Covers by Víctor Viano
October 19, 2023
Faride Mereb will deliver our twenty-fourth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not be better: “Covers by Víctor Viano.” Learn more »
Events
Boston Art Book Fair 2023
November 10–12, 2023
We’ll cross the river for the Boston Art Book Fair. Presented by the Boston Center for the Arts and Bodega, the fair is a great place to pick up affordable books by artists and designers from all over the country. Learn more »
Past Events
Letters from a Turkish Prison
September 20, 2023
Dyana Weissman delivered our twenty-third Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Letters from a Turkish Prison.” Learn more »
The Design of Black and Indigenous Liberation
September 7, 2023
Sebastian Ebarb delivered our twenty-second Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “The Design of Black and Indigenous Liberation.” Learn more »
Typographics Book Fair 2023
June 16–18, 2023
We left on a midnight train to NYC so we could exhibit at the Typographics book fair at Cooper Union on June 16 and 17 and 18. You should’ve packed your own bags and met us there. Learn more »
How to Live on Love: The Boston Book Launch
May 21, 2023
We introduced How to Live on Love to Greater Boston and the greater world as both Elizabeth Goodspeed and the team from High Tide were present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »
Last Words: Gravestones of Type Designers
May 18, 2023
Gavin Morrison delivered our twenty-first Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Last Words: Gravestones of Type Designers.” Learn more »
15 Woodcuts in 15 Minutes: Works by Ukrainian Printmaker Jacques Hnizdovsky
May 11, 2023
Christine Jacobson delivered our twentieth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “15 Woodcuts in 15 Minutes: Works by Ukrainian Printmaker Jacques Hnizdovsky.” Learn more »
It’s Our Fifth Birthday. Let’s Eat Ice Cream.
May 7, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency will end in Massachusetts on May 11. Our fifth birthday is May 5. We’ll celebrate by eating ice cream on May 7. Learn more »
Archive Fever
April 12, 2023
Brockett Horne delivered our nineteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Archive Fever.” Learn more »
A Colorful Life: Gere Kavanaugh, Designer
March 24, 2023
Louise Sandhaus delivered our eighteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “A Colorful Life: Gere Kavanaugh, Designer.” Learn more »
W.A. Dwiggins’ Athalinthia: The Boston Book Launch
February 28, 2023
We introduced W.A. Dwiggins’ Athalinthia to Greater Boston and the greater world as both Bruce Kennett and a selection of Dwiggins designs were present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »
VKhuTeMas: A Case for a Soviet Bauhaus
January 26, 2023
Polina Godz delivered our seventeenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “VKhuTeMas: A Case for a Soviet Bauhaus.” Learn more »
A Visit with John Gall
December 8, 2022
Sometimes it’s nice to just drink drinks, eat bites, and hobnob with friends, strangers, and countrypersons. To that end, we invited John Gall to visit from New York to do all of the above and see his show here. Learn more »
A Neglected Book Part: The Book Obi
December 6, 2022
Luciana Sanga delivered our sixteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. Her topic and title could not have been better: “A Neglected Book Part: The Book Obi.” Learn more »
Architectural Handwriting: An Obituary
November 29, 2022
Nicholas de Monchaux delivered our fifteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Architectural Handwriting: An Obituary.” Learn more »
American Wildflowers: The Boston Book Launch
November 15, 2022
We introduced American Wildflowers to Greater Boston and the greater world as both editor Susan Barba and artwork by illustrator Leanne Shapton were present for a book launch party without further formalities. Learn more »
Boston Art Book Fair 2022
November 4–6, 2022
We’ll cross the river for the Boston Art Book Fair. Presented by the Boston Center for the Arts and Bodega, the fair is a great place to pick up affordable books by artists and designers from all over the country. Learn more »
Shaw Business and the Pains of Printing Plays
October 25, 2022
Dale Stinchcomb delivered our fourteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Shaw Business and the Pains of Printing Plays.” Learn more »
Notable Posters from the Confoederatio Helvetica
October 16, 2022, at 2p
Tom Strong delivered our thirteenth Standing-Room Only Lecture. His topic and title could not have been better: “Notable Posters from the Confoederatio Helvetica.” Learn more »
Seven Exceedingly Short Talks
June 15, 2022
We weren’t ready to hold events at the gallery, but the Letter Exchange was more adventurous and invited us to talk in real life in London. Learn more »
Hi-Rise Holiday Bazaar 2021
December 5, 2021
We walked up to Observatory Hill in Cambridge with a box of books and a face mask full of cheer as we participated in the Hi-Rise Bread Company Holiday Bazaar. Learn more »
December Pop-up!
December 11–13, 2020
We don’t use exclamation points lightly, but we were wicked excited to participate in the Beacon Street December Pop-up! Learn more »
Occupied
February 28, 2020
Cyrus Highsmith, June Shin, Cem Eskinazi, and Marie Otsuka delivered the twelfth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Their topic and title could not have been better: “Occupied.” Learn more »
In Honor of Letters
February 6, 2020
Inge Druckrey delivered the eleventh of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Her topic and title could not have been better: “In Honor of Letters.” Learn more »
Greer Allen: A Horse for Any Course
January 22, 2020
John Gambell delivered the tenth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: “Greer Allen: A Horse for Any Course.” Learn more »
AIGA Boston Book Group: Mismatch
December 16, 2019
We’re proud to host AIGA Boston’s bi-monthly book group. Come sit in a chair, eat snacks, and talk about Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes of Mismatch.design with your friends and neighbors. Learn more »
This Is What Democracy Looked Like
December 9, 2019
Alicia Cheng delivered the ninth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Her topic and title could not have been better: “This Is What Democracy Looked Like.” Learn more »
Hi-Rise Holiday Bazaar
December 8, 2019
We walked up to Observatory Hill in Cambridge with a box of books and a face full of cheer to participate in the Hi-Rise Bread Company Holiday Bazaar. Learn more »
Reading the Writing Desk: The Instruments the Brontës Used to Craft Their Novels
November 13, 2019
Barbara Heritage delivered the eighth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Reading the Writing Desk: The Instruments the Brontës Used to Craft Their Novels.” Learn more »
In Search of Emery Walker
November 5, 2019
Simon Loxley delivered the seventh of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: “In Search of Emery Walker.” Learn more »
Between West Germany and the World: Otl Aicher at the 1972 Munich Olympics
October 23, 2019
Matthew Gin delivered the sixth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: “Between West Germany and the World: Otl Aicher at the 1972 Munich Olympics.” Learn more »
Matthew Carter: The Designer’s Role
July 11, 2019
Matthew Carter delivered the fifth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: “The Designer’s Role.” Learn more »
Graphic Arts + Design: The Work of Ootje Oxenaar
May 23, 2019
Dawn Barrett delivered the fourth of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Graphic Arts + Design: The Work of Ootje Oxenaar.” Learn more »
Cipe Pineles: Art Director Extraordinaire
May 2, 2019
Amelia Hugill-Fontanel delivered the third of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. Her topic and title could not have been better: “Cipe Pineles: Art Director Extraordinaire.” Learn more »
Willem Sandberg: art, design and the museum
April 9, 2019
Rick Poynor delivered the second of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: “Willem Sandberg: art, design and the museum.” Learn more »
Looking for Clues in Paul Rand’s Studio
March 7, 2019
Chris Pullman delivered the first of our Standing-Room Only Lectures. His topic and title could not have been better: "Looking for Clues in Paul Rand’s Studio." Learn more »
Design & Drinks with Triolet Rare Books
November 14, 2018
The entire staffs of both Katherine Small Gallery and Triolet Rare Books invite you to an evening of graphic design and books and drinks and snacks, on Wednesday, November 14, from 6 to 9 pm, at our gallery. Learn more »