Carol Sturm
Carol Sturm (1949-2022) was a long time Artist Member, Letterpress Printing Instructor, and former Board Member of Center for Book Arts.
A letterpress printer and bookmaker for over 23 years, Sturm was an instructor in these areas starting in 1980. In 1979 Nadja Press was founded, Sturm’s press which produces limited edition books of contemporary literature and art found in numerous private and institutional collections here and abroad. Over the years Nadja Press published works with Alex Katz, James Merril, Howard Nemerov, Ezra Pound, James Purdy, and Dorothea Tanning.
Carol Sturm organized these exhibitions at Center for Book Arts
Literate Letterpress
An exhibition of finely printed editions of works by contemporary authors.
Carol Sturm printed chapbooks
View Nadja Press Books in Center for Book Arts’ Collections
By Al Lebowitz’s Pool by Howard Nemerov
Carol Sturm’s work was exhibited in:
Fall Forward
an exhibition featuring current faculty
Masters of the Craft
works by instructors of book arts
Guiding Hands
Center for Book Arts 1992 faculty show
1991 Spring/Summer Faculty Show
Book Arts in the USA
an exhibition of work by 51 artists; a cultural presentation of the United States of America
Celebrating 15 Years
new works by Artist Members
Printers in Residence
the work of six presses and one bookbinder at The Center for Book Arts
Fun & Games
the 1988 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Literate Letterpress
an exhibition of finely printed editions of works by contemporary authors
New Work
the 1986 annual Artist Members Exhibition
Center for Book Arts: The First Decade
an exhibition at The New York Public Library
Book Makers
Center for Book Arts first five years
