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2010 American Printing History Association Conference
Learning to Print, Teaching to Print: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC
October 15-16, 2010
The American Printing History Association is accepting registration for its 35th Annual Conference. Full details, including the program and a registration form, are available at the American Printing History Association website, www.printinghistory.org.
New Officers elected at the PHS AGM 2010
Elections were held for the following officers:
Hon. Chairman: Dr John Hinks
Hon. Treasurer: Mr Andrew Dolinski
Hon. Secretary: Mr Francis Cave
Hon. Membership Secretary: Dr Catherine Armstrong
Hon. Journal Editor: Mr John Trevitt (who retired by rotation and was willing to stand again)
The election of these five officers was proposed by Richard Lawrence and seconded by Michael Twyman, and was welcomed by the meeting.
The following members of the committee retired by rotation in 2010 and are willing to stand for a further term: Ken Brooks, Richard Lawrence, Paul W. Nash, James Mosley and Peggy Smith.
Journal, new series 13 and 14
The 13th and 14th volumes of the new series have appeared, edited by John Trevitt. Volume 13 is a special issue on lottery printing guest edited by Dr Rob Banham. It contains 3 articles, each with extensive colour reproductions, and 6 reviews. The articles: Geoffrey L. Grant, 'The English State Lottery 1694-1826'; Rob Banham, 'Lottery Advertising 1800-1826'; and Maureen Greenland, 'Whiting & Branston's Lottery Printing'. The reviewers are Catherine Armstrong, Catherine Feely, David Griffith and Paul Shaw.
Volume 14's articles are by Eric Kindel, 'Delight of Men and Gods: Christiaan Huygen's New Method of Printing'; and Edward J. Law, 'The Introduction of anastatic printing to America'. The reviewers are Rob Allen, Maureen Bell, Bridget Carrington, Eddie Cass, Elaine Jackson, Betty Hagglund, Andrew King, Michael Mitchell, Tracy Thong and Terry Wyke.