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Expanding the book: A new National Art Library display

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By Amy Orr
| V&A Blog
The new display, Expanding the book, is now up and available to view outside the National Art Library doors. The two-case display explores how artists challenge the traditional concept of the book by using unusual materials and formats. With dates ranging from 1985 to 2023, you will see books made from feathers and silk, polymer clay, glass mirror boards and more. To choose these books, I went on a mission inside our locked cupboards where we keep our artists’ book collection.
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A gift from John Westwood to the National Art Library

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By Amy Orr
| V&A Blog
Experimental binding design by John Westwood for Together and Alone, by Christopher Whitfield, published by the Golden Cockerel Press, 1945. Museum no. 38041026002816 © Paul Westwood The National Art Library’s holdings of modern bookbindings were recently enriched by a generous gift from the late British bookbinder, graphic designer, and typographer, John Westwood (c.1920-2018). The twenty-eight books he donated to the Library bear covers of his own design and date from 1937 to the 1970s.
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Pochoir, Paper and PVC Leatherette: New Acquisitions in the National Art Library

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By Amy Orr
| V&A Blog
Come and see a selection of new acquisitions outside the entrance to the National Art Library. This new display continues to  showcase the diversity of the Library collections and the different ways in which we are able to acquire these amazing books. They have come to us through purchase or gift but we also receive objects through bequests and are able to acquire some items through the generosity of our supporters.
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