In honor of Juneteenth, The Printing Museum would like to share our reading list. Through illustrations, poetry, prose and stories, these authors detail beautiful narratives about African American history and culture. You can find these books at your local libraries, bookstores and Amazon. Happy Reading!
Storybooks
Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones (Author), Renée Watson (Author) and Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator). The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States.
This in-person workshop (11AM – 3PM) explores pre-xerox copier technology and how contemporary artists and writers can use these low-cost techniques to publish editions of zines, chapbooks, prints, and flyers. We’ll begin by examining the history of office copying technology and how marginalized creators adopted these techniques in the early 20th century. Next, we’ll dive into demos of making master sheets, operation of vintage copiers, and creating your own simple copiers from off-the-shelf materials. Finally, participants will have full access to all of the materials and equipment to create their own editions with guidance from the instructor. We will explore hectography (gelatin printing) mimeography (stencil printing) and spirit duplication (alcohol transfers, also known as “ditto”).
Workshop 11AM-1PM: History, Technology and demos 1:30PM-3PM: Hands-on work session
Register for the workshop, the drop-in session, or both for a full day of fun! Registration includes all materials and supplies.
Visiting artist Rich Dana will be at The Printing Museum for a special all-day event that includes a four-hour intensive workshop for artists and zine-makers ages 16 and up, and an hour-and-a-half drop-in session for the copier-curious of all ages.
About the instructor: Rich Dana teaches at the Center for the Book & School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. A zine-maker, Rich is a lover of arcane technologies, visionary art, and analog anarchy. Rich also runs Obsolete Press, creating limited edition books and zines with artists and writers from around the world, editing and publishing OBSOLETE! Magazine, and teaching workshops on historical printing techniques and zine-making. His latest book is “Cheap Copies!: The OBSOLETE! Press Guide to DIY Hectography, Mimeography & Spirit Duplication”.
Juneteenth — short for “June Nineteenth” — is an annual holiday in African American communities that commemorates the symbolic end of slavery in Texas. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Liberation Day, Juneteenth is observed primarily in local celebrations nationwide and also serves as an occasion to reflect on social, political, cultural, and economic progress of African Americans.
