As the year is ending I would like to look back and look forward..
In 2015 I did not complete many of the bookplate projects I had planned.
The check lists of California artists , never got very far.
If you are in California and have the time to assist me with this project please send an email..
In 2015 I did not complete many of the bookplate projects I had planned.
If you are in California and have the time to assist me with this project please send an email..
Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com
It is hard to believe but 2016 will be my tenth year as a blogger.
In blog years ( like doggie years ) that is a long time.
To celebrate the tenth year I plan to have a bookplate contest.
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*Art Young's bookplate designs for Antioch Bookplate were shown on these posts:
For the month of December here is a snapshot of readership by country.
It is interesting to note that China which is feuding with Google never shows up in these stats even though I know many in China are reading my blog
Looking Forward
I would like to get more collector profiles and reader submissions next year.It is hard to believe but 2016 will be my tenth year as a blogger.
In blog years ( like doggie years ) that is a long time.
To celebrate the tenth year I plan to have a bookplate contest.
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Antioch Bookplate Archives–Unusual New Year’s Greetings submitted by
Rebecca Eschliman
Among the little correspondence from the 1930s that remained in the Antioch Bookplate Company files were some New Year’s Greetings from Art Young * to his friend (a friendship developed from their shared interest in socialist causes) and Antioch Bookplate Company founder Ernest Morgan.
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| Art Young in the late 1930s |
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| 1936 New Year's Greeting |
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| 1938 New Year's Greeting |
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From my own collection here is a New Years letter from 1943 which I cherish because it reflectsthe pulse of a time long gone when people had great respect and admiration for our leaders..
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To all of you out there may 2016 be a year for good health, joy and prosperity.
