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The Special Collections and Archives’ fall 2024 reading room exhibition, Japanese Pocket Lanterns, brings a delicate art to life

In 1975, Tim Barrett, now emeritus director and paper specialist at the University of Iowa Center for the Book, traveled to Japan to begin Fulbright research on hand papermaking techniques. It was during his two-year fellowship that he found himself fascinated by small lanterns known as Odawara chochin, “the equivalent of a personal flashlight,” datingContinue reading “The Special Collections and Archives’ fall 2024 reading room exhibition, Japanese Pocket Lanterns, brings a delicate art to life”

Selections from the Sackner Collection: The Association for Study of Arts Materials

Selections from the Sackner Collection: The Association for Study of Arts Materials Written by Diane Dias De Fazio, Curator of Rare Books & Book Arts Well, konnichiwa. The University of Iowa Special Collections announced the arrival of The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Collection of Visual and Concrete Poetry last May, and as the news rippledContinue reading “Selections from the Sackner Collection: The Association for Study of Arts Materials”