Paginations

Bold by Design: Mid-century Modern Graphic Art

May 20, 2025–September 21, 2025

Bellamy, Edward. Looking Backward. Illustrated by Elise. Designed and printed by Merle Armitage for members of the Limited Editions Club. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1941.

Paginations is a series of year-round public installations featuring works drawn from the Clark library’s extensive
holdings and presented in the Manton Research Center reading room. Bold by Design: Mid-century Modern Graphic Art brings together visually striking book covers, illustrations, and advertisements to showcase the clean lines and bright colors of the mid-century modern design aesthetic in print. 

This display, free and open to the public, is drawn from the Clark Art Institute library’s collections and curated by library staff.