Mission:
The Davidson College Letterpress Lab is a space for student learning, faculty collaboration, and aesthetic production. As an experiential and interdisciplinary venture, the Lab seeks to introduce students to the historical context and contemporary applications of letterpress, especially as it intersects with the liberal arts curriculum. In these pursuits, the Lab actively seeks campus collaborators, including Special Collections and Archives at the George Abernethy Library, the Van/Every Smith Galleries at the Visal Art Center, Davidson Arts and Creative Engagement, and various departments and programs across the college. To explore possible collaborative options, email Dr. Rippeon.
Portfolio of completed works and workshops:
“May Poem.” Text by Yona Harvey. Three-color broadside published on the occasion of Harvey’s visit to Davidson College, and distributed during the English Department Literary Gala. April 2025.
“The Peace of Wild Things.” Text by Wendell Berry. Image by Elizabeth Bradford. Two-color broadside published on the occasion of Bradford’s exhibition at the Van/Every Smith Galleries. February 2025.
Eucalypt. Text by Craig Dworkin. Artist’s book by Andrew Rippeon (concertina, with lasercut covers and eucalyptus veneers). September 2024.
“My God! Mr. Chace!” Large-format broadside featuring extract no. 58 from Moby-Dick, solicited by The Bodleian Library at Oxford University on the occasion of Melville’s bicentennial. October 2019.
Location: The Davidson College Book Lab is located in Rm. 148 of the E. Craig Jr. Wall Academic Center.
Contact:
Andrew Rippeon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Writing and English
Davidson College
Rm. 3136 Chambers Hall
(704) 894-3059
anrippeon@davidson.edu
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