Literature explores the significant influence Gray Zeitz’ Larkspur Press has had on printing and literature in Kentucky and beyond. Broadsides, books with Larkspur bindings, books with art bindings of Larkspur content, and letterpress printing equipment will be on display.