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Dard
Hunter Revisited: October 11 and 12, 2002 (Although this event has now passed, we leave up the announcement for those fans of Dard Hunter who might want to know about recent events honoring this pioneer of design.)
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The Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, in collaboration with the F. Franklin Moon Library at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University, announces an exciting symposium on the life and work of the American Arts and Crafts movement artist, Dard Hunter. The symposium will focus especially on Hunter's unique role in the twentieth-century renaissance of hand papermaking and book design and will offer a rare opportunity to view an extensive collection of these works at the Moon Library. The symposium will offer diverse, original, and enlightening perspectives from professionals in art history, book and papermaking arts, paper science, and conservation, and connoisseurship, and will shed new light on this towering figure by freshly examining critical issues surrounding Hunter's career. |
About Dard Hunter: Dard Hunter (1883-1966), a major designer in the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is widely recognized as a key figure in early twentieth-century design and the renaissance in the arts of hand papermaking and printing. Born in Ohio, Hunter moved in 1904 to East Aurora, New York, to join Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters. Hubbard encouraged Hunter to work in graphic design, stained glass and metalwork. On a trip to London in 1911 Hunter was inspired by early European papermaking and printing. Upon his return, he set up shop in the Hudson River Valley where he pursued Arts and Crafts design.
In 1919, Hunter moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, and thereafter devoted his efforts to research and publication dealing with hand papermaking and printing. Hunter's Lime Rock Mill, established in 1928, served a model for many of the handmade paper mills that sprang up in the United States in following years. Hunter's writings about paper and his collections of "primitive" papers continue to fascinate and inspire artisans and artists of books and paper to the present day.
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Location: The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is adjacent to the Syracuse University campus in Syracuse, NY, immediately south of Carrier Dome. For maps and directions refer to www.esf.edu/ce/esfmaps.htm or www.esf.edu/welcome/campus/campus.htm. (The SUNY-ESF facilities are wheelchair-accessible.) All events will take place in Marshall Hall Auditorium, SUNY-ESF, unless noted otherwise.
Speakers and schedule:
(See Biographies of Speakers)
Friday, 11 October 2002
7:15 Welcome from the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York; Cleota Reed, Program Chair
7:30 Paper and
Books: Dard Hunter's Legacy
Cathleen A.
Baker, Lecturer, College of Communication and Information Sciences,
University of Alabama (Sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts,
Syracuse University)
Reception and book signing follows lecture in Alumni Hall. View exhibits.
Saturday, 12 October 2002
8:30 Welcome and opening remarks; Moderator, Deirdre C. Stam, Director, New York Center for Books and Reading
9:00 An Introduction to the Dard Hunter Collection of the Moon Library;Flora Nyland, College Archivist, SUNY-ESF
9:15 Moved by the Spirit -- Making the Dard Hunter Biography; Steve Miller, Letterpress printer, publisher and Coordinator of the MFA in the Book Arts Program at The University of Alabama.
10:00 Paper is Part of the Picture; Don Cortese, Artist and Professor Emeritus, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
10:45 Paper: a Ubiquitous, Versatile Material; Philip Luner, Senior Research Associate Emeritus, Empire State Paper Research Institute, SUNY-ESF (Sponsored by Friends of Moon Library)
2:00 Dard Hunter's Influence on Roycroft Art Metal Design; Boice Lydell, Curator, Roycroft Art Museum, East Aurora, New York
2:45 Latest Discoveries at the Gomez Mill House: Archaeology and Dard Hunter; William Maurer, Director, Gomez Mill House, Marlboro, New York
3:30 The Life of a Craftsman: a Personal Perspective; Dard Hunter III, Craftsman and grandson of the artist, Chillicothe, Ohio (Sponsored by L. & J. G. Stickley, Inc., Manlius, New York)
4:15 Discussion and closing remarks
5:00 Conference ends
Exhibits: examples of Dard Hunter's writings on paper, and his published paper sample collections, from the extensive holdings of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; also three-dimensional objects designed by Hunter, organized by speaker Boyce Lydell. Viewing times will occur at specified periods during the conference.
Fees: $85 for the full conference including lunch; $65 to members of the Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York; and $45 to full-time students with ID's. (If you wish to join the Society, please see the web page for the Society at www.acscny.org). (For reservations received after Sept. 20: $95, $75 to members, $45 to students).
Housing: Hotel accommodations are available adjacent to the campus, just a 10- minute walk, or a 3-minute drive, from the conference location at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. See the registration form for fees and other details.
Registration: Please fill out the registration form and return it by surface mail.
Contact information: Email addresses and web sites are listed below. See also the list of planning committee members.
To learn more about Dard Hunter: Consult the Friends of Dard Hunter website at www.slis.ua.edu/ba/dardo.html; for a short biography of this Roycroft designer, see the American Museum of Papermaking at www.ipst.edu/amp/museum_dhunter.htm.
Dard Hunter lived in the Gomez Mill House where traces of his work remain: www.gomez.org.
For tile and pottery designs available in reproductions, see www.dardhunter.com/catalog/tile.html.
Also see speaker Cathleen A. Baker's new book, By His Own Labor: The Biography of Dard Hunter. Tuscaloosa, AL: Red Hydra Press, 2000 (limited edition); New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2000.
Acknowledgements:
The Board of
Directors of the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York thanks
State University of New YOrk College of Environmental Science and
Forestry for providing the facilities and serving as hosts for this
conference. It also thanks Friends of F. Franklin Moon Library;
New York Center for Books and Reading; Syracuse University Library;
Department of Fine Arts of the College of Arts and Sciences (Syracuse
University); GiansantiDesign; Dalton's Antiques; L.& J.G.,
Stickley. Inc.; Gilbert paper; Peerless Press; and Lucie Wellner for
their generous support of funding and
services. -- David Rudd, President of the Society
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The Dard Hunter Symposium is sponsored by the Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York, PO Box 35082, Syracuse NY 13235. (Contact: Dave Rudd, Tel. 315-463-1568; Email: rudd@daltons.com; www.acscny.org), and by Dalton's (American Decorative Arts), 1931 James St., Syracuse NY 13206.
In cooperation with the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York. (Contact: Flora Nyland, Moon Library, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse NY 13244. Tel. 470-6719; Email: fmnyland@esf.edu)
Assisted by the New York Center for Books and Reading, Syracuse University Library, Syracuse NY 13244 (www.newyorkbooks.org; Email: dcstam@aol.com)
