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#MiniatureMonday
The first museum of Los Angeles / by Doris & Jerome Selmer ; with an etching by Cheryl Barton-Klyver
This book includes history of the founding of the first museum in Los Angeles, the Southwest Museum.
The tiny book also contains some lovely illustrations of items that can even be found in the museum, and a hand printed etching of the building.
“200 copies printed and bound at Bookhaven Press, Alta Loma, California, using handset Bembo type and printed on 60lb. Warren’s Eggshell paper. It was completed in August of 1993 for a private publishing venture by Doris and Jerome Selmer of Arcadia, Calif.” –Colophon
–Diane R., Special Collections Graduate Student
Originally posted by pyvozaur
Anyone planning trips to a favorite or new museum when school is out for the summer? If you are at the University of Iowa, we are almost there!