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Hamady, Walter Samuel Haatoum, 1940-2019

 Person

Biographical / Historical

Walter Hamady (b.1940-d.2019), an innovative papermaker, printer, publisher of books by hand, artist, and teacher https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/libspecial/collections/manuscripts/perishable.php

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Come Back Inventory / Hamady, Walter ; Hamady W ; Wakoski D ; Oppenheimer J ; Rothenberg J ; Williams J ; Drescher H ; Blackburn P ; Merwin W ; Oppen G ; Creeley R ; Duncan R., 2000

 Item
Identifier: CC-34689-36392
Scope and Contents

This list presents items from the collection of Hamady's mother and Wakwski with annotations by Hamady. It includes a description of the books in the Gabberjab series. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2000

Hand Papermaking. No.1 / Hamady W., 1998

 Item
Identifier: CC-33191-34821
Scope and Contents

Bill Drendel contributes an illustrated essay and interview with Walter Hamady who spoke about his early exposure to paper and book making. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Made in the Midwest: 6451 / Hamady, Walter ; Heft C ; Alexander C ; Gomez M ; Kuehn K ; Lingen R ; Weier D ; Scobey P ; Tetenbaum B ; Tisdale W ; Sackner MA ; Sackner RK., 1993

 Item
Identifier: CC-33093-34718
Scope and Contents

This exhibition of 29 former students of Walter Hamady was named for the typography studio in room 6451 in the Humanities Building at the University of Wisconsin. Each artist in the exhibition presented a statement of how Hamady influenced their artistic careers. Charles Alexander of Chax press notes that his works are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1993