Using bold language, graphic typography, and colorful layers, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.’s letterpress prints vibrate with an intensity that catches the eye and provokes the mind. Curated by design educator Kelly Walters, Citizen Printer positions Kennedy’s work in dialogue with Black abolitionist printers across history—from those who posted the first calls to end enslavement in the nineteenth century to those who helped advance the cause for civil rights in the twentieth.
In this tour led by Kennedy himself, you’ll learn how he wields a centuries-old printing technology to build a bridge between the horrors of the past and the challenges of the present—and witness firsthand how he approaches his important subject matter with vitality, humor, and grace.