This one-day symposium sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson Library, held on May 24, 2016, celebrated the Library's acquisition of late-nineteenth to early twentieth-century American decorated publishers' bindings. Seven speakers presented on the history, design, manufacture, and conservation of American commercial book covers within the larger fields of the decorative and fine arts.
Opening Remarks
Ken Soehner, Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Met
Revising Art History: The Art of American Book Covers, 1875–1930
Richard Minsky, Founder, Center for Book Arts
Machines or Women? The Industrialization of Nineteenth-Century American Publishers' Bindings
Todd Pattison, Senior Book Conservator, Northeast Document Conservation Center
An Introduction to Publishers' Bindings in the Collection of the Thomas J. Watson Library
Holly Phillips, Associate Manager, Collection Development and Special Collections, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Met
The Alice C. Morse Collections at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mindell Dubansky, Museum Librarian for Preservation, Thomas J. Watson Library, Sherman Fairchild Center for Book Conservation, The Met
Recorded May 24, 2016
American Publishers' Bindings, Artists of the Book, and the Decorative Arts, Part One (Morning Session)
2 hours 41 min. watch