Dikko Faust started Purgatory Pie Press at the University of Wisconsin, Madison when he spilled (or pied) an overfilled case of 8 pt century oldstyle his first day at Walter Hamady's letterpress class.

Esther K Smith entered Purgatory when they made their wedding invitation in 1980.

The Press has had exhibitions at London's Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harper Collins Gallery, Harvard University and Smith College.

The press has collaborated with 100 artists and handsets real type, not this newfangled virtual eyewash. Faust and Smith teach bookarts, graphic design and letterpress at Center for Book Arts, Cooper Union & City University of New York.

Purgatory Pie Press:
Dikko Faust & Esther K Smith
19 Hudson St. #403 NYC 10013
212 274 8228

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