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Biography
For more than twenty-year, I have been extensively involved in the design and production of books, broadsides and other printed pieces for the Black Rock Press along with some freelance design for individuals and organizations. The books I design are both limited editions, which are hand printed letterpress productions, and trade editions, which are designed on the desktop and printed...View all 18 references Web References
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1. www.leartheater.org
www.leartheater.org/sections/c - [Cached]Published on: 2/1/2008 Last Visited: 2/17/2008
Art Bite: Bob Blesse on Margaret Whiting and Book Arts
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Bob Blesse, Director of the Black Rock Press at the University of Nevada, Reno, will discuss the artwork presented in Margaret Whiting: Laws of the Land, in the context of the field of Book Arts. -
2. Nevada Online Encyclopedia
www.nevadahumanities.org/encyc - [Cached]Published on: 2/25/2003 Last Visited: 2/25/2007
Robert Blesse, Head, Special Collections Department, University Library, University of Nevada, Reno -
3. Reno News and Review Arts & Culture - March 17, 2005
www.newsreview.com/issues/reno - [Cached]Published on: 3/17/2005 Last Visited: 3/18/2005
UNR librarian Bob Blesse, left, and Tom Krakowiak, a longtime volunteer at The Black Rock Press, show off the 1837 Columbian printing press, which was shipped to the university from England in the 1960s.
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"People walk by, look in the window and say, 'Holy smoke, what is that?'" Blesse says.
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"That's hands-off to students," Blesse says.
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But, Blesse says, the tiny lead pieces are getting harder to replace.
Over the years, the donated type has gotten worn or nicked.
"It's not only expensive," Blesse says, "it's getting impossible to replace."
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After Carpenter's death in 1999, Blesse found a receipt for the purchase and shipping--$560.
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Letter-press printing gives students a deep sense of accomplishment, Blesse says.
