Paper Engineering Lecture Series

Angels: a pop-up book [illustrations by] Chuck Fischer; text by Curtis Flowers; paper engineering by Bruce Foster.

Yellow square: a pop-up book for children of all ages, by David A. Carter.

The Libraries will be hosting a series of lectures to accompany its current exhibition at the National Museum of American History, Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn.

Save the date on your calendar for these sure-to-be-fascinating talks about pop-ups from some of the leading artists in the field:

Ellen Rubin, aka the “Pop-up Lady”—"A History of Pop-up and Movable Books: 700 Years of Paper Engineering," Wednesday November 10, 2010, Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum pf American History, 12th street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 12 noon.

Chuck Fischer, Wednesday Dec 1, 2010, Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum pf American History, 12th street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 12 noon. There will also be a book signing.

David Carter, Saturday April 16, 2011, Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum pf American History, 12th street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 12 noon. There will also be a book signing.

Stay tuned for additional lectures and dates to be announced!

—Elizabeth Periale