Peter Rutledge Koch

Peter Rutledge Koch, also known simply as Peter Koch (born 1943)[1] is an American letterpress master printmaker,[2] artists' book publisher and small book publisher, typographer, educator, and designer. Koch is Internationally known for his artist books.[3] Over the years he has had different business names, including Peter Rutledge Koch, Typographic Design; Peter and the Wolf Editions; Editions Koch; Hormone Derange Editions; Last Chance Gulch; and Peter Koch Printer.[4]

Peter Rutledge Koch
Born (1943-11-15) November 15, 1943
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Other namesPeter Koch
Occupations
Spouse(s)Shelley Jean Hoyt (m. 1975–1984),
Susan K. Filter
Children1
Websitewww.peterkochprinters.com

Biography

Peter Rutledge Koch was born on November 15, 1943 in Missoula, Montana.[1][4] In 1974, he co-founded Black Stone Press in Missoula, Montana; alongside his first wife Shelley Jean Hoyt.[4] His early work was the publication of the letterpress literary journal, Montana Gothic (1974–1977).[4]

He moved in 1979 with his press to San Francisco and became an apprentice to Adrian Wilson in North Beach.[4][5] Black Stone Press was dissolved by 1984, and his press was renamed Peter Rutledge Koch, Typographic Design.[6] In January 1990, following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, he changed his press name to Peter Koch Printers and moved the location to Berkeley, California.[7]

From 1991 to 2011, he taught classes about artist books at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).[8] Koch has extensive knowledge on typography, paper making, printmaking, bookbinding, and the design of books. In 2005, Koch and his wife, Susan Filter founded the Codex Foundation, dedicated to the preservation and support of artist books.[9][10] The Codex Foundation has hosted the biennial CODEX International Book Fair since 2007.[11][12][13]

The Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford University hosted the exhibition, Peter Koch Printer: A Forty-year Retrospective (2017).[8] The Grolier Club presented the exhibition, Peter Koch Printer Retrospective (2019).[9] The Black Stone Press archives (from 1974 to 1982) are housed at the University of Delaware Library Archives and Special Collections.[8]

Personal life

Koch was previously married to printer Shelley Jean Hoyt, from 1975 to 1984.[14] Together they had one son. As of 2005,^ he is married to Susan K. Filter, who works as a paper conservator.[9][4]

Publications

A select list of publications by Koch.

Books
  • Koch, Peter Rutledge; Jury, David (2013). Book Art Object 2. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780911221503.
  • Bringhurst, Robert; Koch, Peter; Trujillo, Roberto G.; Roth, Alison (2011). The Art of the Book in California: Five Contemporary Presses. Stanford, California: Stanford University Libraries. ISBN 9780911221466.
  • Bringhurst, Robert; Koch, Peter Rutledge; Goldyne, Joseph (2015). Joseph Goldyne: Catalogue Raisonne of Books, Portfolios, and Calligraphic Sheets. Stanford, California: Stanford University Libraries. ISBN 9780911221572.

Portfolios
  • Bringhurst, Robert; Koch, Peter Rutledge, eds. (2015). The California Tradition in Type Design (art/design portfolio). San Francisco, California: The Book Club of California.

See also

References
  1. "Koch, Peter Rutledge". LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies, The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. Berry, John D. (2021-06-28). "Nothing Impresses Like Letterpress". Alta Online. Retrieved 2021-07-31. master printer
  3. Michel, Peter (January 9, 2019). "More than the Sum of Their Parts". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. "Peter Koch Printer: A Forty-year Retrospective". Stanford Libraries, Stanford University. 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. McGill, Douglas C. (1988-02-06). "Adrian Wilson, 64, A Printing Teacher and Book Designer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. "Black Stone Press archive". Manuscript and Archival Collection Finding Aids, University of Delaware. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  7. "Guide to the Black Stone Press : papers and ephemera, 1974-1996". Online Archive of California (OAC), California Digital Library. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  8. "Event: Peter Koch and Sam Pelts". Center for Photographic Art. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  9. "The Grolier Club Presents a Peter Koch Printer Retrospective". Fine Books & Collections. OP Media, LLC. September 4, 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. Hafalia, Liz. "Peter Koch and Susan Filter, founders of CODEX". SFGate.
  11. Lutz, Leora (2015). "CODEX Fine Art Book Fair". SFAQ / NYAQ / LXAQ. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  12. Peters, Alison (2015-01-31). "CODEX: The Fairest of the Handmade Book Arts". Book Riot. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  13. Jury, David (2018-07-12). Reinventing Print: Technology and Craft in Typography. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4742-6270-5.
  14. "Marriage Permits". Newspapers.com. The Missoulian. 31 October 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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