Description: Citizen Printer, Hardcover by Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr. (EDT); Kleon, Austin (FRW); Beasley, Myron; Walters, Kelly, ISBN 173686338X, ISBN-13 9781736863381, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Celebrating the storied career of a beloved letterpress printer whose posters spread messages of racial justice Detroit-based letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is celebrated for his type-driven messages of social justice and Black power, emblazoned in rhythmically layered and boldly inked posters made for the masses. Citizen Printer tells Kennedy’s inspiring story and contextualizes his important work—and offers readers tools for lifting their voices, too. A vital monograph on a trailblazing contemporary Black artist, Citizen Printer features 800 reproductions representing the breadth of Kennedy’s posters and prints, plus original portraiture of the artist at work, a powerful artist statement and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Austin Kleon, all presented in a dynamic type-forward design from American Institute of Graphic Arts medalist Gail Anderson and Joe Newton. Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. (born 1948) was working a corporate job for AT&T when, at the age of 40, he discovered the art of letterpress printing on a tour of Colonial Williamsburg. Kennedy then devoted himself to the craft, earning an MFA at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and teaching at Indiana University. He now operates Kennedy Prints!, a communal letterpress center in Detroit. Borrowing words from social justice heroes Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and others, Kennedy layers bold statements on race, capitalism, history and politics in exuberant, colorful and one-of-a-kind posters. Kennedy has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine and the Economist, and his work has been exhibited by the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and other institutions through the US. He was the subject of a 2012 feature-length documentary, Proceed and Be Bold!
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Book Title: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. : Citizen Printer
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Letterform Archive
Topic: Criticism & Theory, Individual Artists / Monographs, Graphic Arts / Typography, General, United States / General
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Art, History
Item Weight: 60.9 Oz
Author: Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Item Length: 12 in
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Hardcover
