APHA members will soon receive Printing History 36. This 80-page issue is the first one developed by editor Sam Regal who was advised by the Editorial Committee: Johanna Drucker, Sam Lemley, Aaron Pratt, Irene Tichenor, and Brittney Washington. Printing History 36 feature articles on: [Read more]
Printing History is pleased to announce an issue highlighting community printing and publishing practices. We invite author submissions that approach print history expansively, with a focus on small press, DIY, ephemeral, fringe, and community-focused materials that challenge mainstream notions of the print historical record. We particularly welcome submissions spotlighting the printing practices of marginalized communities. [Read more]
The committee reviewed thirty-one applications for the 2025 Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History, MSL Fellowship for short. The range of projects and varied experience brought to each provided a fascinating insight into the current state of research in what is broadly understood as print history. Reaching a decision to make one award has many challenges, and the committee considers many factors—feasibility (can the project be done and does the researcher have the background to realize the project), impact (will the outcomes be of value to the field), and overall merit (will the work advance our historical knowledge). [Read more]
The American Printing History Association is pleased to present the following members who have agreed to serve on the APHA board and to stand for election at our annual meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2 p.m. EST.
The Nominating Committee
Hosea Baskin
E. Haven Hawley, Past President (Chair)
J. Fernando Peña, President
Sara T. Sauers
Nina Schneider
December 17, 2024
Dear APHA member and friend,
You are cordially invited to our annual meeting on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 2 p.m. (EST) to conduct APHA’s business and celebrate excellence in printing history. This year’s meeting will be held virtually. Further details, including the meeting link, will be emailed to members in January and posted on the APHA website at https://printinghistory.org/. [Read more]
The American Printing History Association (APHA) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship. The Mark Samuels Lasner Fellowship in Printing History is an annual award of up to $2,000 for research in any area of the history of printing in all its forms, including all the arts and technologies relevant to printing, the book arts, and letter forms. [Read more]
Detail of a sketch for an APHA logo by Hebert H. Johnson.
APHA members will soon receive Printing History 35. This 100-page issue was developed by guest editors Aaron Pratt and Brittney Washington and advised by the Editorial Committee: Johanna Drucker, Sam Lemley, and Irene Tichenor. Printing History 35 feature articles on:
Typesetting as Women’s Work
Easter Eggs in the Printing of Henry Morris and the Bird & Bull Press
Auriol as a Text Typeface:
Queer Print in Victorian England
Engraving of Matrices on a Modified Preis Engraver
Selections from the APHA Fifty Print Exchange
Thoughts on the founding of APHA and in the 1990s and early 2000s
This issue includes book reviews of Teaching the History of the Book, The JAB Anthology: Selections from the Journal of Artists’ Books, 1994–2020, and Albert Kner: Artist, Icon, Legend; Discovering His Legacy in Industrial Design.
The American Printing History Association is pleased to announce Sam Regal as the new editor of Printing History. She is the Instruction and Exhibitions Librarian in Special Collections and Archives at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she develops experiential learning modalities designed to connect her community with print and book history. [Read more]