A Sneak Peek at Our Upcoming Rare Books Open House: There's No Place Like Home
On display for the Saturday, November 21st There's No Place Like Home: Local Treasures Rare Books Open House will be one of Milwaukee’s greatest treasures - The Voices of Friends Concerning John Plankinton, Milwaukee's Foremost Citizen, Father of the West Side (1910). This beautifully hand illuminated manuscript is a memorial commissioned by Elizabeth Plankinton in honor of her late father John Plankinton.
Also on display will be Milwaukee artist Joanna Poehlman’s unusual and fascinating artists books. One is The Naked Eye: A Compilation of Quotations (1992). Covered in leather, this book is illustrated with postage stamps, images from books and encyclopedias, antique seed catalogues, postcards and other ephemera.
Among other materials by Frank Lloyd Wright on display will be samples from Schumacher’s Taliesin Line of Decorative Fabrics and Wallpapers (1955). Frank Lloyd Wright designed fabrics in a wide variety of colors and textures some of which could be used for furniture. In addition to the fabric, he also designed said furniture, as well as stained glass, curtains, and wallpaper.
Valerie at Central