Annual Membership Meeting / Artist's Discussion by Teresa Jaynes
Event Information
Description
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Annual Business Meeting for Library Company Members
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Exhibition Viewing & Reception
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Artist’s Discussion: Talking to the Fingers in the Language of the Eyes
Join Teresa Jaynes, artist-in-residence at the Library Company, as we explore the artistic process of Common Touch. Enjoy an overview of the Library Company’s Michael Zinman Collection of Printing for the Blind and learn how it inspired Jaynes to embark on a multi-year journey of research, exploration, and creation. Jaynes will share her perspective on this unique art installation where the world of 19th century historical collections intersects with a new world of tactile expression.
Common Touch: The Art of the Senses in the History of the Blind has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Organizer Library Company of Philadelphia
Organizer of Annual Membership Meeting / Artist's Discussion by Teresa Jaynes
The Library Company of Philadelphia is an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Open to the public free of charge, the Library Company houses an extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art. Founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, the Library Company is America's oldest cultural institution and served as the Library of Congress from the Revolutionary War to 1800. The Library Company was the largest public library in America until the Civil War.
