expertise in design, editing, and book publishing
current projects
Markings by Max Mackenzie (fall '07) Stunning images of Minnesota farmland shot from Max Mackenzie's ultralight flying machine rivet audiences and followers of his long career in fine art photography. More-->
Markings Cover (118kb)
Carbide Light: The Last Flame in American Mines by Dave Thorpe (spring '06) In this packed volume, collector Dave Thorpe has shared his exhaustive knowledge of the history of miners' carbide lamps, along with a plethora of documenting illustrations. This may be the final word on an esoteric chapter of American history. For true aficionados, a leather-bound deluxe edition is also available.
Carbide Light Cover (83kb)
On the Way to Red Square Bergamot provided editing services for the second edition of this insightful short story collection about a Portuguese woman married to an American diplomat posted to Moscow in the 1980s. Published by SCARITH, an imprint of New Academia Publishing, www.newacademia.com.
On the Way to Red Square (167kb)
Madonna & Child Editing services helped create this treasure-book of the National Gallery of Art’s Madonna & Child paintings and sculpture collection, by curator Gretchen Hirschauer.
Madonna & Child (50kb)
The Kreeger Museum (summer '08) In a glorious visual journey, this book presents "the jewel of Foxhall's" unique art collection in more than 100 stunning color reproductions.
Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C. (38kb)
Adolf Cluss, Architect (fall '05, prizewinning) German-born architect Adolf Cluss (1825–1905) designed over eighty buildings in Washington, D.C. in the post–Civil War period, including the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building.
Adolf Cluss, book cover (30kb)
The Washington Sketchbook, Drawings by R. L. Dickinson from 1917–18 (summer '08, Library of Congress) presents fifty stunning pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings of Washington landscapes, along with their historical background. More-->
Prospect Rock (46kb)
Washington Images: Rare Maps and Prints from the Albert H. Small Collection (2004) Produced for Washington's City Museum, the riveting images in this book instantly evoke Washington's past during its formative years. More-->
Dust
Jacket (38kb)
Art of the City Bergamot provided full editing services for this comprehensive teaching kit that presents thirty art works from the Phillips Collection for cross-curricular study.
Art of the City (22kb)
Rock Creek Park (Johns Hopkins Press 2003) received the following endorsement from Smithsonian Magazine: This testament to the rustic splendors of Rock Creek Park—its woodlands and trails, meadows and streams—serves as an eloquent tribute to the great urban wilderness that lies at the heart of the nation's capital. More-->
Rock Creek Park (70kb)