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officers and committee chairmen President: Betsy Palmer Eldridge, Castle Frank Crescent, Toronto, on m4w 3a3 h & w: () -; f: () -; [email protected] Vice President: Jim Reid-Cunningham, 10 Harrington Road, Cambridge, ma p: () -; [email protected] Secretary: Catherine Burkhard, Santa Anita Dr., Dallas, tx ; h & w: () -; [email protected] Treasurer: Alicia Bailey, Box , Denver, co -; p: () -; f: () -; [email protected] Exhibitions: Peter Verheyen, 8 Pebble Hill Rd North, Dewitt, ny 13214, p: (315)-443-9756; f: (315) 443-2671; [email protected] Journal: Dorothy Africa, Overlook Drive, Bedford, ma ; p: (781) -; [email protected] Library: Jane Meggers, Iowa Ave., Iowa City, ia ; w: () -; f: () -; [email protected] Membership: Cris Clair Takacs, Park Avenue, Chardon, oh , w: () -, f: () -; [email protected] Newsletter: Jody Beenk, White Place, Brookline, ma h: () -; [email protected] Publicity: Eric Alstrom, 2184 Iroquois Road Okemos, MI 48864 w: () -; [email protected] Standards: Nancy Lev-Alexander, 2927 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, md 21218; w: (202) 707-8844; [email protected] Supply: Sylvia Alotta, 6 th Pl, Berwyn, il ; w: () -; [email protected]
chapter chairmen New England: Jeffrey Altepeter, h & w: (617) 623-7344; [email protected] New York: Anne Hillam, (212) 822-7365 Kelli Piotrowski, (718) 832-5915; [email protected] Delaware Valley: Denise Carbone, w: (215) 440-3413; h: (856) 784-7526; [email protected] Potomac: Jana Dambrogio, w: (301) 837-1509; [email protected] Midwest: Jim Canary, w: (812) 855-3183; h & f: (812) 876-1290; [email protected] Lone Star: Julie Sullivan, h, w & f: (214) 987-2234; [email protected] California: Bob Gohstand, (818) 677-4137; [email protected] Rocky Mt.: Marnie Powers-Torrey, w: (801) 585-9191 Karen Jones, w: (303) 275-2214; h: (303) 458-5944; [email protected] Southeast: Anna Embree, () -; [email protected] Northwest: Paula Jull, () 282-4260; [email protected] The Guild of Book Workers Newsletter Number —— February
Review style, his work was always technically and proportion- ately precise and polished. William Anthony Fine Binder, Lawrence Yerkes ed., e continuing relevance of skills and design exem- Iowa City: University Libraries, Univ. of Iowa, . plified by Anthony in this catalog of his work is true even as aspects of the craft are slowly fading away – Reviewed by Peter D. Verheyen those with the skills to teach at this level are retiring William “Bill” Anthony (–) was arguably one and no longer teaching. e time required to master of the most influential bookbinders and conservators the work is hard to fit into today’s world of non-linear in the US. His impact cannot be measured by his cafeteria-style learning and weekend workshops. is work alone but also by his legacy as demonstrated learning style has replaced the rigid apprenticeship by all those he trained, many of whom are now lead- models experienced by Anthony and his students, ers in the field in their own right. Lawrence Yerkes’ now master craftsmen and artists in their own rights. forward and Helen Ryan’s introduction to the catalog While the book arts have changed dramatically over describe not only Anthony’s life and work, but also the past decades, away from traditional craft-based the emotional bond they had with him and his spirit bookbinding to “artist’s books” and more alternative that touched so many. structures, the skills and sense of design exemplified Anthony began his life as a binder at the age of by Anthony’s work remain as relevant as ever. seventeen when he served a seven-year apprenticeship e exhibition catalog was designed by Julie with his father in Dublin, Ireland. He later worked Leonard and Sara T. Sauers with photography by Jill as a journeyman binder in London, UK, studying Tobin. It is a fitting tribute to Anthony and makes at the Camberwell College of Art and exhibiting an exceptional addition to the reference collections of with the Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders, (the binders and bibliophiles. e catalog can be ordered precursor organization of Designer Bookbinders). online from the University of Iowa Bookstore at He emigrated to the United states in , working www.iowabook.com/wianfibi. html for . + . first at the Cuneo Press in Chicago, then partner- ing with Hungarian-born binder Elizabeth Kner, and finally taking over the firm upon her retirement Membership under the name Anthony and Associates. Anthony’s last job was as conservator for the University of Iowa Please report all errors and changes to Cris Takacs collections, where he continued to successfully train at Park Avenue, Chardon, OH or email: apprentices. e spectrum of his bookbinding work membership@ guildofbookworkers.allmail.net was broad, encompassing edition binding, fine bind- new members: Cheng, Jane, Harvard Yard ing, and conservation. mail Center, Cambridge, MA (H) -- To honor Anthony, the University of Iowa Librar- (E) jcheng@ fas.harvard.edu AB, BC, BB. ies held a retrospective exhibition at the University of Durant, Fletcher, -D Baylor St., Austin, TX Iowa Museum of Art, April -July , , in which (H) -- (E) fletcher.durant@gma not only the breadth and beauty of his creative work il.com BC, PC. Lone Star. Kirby, Jason, Book- were shown but also examples of his conservation mender, Birmingham Public Library c/o Tutwiler treatments. e catalog of this exhibition depicts Collection of Southern History and Literature, of Anthony’s “fine bindings” which demonstrate Park Place, Birmingham, AL - (B) his great technical skill and keen aesthetic sensi- -- (E) [email protected] PC, RR. bilities. While most of these works are executed in Kopinitz, Edward A, Marshall, Houston, full leather with onlays, blind, and/or gold tooling, TX (H) -- (F) -- (E) there are also several examples of his work in vellum. [email protected]. AB, BC, BB. Lone ough his background and training were English, Star. Maring, Marvel, Pierce St , Omaha, it is clear from looking at Anthony’s work that he NE , (H) -- (B) -- (F) studied, admired, and was influenced by the work of -- (E) [email protected] AB*, binders throughout Europe, blending their ideas with BB*, DP*, DB*, PM, Pr*, Midwest. Nove, John, his to develop his own timeless style. Also depicted in N. Main St. Ipswich, MA (H) -- the exhibit catalog are examples of some of his edi- (E) [email protected]. BC, BB, New England. tion bindings and conservation treatments. Whatever Roswell Bookbinding, N. th Avenue, Phoe-