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News:
New Publisher
Highlights Local Talent!
The Philadelphia literary world will celebrate the launch of two
new players on April 10th: Kay Square Press, a new publishing company
focused on Philadelphia-area artists, their stories, and their
art; and Kay Square’s first release, With the Rich and
Mighty: Emlen Etting of Philadelphia, a critical biography
by Kenneth C. Kaleta, Professor of Cinema Studies at Rowan
University, Glassboro, NJ.
Kay Square was founded with the goal of bringing to light
Philadelphia artists—painters, filmmakers, writers,
illustrators, musicians, culinary masters, etc—whose reputations
have not yet reached beyond the Delaware Valley. From original
works to academic criticism, Kay Square seeks to give a voice to
a city full of silent talent and history.
Kaleta’s book, With the Rich and Mighty, highlights the
artistic triumphs and social excesses of Philadelphia-based
artist Emlen Etting and his wife Gloria Braggiotti. Kaleta uses
his personal collection of art and correspondence, now housed in
the Archives of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to illuminate
Etting’s art, life, and words. With the Rich and Mighty
provides a glimpse into the private world of this
seventh-generation Philadelphian whose home became a gathering
place for the rich and famous of Philadelphia and beyond.
Creator of such works as Phoenix Rising, displayed in the
North Plaza of City Hall, Etting was an artistic minimalist, but
favored the extremes of a socialite lifestyle.
With the Rich and Mighty can be purchased online at
www.kaysquarepress.com. Kay Square Press encourages the
submission of manuscripts that complement its mission.
Submission details are available on the Submissions page. |
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