Nov. 3: Educator and book conservator to speak on the aesthetics of conservation
At 4 p.m. on Friday, November 3, 2006, Gary Frost will present a lecture entitled “The Aesthetics of Conservation,” in which he will discuss the “subtle art and quiet passions of the book conservator.” This lecture, sponsored by the Brodsky Endowment for the Advancement of Library Conservation, will occur in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of E. S. Bird Library at Syracuse University.
Gary Frost is an educator in book art and book conservation. He has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia University in New York, and the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently the conservator for the Libraries at the University of Iowa. Frost has been awarded the 2006 Banks/Harris Preservation Award by the ALCTS Division of the American Library Association. (Visit his web site, futureofthebook.com, for further information.)
The Brodsky Endowment for the Advancement of Library Conservation sponsors programs that promote and advance knowledge of library conservation theory and practice at Syracuse University and throughout the Central New York region.
CONTACT: Peter Verheyen
Syracuse University Library
315-443-9756
pdverhey@syr.edu
