The well-illustrated exhibition publication provides an overview of the history of graphics collecting at the Library Company as well as essays and a case study of the relationships between American art history, visual culture and literacy, and race, gender, and Philadelphia imagery and image makers.
To request a copy, please contact kmaxwell@librarycompany.org.
Publication is free, but mailing fees will apply.
Imperfect History is supported by the Henry Luce Foundation, Walter J. Miller Trust, Center for American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Jay Robert Stiefel and Terra Foundation for American Art.