Free Library of Philadelphia, Print and Picture Collection and One Book, One Philadelphia

Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Collection

Spanning the graphic arts from 1493 to the present time, The Print and Picture Collection of The Free Library of Philadelphia houses extensive fine art print, photograph, drawing, and artists  book collections, as well as research collections of historical and modern images of Philadelphia (and more). A circulating picture collection of news photographs and pictures and illustrations clipped from books and magazines on myriad subjects is also available. The Free Library of Philadelphia was founded in 1891 as the city s public library. The Library has grown into a system with a Central Library on the Parkway and 54 branches.

Book is a book is a book is a book. Or is it? 30 years of publishing - a selection of artists' books from Women's Studio Workshop.
2nd Floor Galleries
January 18 – February 26, 2010  

Beyond Color: a Rediscovery of the Spectrum
2nd Floor Galleries
March 8 – April 30, 2010  
An invitational show by members of the American Color Print Society

Mark/Remarque: A Collaborative Portfolio and Other Work by Philadelphia Printmakers
1st Floor, West Gallery
March 19 – June 18, 2010  

Artists included in Mark/Remarque:
Cindy Back, Katie Baldwin, Nancy Citrino, Joan Curran, Dan Dallmann, Kip Deeds, Amze Emmons, Don Forsythe, Chris Hartshorne, Richard Hricko, Daniel Heyman, Sarah McEneaney, Matthew Neff, Caitlin Perkins, Serena Perrone, Mary Phelan, Celia Reisman, Tony Rosati, Ron Rumford, Carrie Scanga, Bill Scott, Patty Smith, Hester Stinnett, Evan Summer, Shelley Thorstensen, Rochelle Toner, John Williams, Eva Wylie

One Book, One Philadelphia

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
January 20-March 24, 2010
www.freelibrary.org/onebook
Check website for complete programs.

One Book, One Philadelphia, is a citywide initiative that promotes reading,literacy, and libraries by encouraging the entire city to read and discuss the same book. Over the course of the program period, more than 100 Persepolis inspired events are held both in libraries and jointly with community partners throughout the city. In this graphic novel, Satrapi uses powerful black-and-white images to chronicle her memoire of growing up during the Islamic revolution.

Many of the One Book, One Philadelphia programs will celebrate the graphic arts.