<img width="640" height="322" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-1024x515.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-1024x515.png 1024w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-300x151.png 300w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-1536x772.png 1536w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-2048x1030.png 2048w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-170x85.png 170w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="41656" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/01/03/robert-winthrop-chanler-artist-book-collector/book-art/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art.png" data-orig-size="4211,2117" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Book Art" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-300x151.png" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Art-1024x515.png" /><p>by Stephen Van Dyk, Librarian Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, we honor donors such as Robert Winthrop Chanler whose collection greatly enhanced the diversity, depth, and richness of the museum’s rare book library. Chanler, a friend of founders Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, willed his collection...</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/01/03/robert-winthrop-chanler-artist-book-collector/">A Library Grows</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org">Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum</a>.</p>
