After construction, Special Collections and the new Exhibition Gallery will be located on the pathway to the Mansueto Library with dramatic visibility and maximum accessibility. A series of 13 printer's marks will be mounted on the wall opposite the entrances.
The striking new exhibition gallery, with state-of-the art lighting and environmental control, will provide maximum flexibility for engaging students and faculty in organizing exhibitions. Display cases in varying shapes and sizes will allow for the display of a wide variety of formats and materials.
The lead silhouettes of printer's marks were received with the gift of the R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Archive to the University. The trademarks, representing influential printers, publishers, typographers and designers from the 15th through the 20th century, were originally installed in RR Donnelley's 1929 Calumet Plant on East Cermak. They were most likely produced at the D'Ascenzo Studios in Philadelphia along with other ornamental glass for the building.
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