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Gift of Terry Harlow, 2022.9.10, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, In copyright
Harry Duncan at Bookworks, Hartford, Ct., June 27, 1979
Gift of Terry Harlow, 2022.9.10, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, In copyright

Harry Duncan at Bookworks, Hartford, Ct., June 27, 1979

Teacher (1916 - 1997)
Date1979
MediumFlyer; black printer's ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 5 3/8 × 3 3/8in. (13.7 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Terry Harlow
Object number2022.9.10
DescriptionSmall flyer advertising Harry Duncan at Bookworks in Hartford on June 2, 1979. In the center of the sheet, the text reads, "Harry Duncan / at / Bookworks / [printer's ornament of a printing press] / Hartford, Ct. / June 27, 1979". Surround it is a frame, within which is text that wraps around in a rectangle: "The demands of the craft [printer's ornament of an acorn] / are clear. There is no disputing them. Register [printer's ornament of an acorn] / is register, and good spacing [printer's ornament of an acorn] / is something that any tyro can recognize.--H.D."

On the verso, there is text that reads, "This keepsake was printed at the Cellar Press, / West Simbsury, Ct., W. J. Hildebrandt, proprietor."
Status
Not on view