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Show INTRODUCTIO LTHOUGH Dard Hunter's vast contrfbutfon to the history o handmade papermaking fs also paramount in the realm of th art tself he fs not as well-knownas the maste of master craftsme As the author of this volume, I hav endeavoured to graphically fllustrate in a clear, chronologfcal order a much of Fathersartistic workas I have been able toassemble, althoug it may appear fnsignificant Father left home tn 1904 and eventually gatned the position of Dificmzof Artunder Elbert Hubbardat the Roycroft Shopsfn East Aurora ew York. Here, he designed and saw throug the press more than 10 oksand pamphlets; the covers, title pagesand fnitfal of the principa aggreiateof these have been faithfully reproduced in this volumealon :'i h his more recent accomplishments. These early llustrative design hsve their unfque place in the history of book fllustratfon today and ar ighly esteemed andadmired bycompeten loversand connofsseur forwhat they represent on their own merit. Nevertheless, he regarde the with enmity and even went so far as to term them "mortifyfng. ar exhibit was termed "One of the most unfqueand valuable additions t th graphicart serfes. is efghteen volumes on the subject of handmade papermaking ar D50 factoevidenc i stating that they gatne him world-wid and repute asan author, papermaker, type desfgner printer andrenow crafts Digital image© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, Allrights reserved |