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For those in D.C. or those who might be travelling to D.C. and interested:

 

The Smithsonian Libraries presents the 2nd lecture in a new series that explores the history, artistry, design and construction of pop-up and movable books. Held in conjunction with Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn,” our ongoing exhibition in the Libraries gallery located in the National Museum of American History, the series will feature movable book historians, pop-up artists and designers, and paper engineers. We hope you will join us on December 1, 2010 and please watch our blog for future announcements: http://smithsonianlibraries.si.edu/foldpullpopturn/. 

 

 

Chuck Fischer

Creating a Pop-Up Book and The Enduring Appeal Of

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

 

Chuck Fischer is a leading author and designer who has taken his unique painting style and effortlessly transferred his signature look to various home furnishings products and books, making his remarkable artistry available to a wide audience. Fischer’s work is in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City and in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries exhibition Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop, and Turn at the National Museum of American History. Fischer was chosen as a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome.  He received his B.F.A. from The University of Kansas.

 

On November 10, 2010, Fischer’s latest pop-up book, Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol: A Pop-Up
by Chuck Fischer was published by Little, Brown and Company. Along with the book, Fischer launched interactive apps for the iPad:  A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night Before Christmas.

 

Fischer's book, Christmas in New York: A Pop-Up Book has become a perennial holiday favorite, chosen as one of USA Today’s Top Ten holiday books for 2007.

 

In The Beginning: The Art of Genesis was published in 2008, and ANGELS: A Pop-Up Book was chosen by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to be featured in their Holiday 2010 catalog.

 

2010 marks the fourth year Fischer has been honored with the commission to create the annual holiday card for The White House Historical Association.

 

 

December 1, 2010

12:00pm-1:00pm

Carmichael Auditorium

National Museum of American History

 

Lecture will be followed by a book signing event for

 

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Pop-Up by Chuck Fischer.

 

For event inquiries, contact Susan Frampton, [log in to unmask].