Oberlin College Library Perspectives
A Newsletter of the Oberlin College
Number 12, May 1995
Gehenna Press Exhibition
A selection of books and prints from the Gehenna Press, which was founded by artist and printer Leonard Baskin, is on display in the Main Library through Commencement. This exhibition, curated by Head of Special Collections Dina Schoonmaker, illustrates the production of this fine press through its fifty-three year history. It contains many items that are on loan from Leonard and Lisa Baskin.
One particularly interesting aspect of the exhibition is the inclusion of woodcut blocks and an etching plate used in the production of Gehenna Press books and prints. Pictured at right is Capriccio, a book of poems by Ted Hughes and engravings by Leonard Baskin (Gehenna Press, 1990). To the left of the volume is the woodcut block used in printing the illustration.
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