The International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) warmly invites you to register for its upcoming 35th Biennial Congress on June 7-11, 2021. The much-anticipated event, entitled “Investigating American Collections on Paper” will be co-hosted by the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Archives and Records Administration. The Washington, DC organizers have transformed the original in-person Congress into an online colloquium that will allow greater participation by paper historians, scholars, and students from around the world. Please visit the IPH website (http://www.paperhistory.org/) for a detailed conference program and registration.
The Congress will open with a keynote address from the eminent paper historian John Bidwell, Astor Curator and Head of the Department of Printed Books and Bindings at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, and will feature talks given by 35 other outstanding international scholars. Presenters will discuss international paper history, artists’ papers, book papers, watermark databases, new methodologies in paper studies, and toolkits for paper and watermark identification. The 2021 IPH Congress brings together an unprecedented assembly of experts and is designed for interactive discussion. In addition to the pre-recorded presentations with live question and answer sessions, live workshops will allow participants to gain greater familiarity with watermark imaging tools and international watermark databases, guided by their creators.
Please register soon!
2021 IPH Congress Planning Committee:
Library of Congress: Sylvia Albro, Yasmeen Khan, Amelia Parks, Mary Elizabeth Watson
National Gallery of Art: Marian Dirda and Amy Hughes
National Archives and Records Administration: Halaina Demba, Amy Lubick, Yoonjoo Strumfels
