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SUMMARY:Spring 2023 Hofer Lecture and Reception with Brian Cassidy: The True Story of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl
DESCRIPTION:Houghton Library welcomes Brian Cassidy\, rare book dealer and 
 co-founder of Type Punch Matrix\, who will give the Spring 2023 Philip and 
 Frances Hofer Lecture on the Art of the Book. Cassidy\, an expert on 
 duplication and self-publishing methods\, will present on the true story 
 behind the publication history of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” A copy of 
 the poem annotated by Ginsberg\, typed by Robert Creeley\, and reproduced 
 on a Ditto machine by Marthe Rexroth appears in the current Edison and 
 Newman room exhibition\, Do It Yourself! Self-Publishing from Letterpress 
 to LaserJet. Reception to follow. \n\nThe Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture 
 Series was established in 1968 to sponsor “lectures on subjects of 
 special interest to Harvard students and scholars within the range of the 
 Printing and Graphic Arts field." Philip Hofer—Harvard College class of 
 1921 and founding curator of Houghton's Department of Printing and Graphic 
 Arts—endowed the lecture fund in his and wife's names when he retired 
 from Houghton Library.\n\nBio: Brian Cassidy has been in the book trade 
 since 1994. From 2004-2019 he was proprietor of Brian Cassidy Bookseller\, 
 before co-founding the firm Type Punch Matrix. He serves on the faculty of 
 the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and Rare Book School\, where he 
 teaches a class on Understanding and Identifying 20th Century Duplicating 
 Technologies.
LOCATION:Houghton Library\, Houghton Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Anny Li":MAILTO:Anny_li@harvard.edu
CATEGORIES:Presentation
CONTACT;CN="Anny Li":MAILTO:Anny_li@harvard.edu
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URL:https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/calendar/main/hofer-lecture-sp-2023-cassidy
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