Pomegranate (publisher)

Pomegranate Communications
Founded 1968
Founder Thomas F. Burke
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Portland, Oregon
Publication types Books, gift products
Nonfiction topics Art
Official website www.pomegranate.com

Pomegranate Communications is a publishing and printing company formerly based in Petaluma, California, having moved to Portland, Oregon in 2013.[1] The company, founded by Thomas F. Burke, began by publishing works of psychedelic art from San Francisco in 1968 under the name ThoFra Distributors.[2] It distributed posters for concerts at Avalon Ballroom and The Fillmore.

Anchored in visual arts, Pomegranate was active in book publishing in the past as well, especially during the 1990s. Adjustments in that sector caused it to reduce involvement accordingly. Currently calendars - long a mainstay - remain a strong part of their catalog, and puzzles are important as well.[3]

In its current form, Pomegranate is best described as a museum publisher, collaborating with institutions such as the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, the British Library, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Sierra Club, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It is the licensee for artists M. C. Escher, Edward Gorey, Charley Harper, Wolf Kahn, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Gustave Baumann.[4][5]

Books published by Pomegranate

  • Visions, introduction by Walter Hopps (1977) ISBN 0-917556-00-3, with works by Cliff McReynolds, Bill Martin, Thomas Akawie and Gage Taylor.

References

  1. ↑ Digitale, Robert (March 4, 2013). "'Pomegranate Communications leaving Sonoma County'". The Press Democrat. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Culverwell, Wendy (October 11, 2012). "'Pomegranate Communications moving to Portland from Bay Area'". Portland Biz Journal. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gross, Anisse (November 18, 2016). "Publishing in the Pacific Northwest: Indie Spirit'". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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