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The Book Club of California

June 3 - June 3, 2013

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312 Sutter Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94108
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Artist Talk & Publication Party for The Sierra Nevada Suite
Celebrate the publication of The Sierra Nevada Suite: Thirty-One Wood Engravings by Richard Wagener, at The Book Club of California, 312 Sutter Street, Suite 500, San Francisco. With an illustrated talk by Richard Wagener and remarks by printer Peter Koch. Continuing in the tradition of master California wood-engravers Malette Dean and Paul Landacre, Richard Wagener is unsurpassed in the world of contemporary wood-engraving. His work is included in the collections of the Library of Congress, the Bancroft Library, the Achenbach Foundation, and the British Library, among many others. This book contains thirty-one new engravings, at once artistic in sensibility and photographic in detail, inspired by views that moved Wagener while hiking in the Sierra Nevada. The engravings were printed by the artist in his studio, and the book was designed and the text letterpress printed at Peter Koch Studios. More about the book may be found here: www.bccbooks.org/bcc-publications/ The Book Club of California is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1912. It supports the art of fine printing related to the history and literature of California and the western states of America through research, publishing, public programs, and exhibitions. Visit www.bccbooks.org or call (415) 781-7532 ex. 3 for more information. This event is free an open to the public.