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Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Citizen Printer
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January 6, 2025
letterpress (& Amos), forever & ever.
lucky enough to have someone in my life that made sure Amos got a copy to sign for me & an additional copy to have in the immediate as plans shifted quickly this year & he knew I needed it. just gifted that additional copy to a friend who needed it badly & cried tears of joy, after I spent time with it again, especially this year’s twelfth night. Amos’ art & school of bad printing & activism & advocation & voice & all is so damn needed by all.
(if you don’t know his work / much about letterpress printing & wonder why/if you need this beautifully designed book—you do &/or ask your library to get it—take some time to watch the free to view documentary about Amos’ years in the South, prior to his move to Detroit: PROCEED & BE BOLD! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i251DDf...)
Amos is a national treasure. so grateful & continue to celebrate this amazing publication!!
&, letterpress forever.
lucky enough to have someone in my life that made sure Amos got a copy to sign for me & an additional copy to have in the immediate as plans shifted quickly this year & he knew I needed it. just gifted that additional copy to a friend who needed it badly & cried tears of joy, after I spent time with it again, especially this year’s twelfth night. Amos’ art & school of bad printing & activism & advocation & voice & all is so damn needed by all.
(if you don’t know his work / much about letterpress printing & wonder why/if you need this beautifully designed book—you do &/or ask your library to get it—take some time to watch the free to view documentary about Amos’ years in the South, prior to his move to Detroit: PROCEED & BE BOLD! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i251DDf...)
Amos is a national treasure. so grateful & continue to celebrate this amazing publication!!
&, letterpress forever.
November 10, 2024
An inspiring and gorgeous book of Amos Kennedy’s prints and philosophies of community, activism, and process.
February 20, 2025
an essential read. I loved this big book and all is stands for. Definitely see if you can borrow a copy from your library (or buy one!) this is the people's art.
December 27, 2024
A history and sampling show of the fantastic prints of Amos Kennedy. Beautifully put together and informative. Anyone who is a printer should be reading this.
If I could I’d take a half-star off because of the tiny type as the main text font. No fault to Kennedy— a book design problem.
If I could I’d take a half-star off because of the tiny type as the main text font. No fault to Kennedy— a book design problem.
December 30, 2025
Great book! It came into my library as a rotator and I just had to read it! Amos Paul Kennedy, JR is a true artist! He tells you he may not be able to run a program but he can do prints for it and he does them justice! I had to copy some of the pages to put them up on my walls as art and inspiration!
June 23, 2025
this guy ROCKS
July 27, 2025
Extraordinary. Magnificent. Gorgeous. Inspiring.
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August 22, 2025inspiring
August 21, 2025
Read it as research for my MFA, but it's gotta count on towards my goal 😂
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