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Pen & Print: The Legacy of Edward Johnston 1906-2006 St Bride Printing Library Wednesday 4 to Thursday 19 October 2006 The exhibition marked the centenary of the first publication of Edward Johnston’s influential Writing and Illuminating, and Lettering in 1906 - it has been in continuous print ever since. Johnston’s teaching and philosophy was shown through contemporary work in many mediums including formal penmanship, carved and engraved lettering and modern typeface design. Calligraphy is thereby seen as the root of our various lettering systems. The exhibition was jointly curated by the Edward Johnston Foundation and the Society of Scribes and Illuminators. Words as Images
The 1997 exhibition was held in two excellent UK locations, Durham and Leamington, during the summer. Souvenir copies of the Journal (Summer 1997 issue) which acted as the exhibition catalogue are available at a price of £4.50 from the Hon. Secretary. The Journal contains 4 colour pages and 12 black and white pages of work shown. Images of some of the entries can be seen here: they are mostly in black and white. The Gallery of Calligraphy '97 shows samples of work from the exhibition. Celebration of Calligraphy, 1996 'Celebration' was a major exhibition for the Society, falling as it did in the 75th year of the SSI. Images of some of the entries can be seen here in colour. The catalogue of the exhibition in full colour (64 pages) is still available from Hon. Secretary at a price of £7.50 including postage in the U.K. (click here for overseas prices). It is introduced by forewords from Wendy Selby, Gerald Fleuss and Donald Jackson. This adventurous exhibition was the result of a collaboration between the calligraphers of the SSI and the Designer Bookbinders guild. It was held in the crypt of St. Paul's cathedral, London, to great acclaim. A major exhibition of modern works by members of the Society. Held in 1981, this was the 60th anniversary exhibition of the Society, its first major event for 12 years in London. Those 12 years were remarkable for the advances made in the spontaneity of the craft, after slow perusal of perfection via more traditional means such as Presentation Addresses, Rolls of Honour, Service Books etc. Now expressive calligraphy was to be seen, growing from the roots of sound understanding of writing styles and letterforms. The display of new work to a broad public is a continuing committment of the SSI. Plans are being formulated for small, themed exhibitions over the next 3 years, and dates, locations and invitations to exhibit will be announced when each is finalised. In the past, these exhibitions have been most successul and include Small is Beautiful, Love Letters, Age of Innocence and Making Old Words New. Slide sets of these themed exhibitions are still available to members through Hon. Secretary or the Society's Sales Form.
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