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Upcoming Exhibition in the Library Company’s Louise Lux-Sions and Harry Sions Gallery: New Exhibition opens to the public Thursday, March 18 Philadelphia on Stone: The First Fifty Years of Commercial Lithography, 1828-1878 This exhibition explores the history of 19th-century Philadelphia lithography and its impact on contemporary visual culture. Philadelphia on Stone explicates the history and process of lithography, documents the professional and personal lives of premier and journeymen lithographers, and includes lithographs from the collections of the Library Company and several other institutions whose collections were surveyed. In addition, the work of contemporary lithographers Kip Deeds and Roberta Delaney will be on display to represent the continuing influence of this trade on the printed arts.
The Library Company is pleased to acknowledge generous funding of the Philadelphia on Stone project from the William Penn Foundation. Philadelphia on Stone is an Independent Project of Philagrafika 2010, Philadelphia’s international festival celebrating print in contemporary art.
All events will be held at 1314 Locust Street, except where noted above. RSVP acceptances only to 215-546-3181 or email lpropst@librarycompany.org.
The Library Company will observe the following holidays in 2009:
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