Thursday, October 26, 6:30 pm
Paul Shaw, curator of the exhibition Paper Is Part of the Picture, is a designer and design historian who has researched and written about the history of graphic design with a focus on typography, lettering and calligraphy. A recipient of grants and scholarships from the NEH, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Harry Ransom Center at University of Texas, among others, he was also a 2002 Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. A contributing editor for Print, he has contributed to and edited many journals,and is author of the acclaimed Helvetica and the New York City Subway System.