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Presentation: 7 Decades of Collecting

for the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering
Sunday, 5/5/2024
1:00 - 2:00
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

Join us for a presentation about the history of collecting calligraphy for San Francisco Public Library's Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering. Featuring calligrapher and teacher Judy Detrick and Andrea Grimes, Special Collections Librarian/Program Manager, Book Arts & Special Collections.

Presented by the Friends of Calligraphy (FOC) and sponsored by Book Arts & Special Collections.

This program is part of FOC's Annual General Meeting.

Calligraphy by John Prestianni. Richard Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, SFPL

Typography and Calligraphy

Attend programming, lectures and workshops on the art, design and function of lettering.

Spotlight

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Attending Programs

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