The 6th Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Competition and Exhibition for American Bookbinding took place Friday, June 8, 2012 at Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University and it was a great day!
There were 31 entrants in the competition (almost a doubling from last Triennial’s participation); great workshops by Karen Hanmer, Shanna Leino, and Chela Metzger; a superb and personal luncheon presentation by Priscilla Spitler on her design and realization of the binding from that 2009 award-winning design; many moving memorials to Jan Sobota; and a wonderful awards ceremony and exhibition opening–the Bridwell Library staff did a fantastic job of everything!
The winners at this Triennial’s competition are:
Jana Pullman
2012 Award for Design
Eleanore Edwards Ramsey
2012 Award for Excellence in Fine Binding
David John Lawrence
2012 DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding
See www.smu.edu/Bridwell/Collections/SpecialCollectionsandArchives/Exhibitions/DeGolyer2012.