You’re Invited! -- Registration is now open The Penn State University Libraries Preservation, Conservation, and Digitization Department is pleased to host the 5th annual William D. Minter Lectureship in Conservation on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, University Park, PA. The event will feature a presentation by Diane Maurer, paper marbler and paper artist. Register to join us *in-person* at Foster Auditorium at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948A9AF2FA2F49-48126711-william After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. *OR* Register to join us *virtually* at: https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ELIqgTwISf-2Frg6WSZYLQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. *Travels with the Marbling Muse on the Road to Immortality * *-- Diane Maurer* Recognized internationally as an expert paper artist and marbler, Diane Maurer is known for decorative papers for use in conservation, bookbinding, book jacket design, and in advertising arts. In March 2023, Diane was among fifty-three renown paper artists’ whose works were celebrated at a full-day marbled paper symposium and exhibition entitled Pattern and Flow, A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper, 1960s – 2000s, held at The Grolier Club in New York. The exhibition which chronicled the exceptional creativity of American decorated paper makers was later published in book form authored by Mindell (Mindy) Dubansky under the same title. Diane, an author in her own right, has published books on paper arts and collage including The Ultimate Marbling Handbook, Watson-Guptill, 1999; The Art of the Scrapbook, Watson-Guptill, 2000; The Handcrafted Letter, Storey Books, 2001; and The Art of Making Paste Papers, Watson-Guptill, 2002. Her book The Ultimate Marbling Handbook is acknowledged internationally as “the marblers’ bible.” In her over thirty-year career, her work is represented in many collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, Harvard University Library, the Museum of New Mexico, The Newberry Library, The Dutch Royal Library in the Netherlands, the Süleymaniye Library in Istanbul, Turkey, and The Museum of Antiquities in Urumqi, China. Throughout her career Diane received numerous commissions including designs for Lenox China, Godiva Chocolates, the White House, and the Penn State University. Diane has taught her collage and surface design techniques throughout the United States, and made guest appearances on several television shows, including Martha Stewart Living. She has demonstrated or taught workshops in marbling and paste paper design at many art centers and museum schools throughout the US including Arrowmont School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the Erie Art Museum, the Historic Rittenhouse Town in Philadelphia, Pyramid Atlantic in Riverdale, Maryland, the Society for Contemporary Crafts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Penland School in Penland, North Carolina, and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A graduate of Douglass College and Rutgers University, Diane grew up in Watchung, New Jersey and currently resides in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, seventeen miles from State College. Examples of Diane's work and publications will also be on display. The William D. Minter Lectureship in Conservation was established in 2019 to raise awareness and advance the knowledge of book and special collection conservation history, theory, and practice. Whether you are planning to attend in person or virtually, please register in advance as shown at the top. Questions or desire to receive the full invitation with attachments: Please contact Bill Minter at wdm14@psu.edu William Minter Bookbinding & Conservation, Inc. 4364 Woodbury Pike Woodbury, PA 16695 814-793-4020 wminterbook@gmail.com