Curated by Cathleen A. Baker, Conservation Librarian and Exhibit Conservator
This online exhibit, "Engraved in Wood: The Work of John DePol (1913–2004)," serves as an introduction to the incredible wood engravings of this American master. From March 3, 2014 until June 5, 2014, the physical exhibition took place in the then newly renovated 7th Floor exhibit space, Special Collections, Hatcher Graduate Library, U-M Library.
John DePol (1913–2004) was one of America’s most prolific book illustrators who worked in the relief-printing technique known as wood..
The exhibit curator would like to thank the U-M Library Special Collections Library and the Art, Architecture, and Engineering Libraries..