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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
585.275.4128
April 8, 2008
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections of Rush Rhees Library on the University of Rochester's River Campus.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public.
PARKING: Parking is available in the Intercampus Lot across Intercampus Drive from Rush Rhees Library.
Rochesterian Keith Smith has been at the forefront of innovation in the book arts for more than 40 years, influencing many book artists, bookbinders and printmakers through both his personal work and his textbooks. Smith's work will be on display in a self-curated exhibit, Pages as Stages, from April 18 to Sept. 15. The show is a retrospective of the more than 260 books Smith has created, and it features the innovative structures and image-making for which he is renown. His work includes one-of-a-kind artist's books, poetry collections, textbooks, and dictionaries.
Smith has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and other grants. His work is in the collections of the museums of modern art of New York and San Francisco. His pieces are also held in the U.S. Library of Congress, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact librarian Andrea Reithmayr at areithmayr@library.rochester.edu or 585-275-9291. For a digital image of Smith's work, contact Sharon Dickman at sharon.dickman@rochester.edu or 585-275-4128.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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