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RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection Cary Graphic Arts Collection is one of the world’s premier libraries on graphic communication history and practices.

The Cary Collection is one of the country's premier libraries on the history and practice of printing. In 1969, the Cary Collection was presented to RIT by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust as a memorial to Melbert B. Cary, Jr., together with funds to support use of the collection. Today the library houses some 20,000 volumes and a growing number of manuscripts and correspondence collections. Also included are impressive holdings on bookbinding, papermaking, type design, calligraphy and book illustration, and a functional letterpress printing workshop.

Adam Kubert conducted a workshop with students interested in comics art on Sept. 30 in the University Gallery. Photo Spo...
10/05/2026

Adam Kubert conducted a workshop with students interested in comics art on Sept. 30 in the University Gallery. Photo Spotlights by Carlos Ortiz.

Join Marvel Comics artist Adam Kubert for an evening about visual storytelling and the craft of comics art.Thursday, Oct...
09/28/2026

Join Marvel Comics artist Adam Kubert for an evening about visual storytelling and the craft of comics art.

Thursday, October 1, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Student Alumni Union, Ingle Auditorium

Free and open to the public.
Registration link in bio.

The exhibit Joe Kubert and the Art of Yossel: April 19, 1943 is on display this fall in RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection, and at this event, Adam Kubert will talk about his father’s legacy in comics art with special guests. The discussion will be moderated by Daniel Worden, RIT Professor of Art History.

A reception and comic book signing in Wallace Library will follow. Free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Born 100 years ago in 1926, Joe Kubert is one of the great artists in comics history, celebrated for his iconic drawings of Hawkman, Sgt. Rock, Tarzan, and Tor, founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in 1976, and acclaimed for his graphic novels Fax From Sarajevo, Jew Gangster, and Yossel: April 19, 1943. RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection and Kubert Comics Gallery hold a significant archive of Joe Kubert’s studio materials, correspondence, process work, and original art, some of which is featured in the exhibit alongside Joe Kubert’s original art pages for the graphic novel Yossel: April 19, 1943.

Adam Kubert is an American comic book artist and part of the famous Kubert family of comic book creators, including his father, Joe Kubert, and his brother, Andy Kubert. He studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology and later at The Kubert School, founded by his father, where he also served as an instructor throughout his career. Adam began his career in comics lettering at the age of 12 on various DC Comics titles. Over the span of decades, Adam has worked on hit titles such as: X-Men, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Avengers, Spider-Man, Superman, Ghost Rider and almost all Marvel titles in some form. He is best known for his iconic runs on Marvel's hit series Wolverine.

Learn about archival research for scholarship, project development, and exhibition curation:Kern Visual Arts, Culture, a...
09/22/2026

Learn about archival research for scholarship, project development, and exhibition curation:
Kern Visual Arts, Culture, and Media Series Creative Approaches to Archival Research: Panel Featuring RIT Faculty and Staff

Wed., Sep. 30, 2026
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Liberal Arts Hall
McKenzie Commons (LBR-1251)

Speakers: Dr. Robert Gordon-Fogelson, Dr. Rebecca DeRoo, Dr. Catherine Zuromskis, and Associate Curator Amelia Hugill-Fontanel.

Refreshments will be served.

Happy 100th birthday to the legendary artist Joe Kubert. We are grateful and honored to help preserve his legacy here at...
09/19/2026

Happy 100th birthday to the legendary artist Joe Kubert. We are grateful and honored to help preserve his legacy here at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT. Our fall exhibition, Joe Kubert & The Art of "Yossel: April 19, 1943," features Joe Kubert’s original art for his graphic novel Yossel. Please visit the exhibition and join us on October 1 as we celebrate Joe Kubert’s life and work with a special event with his son, RIT alumnus and Marvel Comics artist Adam Kubert.

Happy Type High Day to those who celebrate all things letterpress on 9/18! We are excited to feature a wood type font ne...
09/18/2026

Happy Type High Day to those who celebrate all things letterpress on 9/18! We are excited to feature a wood type font new to the Cary’s holdings. “Marquee” was designed in Rochester by James Grieshaber and distributed by Geri McCormick both of Virgin Wood Type. This typeface packs twice the punch as an original chromatic two-color font inspired by modernist Gothic type designs.

Join us for a special film screening of Linotype: The Film.The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director...
09/14/2026

Join us for a special film screening of Linotype: The Film.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Doug Wilson.
Wednesday, September 23,
1:00 PM, Wallace Library, 2nd floor, Room 05-2410.

Image: Students operating intertype and linotype machines in Eastman Building, School of Printing, RIT. Photo by H. Campbell, ca.1940.

Join us for a special film screening of Linotype: The Film. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with directo...
08/31/2026

Join us for a special film screening of Linotype: The Film.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director Doug Wilson.
Wednesday, September 23,
1:00 PM, Wallace Library, 2nd floor, Room 05-2410.

Building community one piece of type at a time! Colleagues from RIT Access, Engagement & Success took over the Cary Pres...
08/03/2026

Building community one piece of type at a time! Colleagues from RIT Access, Engagement & Success took over the Cary Pressroom to print limited-edition letterpress posters. See them at The Mix Up (part of Tiger Fest) on August 28 at 4 pm in Global Village. Get a free poster!

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90 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY
14623

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Tuesday 9am - 12pm
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Wednesday 9am - 12pm
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Friday 9am - 12pm
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