Past Fulbrighters/Case Studies

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Alex Brooks
All-disciplines Postgraduate Awards, 2011

Fulbright Project: Book Conservation, West Dean College

A first generation college graduate, Alex studied Creative Writing at the University of Kentucky. Since graduating in 2003 he has worked as a waiter, freelance writer, construction worker, teacher, press mechanic, artist and pedi-cab driver. Since 2008 he has been owner and operator of Press 817, a small letterpress print shop and book bindery, where he makes posters, invitations and hand printed and bound special edition books. The print shop contains restored presses and machines that date from 1887 to the 1960’s. In his free time he travels, builds and rides bicycles, makes woodcut prints, gardens and plays bike polo. During his Fulbright year he studied book conservation at West Dean College.