Graphic Design Club

The Oral History Live! Series at EMP|SFM
An Evening with Hatch Show Print's
Jim Sherraden

Wednesday, January 14 | 7pm
JBL Theater at EMP | 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle

Enjoy a lecture and exhibition tour with Hatch Show Print designer Jim Sherraden in honor of EMP|SFMs newest exhibition, American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print. Sherraden will lead a presentation on letterpress and the history of Americas longest-operating print shop.

Following the presentation, guests are welcome to attend a special tour of the exhibition and a chance to meet Sherraden to continue the conversation about Hatch Show Print.

Located in Nashville, Tenn., Hatch Show Print has made an undeniable impact on poster advertising and graphic design. Opened in 1879, the shops largest clients included vaudeville shows, state fairs and the Grand Ole Opry. Today, Hatch Show Print continues to use the same woodblock archives it used for carnivals in the 1800s to advertise everything from current politics to White Stripes concerts.

::Ticket Info::
EMP|SFM Members: Free
AIGA members: Free
General Public: $5

Reserve your seat today by calling 206.770.2702 or 1.877.EMP.SFM1

(Please note: Reserved seats that remain unclaimed 10 minutes prior to the event are subject to be released to the wait list.)

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American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, an exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in collaboration with the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, is supported by America's Jazz Heritage, A Partnership of the Wallace Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. Image courtesy Smithsonian Institution.

Banner image above:
Left image detail of Johnny Cash poster, right image detail of Kentucky Fair poster.