ANNOUNCE: North American Print Conference, Beinecke/Yale, 3/1996
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THE BEINECKE RARE BOOK & MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, YALE UNIVERSITY
&
YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
present
THE 1996 NORTH AMERICAN PRINT CONFERENCE
THE ILLUSTRATING TRAVELER: ADVENTURE AND ILLUSTRATION IN NORTH
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, 1760-1895
New Haven, Connecticut
March 29-30, 1996
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library and Yale Center for
British Art are pleased to sponsor the 1996 North American Print
Conference in New Haven, Connecticut on Friday and Saturday, March 29th
and 30th, 1996. The North American Print Conference is a series of
locally organized conferences held in the United States and Canada on
subjects relating to the history of prints in North America. This year's
theme explores the interaction of text and illustration in 18th and 19th
century accounts of travel in North America. Nine speakers will explore
the history of individual illustrators such as George Harvey, Henry Warre,
and Louis Choris, as well as issues in the creation and marketing of
illustrated travel accounts including William Beckford's failed effort to
illustrate his "Descriptive Account of the Island of Jamaica" and George
Catlin's travails with his "North American Indian Portfolio." Among the
speakers will be noted photographer David Plowden who will discuss his own
experience with the issues and choices which confront the
author/illustrator of a travel narrative. In addition to the program of
lectures, the Beinecke Library will present a major exhibition of
illustrated travel books organized by William S. Reese including works
drawn from the Beinecke, from the library at the Yale Center for British
Art, and from a distinguished private collection.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
12:00 - 1:20 p.m. Registration
Entrance Court, Yale Center for British Art,
1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut
1:30 p.m. Introduction to the Conference
George Miles, William Robertson Coe Curator of
Western Americana, Yale University
1:45 p.m. The Colonial Production of Picturesque View Painting
& Prints: Beckford & Robertson in Jamaica
Rosalie Smith McCrea, London University
2:30 p.m. An Artist's Discovery of America: George Harvey
and his Atmospheric Landscapes
Sinclair Hitchings, Curator of Prints, Boston
Public Library
3:15 p.m. Louis Choris
Ron Tyler, Director, The Texas State Historical
Association
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Reception and Exhibition Viewing
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
7:15 p.m. Dinner
The President's Room, Woolsey Hall, Yale
University
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
8:45 a.m. Coffee
Yale Center for British Art
9:15 a.m. From Survival to Catastrophe: Published Images
of the Search for Franklin
James Burant, National Archives of Canada
10:00 a.m. Henry Warre
Georgia Barnhill, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of
Graphic Arts, American Antiquarian Society
10:45 a.m. Morning Break
11:15 a.m. The Production of George Catlin's North American
Indian Portfolio
William S. Reese, The William S. Reese Company
12:00 noon Lunch on your own
2:15 p.m. The Peril and the Promise: The Curious Resistance to
Photographic Illustrations in Late Nineteenth-Century
Government Reports
Martha A. Sandweiss, Director, Mead Art Museum,
and Associate Professor of American Studies, Amherst
College
3:00 p.m. A Quest to Document and Preserve: On the Road with
Benson J. Lossing
Cathy Cherbosque, Curator of Prints, The Henry
E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
3:45 p.m. Afternoon Break
4:15 p.m. An Author/Illustrator's View of Travel Narratives
David Plowden, Winnetka, Illinois
6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Reception
Yale Center for British Art
8:00 p.m. Dinner
The Union League Cafe, 1032 Chapel Street
CONFERENCE SITE AND ACCOMMODATIONS
The conference will be held in the lecture hall at the Yale Center for
British Art, 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut. A Friday evening
reception at the Beinecke Library, 121 Wall Street, will afford participants
the opportunity to view the exhibit arranged by guest curator, William S.
Reese. The Beinecke Library, Yale Center for British Art, and Yale
University Art Gallery will be open for research and viewing of exhibits
the week preceding the conference. The galleries are closed Monday.
Blocks of rooms have been set aside at The Colony, 1157 Chapel Street
[800-458-8810| and at the New Haven Hotel, 229 George Street
[203-498-3100| each of which are a short walk from the Yale campus.
Numerous other hotels are located a short drive from campus. Downtown New
Haven is accessible from Exit 47 of the Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate
95). Both Amtrak and Metro North provide train service to New Haven, and
United Airlines, US Air, and Continental Express offer service through
Tweed-New Haven Airport.
REGISTRATION
Registration will be limited to 100 people. The fee of $125 includes
the Friday and Saturday evening receptions and dinners as well as all
lectures. To register for the conference, send your name, address, and
phone number, as well as a check payable to the Beinecke Rare Book and
Manuscript Library, to:
George Miles, Curator
Yale Collection of Western Americana
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Questions may be referred to George Miles at the address above or through
the following forms:
E-MAIL - [log in to unmask]
PHONE - 203-432-2958
FAX - 203-432-4047
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