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Jaffe Center to Host 10th Annual Letterpress Appreciation Day

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By brittany sylvestri | 9/17/2019

罢丑别听聽at 番茄直播 will host its tenth annual Letterpress Appreciation Day on Sept. 18 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Wimberly Library, third floor, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus.

鈥淓very year on September 18thwe celebrate Type High Day or Letterpress Appreciation Day, which has its origins in the height of type,鈥 said聽, director of the JCBA. 鈥淎ll of the metal and wood type we use in letterpress printing, from the very smallest to the largest, measures an exact .918 inches in height.鈥澛

During the open house, visitors will be introduced to the print aspects of the Jaffe Center, which is home to historic relief presses that are used by students and artists to create hand-printed books and literary broadsides. Guests can tour the shop, print a souvenir poster on the 1890 Wesel Iron Hand Press.聽

鈥淚t鈥檚 an empowering thing for everyone,鈥 said Cutrone. 鈥淲e are so accustomed nowadays to clicking 鈥榩rint鈥 on our computer and finding a full color print a few seconds later but printing on the hand press gives everyone who does it a great sense of accomplishment.鈥

The event will also include a feature on Harriet Tubman and two screenings of the documentary 鈥淟os Ultimos: Endless Letterpress.鈥

The event is free and open to the public. For a list of all the events, or more information, click聽.

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