APHA Chesapeake member exhibition
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.
Opening Thursday, November 8, 2007


The exhibition will run through December 20, 2007.

Click here to see photos when hanging the show on Saturday, November 3.

APHA / Chesapeake Chapter members who print letterpress were included in an exhibition held in the May Gallery of the Mullen Library in the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will run until the university's Christmas break and was sponsored by the Rare Books & Special Collections Department of CUA.

Participating members include:

Mike Anderson | The At Random Press
Stuart Bradley | The Railway Station Press
David Clinger | Press of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever and Sandy Bottom News
Jill Cypher | Wallflowers Press
Bill Deering | Raven Press
Mike Denker | The Stoney Creek Press
Roland Hoover | The Pembroke Press
Mike Kaylor | Literary Press
Willard Lockwood | The Creekside Press
Chris Manson | Crooked Crow Press
Stan Nelson | The Atelier Press
Ray Nichols | Wallflowers Press
Jim Wilder | Wild Apple Press

Around 80 attended the public opening which was nice and there was lots of letterpress talk from every corner of the room.

Photography by Ray Nichols.

The Mullen Library of the Catholic University of America. The exhibition is in the room just to the right of the front doors.

Ray Nichols, one of the exhibition's designers, compares wounds received in the line of duty with Lenore Rouse of the Rare Books Department who sponsored the exhibit and turned out a great crowd for the opening. It appeared the Lenore won the 'big scar' of the night award.

One of the four main design panels. There were three other lower glass covered cabinets which contained work.

Nina Matheson designed labels for the cheese in typefaces reflecting each one's country of origin naming each cheese with a different typeface. Nice APHA touch.

---, Greg Robison and Monsignor John Wippel.

Pat Manson, --- and Chris Manson share some conversation.

A view of part of the early crowd.

Ray Nichols, Sam Merrick, Melissa Lentz and Greg Coleman.

--- listens as Chesapeake Chapter President Mike Denker explains the ins and outs of ripe pawpaws.

Mike Kaylor photographing one of the displays.

---, Sam Merrick and Mike Kaylor...

Mike Denker, --- and ---...

Vickie and Katie Kaylor taking a look at some of dad's work.

---, Monsignor John Wippel, --- and Chris Manson.

--- and Greg Robison.

A view of the crowd next to the wine and food.

A view of the exhibition space with three display cabinets.

Dr. Blanche Ebeling-Koning and Dr. Thomas Cohen.

There was definitely some discussion of letterpress going on.

Chris Manson, Greg Robison, Ray Nichols and ---.

Mike Denker, Jackie Coleburn and Daniel De Simone.