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Special Collections Gallery

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The Special Collections Gallery hosts the works of many local artists.

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  Glance

  • Contact Info

    Special Collections Gallery

    Marriott Library, 4th Floor
    Salt Lake City, UT 84112

    Phone: (801) 581-8558   |   Fax: 8015853464   |  

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  • • Current Events

      05/04/12- 06/17/12

      Booking a Brouhaha Special Collections Gallery Booking a Brouhaha Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery May 4-June 17, 2012 Book Arts Program students trigger quite a commotion as they showcase the final editions and ingenious bookwork created as part of spring semester's Artists' Books class. Revel in the design, writing, and craft that coalesce to produce a bit of everything from one-of-a-kind masterpieces to democratic multiples. As the world of the printed page explodes in different directions, these students utilize the ensuing pandemonium to instigate stunning innovations in the art of the book.

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/22/12- 08/05/12	Utah Architects and Sanborn Maps Special Collections Gallery Utah Architects and Sanborn Maps Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery June 22-August 5, 2012 This exhibition features the Capitol Competition drawings of Richard Kletting (1858-1943), and the Harvard drawings of Salt Lake City-born architect Lloyd Snedaker (1905-1989). Originally from Germany, Kletting was informally known as "The Dean of Utah Architecture." His first commission in Salt Lake City was the University of Deseret, which is now the University of Utah.
      08/10/12- 09/23/12	Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets Special Collections Gallery Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery August 10-September 23, 2012 Before the first shots were fired at the battle of Lexington and Concord, American Colonists and British Imperialists had already begun to fight in print. Words could not win physical battles but they could fight on the ideological front. American and British pamphleteers struggled to determine the meaning of the revolution and what winning meant. Ultimately they would define what it meant to be an American.
      08/31/12- 10/14/12	Counterform: A Juried Show of Utah Book Work Special Collections Gallery Counterform: A Juried Show of Utah Book Work Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery August 31-October 14, 2012 This returning exhibition showcases outstanding work produced by Utah's bookmakers. Open to professionals, amateurs, and students alike, this juried exhibition highlights the witty and the preposterous, the poignant and the sublime works of remarkable concept and design.
      09/28/12- 11/25/12	Herding Cats: The Wild World of Artists' Books Special Collections Gallery Herding Cats: The Wild World of Artists' Books Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery September 28-November 25, 2012 Interpretations of The Artist's Book are nearly as numerous as those who create them; also abundant are the perspectives from which readers can view these works. This exhibition, with selections from the Marriott Library's fine art and rare collections, presents remarkable examples as viewed through the lenses of text and form, design and typography, binding craft and design, drawing and illustration, and printing technique.
      09/28/12- 11/25/12	Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections Special Collections Gallery Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery September 28-November 25, 2012 Willard Marriott Library Book Arts Program presents Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections at Special Collections Gallery.

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/04/12- 06/17/12

    Booking a Brouhaha Special Collections Gallery Booking a Brouhaha Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery May 4-June 17, 2012 Book Arts Program students trigger quite a commotion as they showcase the final editions and ingenious bookwork created as part of spring semester's Artists' Books class. Revel in the design, writing, and craft that coalesce to produce a bit of everything from one-of-a-kind masterpieces to democratic multiples. As the world of the printed page explodes in different directions, these students utilize the ensuing pandemonium to instigate stunning innovations in the art of the book.

  • Upcoming Events

    06/22/12- 08/05/12	Utah Architects and Sanborn Maps Special Collections Gallery Utah Architects and Sanborn Maps Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery June 22-August 5, 2012 This exhibition features the Capitol Competition drawings of Richard Kletting (1858-1943), and the Harvard drawings of Salt Lake City-born architect Lloyd Snedaker (1905-1989). Originally from Germany, Kletting was informally known as "The Dean of Utah Architecture." His first commission in Salt Lake City was the University of Deseret, which is now the University of Utah.
    08/10/12- 09/23/12	Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets Special Collections Gallery Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery August 10-September 23, 2012 Before the first shots were fired at the battle of Lexington and Concord, American Colonists and British Imperialists had already begun to fight in print. Words could not win physical battles but they could fight on the ideological front. American and British pamphleteers struggled to determine the meaning of the revolution and what winning meant. Ultimately they would define what it meant to be an American.
    08/31/12- 10/14/12	Counterform: A Juried Show of Utah Book Work Special Collections Gallery Counterform: A Juried Show of Utah Book Work Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery August 31-October 14, 2012 This returning exhibition showcases outstanding work produced by Utah's bookmakers. Open to professionals, amateurs, and students alike, this juried exhibition highlights the witty and the preposterous, the poignant and the sublime works of remarkable concept and design.
    09/28/12- 11/25/12	Herding Cats: The Wild World of Artists' Books Special Collections Gallery Herding Cats: The Wild World of Artists' Books Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery September 28-November 25, 2012 Interpretations of The Artist's Book are nearly as numerous as those who create them; also abundant are the perspectives from which readers can view these works. This exhibition, with selections from the Marriott Library's fine art and rare collections, presents remarkable examples as viewed through the lenses of text and form, design and typography, binding craft and design, drawing and illustration, and printing technique.
    09/28/12- 11/25/12	Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections Special Collections Gallery Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections Presented by Book Arts Program At the J. Willard Marriott Library at Special Collections Gallery September 28-November 25, 2012 Willard Marriott Library Book Arts Program presents Movable Books: Selections from the Rare Book Collections at Special Collections Gallery.

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    08/20/10- 10/01/10	Viva Mexico Special Collections Gallery
    06/18/10- 08/13/10	AIGA 50 Books with 50 Covers Special Collections Gallery
    10/16/09- 12/04/09	Counterform Special Collections Gallery