Open Studio Session: Time in the Revolutionary era
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Uncovered Narratives Broadside #9: Time in the Revolutionary era
Join us for a drop-in Open Studio at Common Press to experience letterpress printing for yourself! You’ll be printing a broadside (a single-sided print meant for public display) about how the pace of time impacted the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War. To learn more about this topic, visit our Makers Blog, an article by scholar Helena Yoo-Roth will be posted in the first week of January 2026
The printing activity takes less than 10 minutes, so feel free to drop by anytime—stay for a few minutes or as long as you like! This event is free and open to the public, but you will need either a PennCard or a photo ID to enter the building. If you don't have a PennCard, you will need to bring a photo ID and sign in at the security desk at the entrance to Fisher Fine Arts Library for access. See University access guidelines here.
This Open Studio is part of Common Press’s The Typography of Independence program. Check here for the full calendar of events.
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Uncovered Narratives Open Studio Sessions: Broadside Printing
A broadside or broadsheet is a historical term for a one-sided letterpress print (like the Declaration of Independence) meant for public display. Visit the Common Press during monthly open studio sessions to print a broadside for yourself. The theme of the broadside changes each month, honoring the people and processes important to document production in the late 18th century. This program is part of The Typography of Independence.
The Typography of Independence
Join the University of Pennsylvania’s Common Press for The Typography of Independence, a year-long program celebrating Revolutionary era papermaking and printing techniques that made the first edition of the Declaration of Independence. Through free, public hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, we invite the Penn community and all Philadelphians to explore the production of this locally-made document that announced the colonies' independence to the world.
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