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Publishing and printing company
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
"Pomegranate" .
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, along with coloring books for all ages, nature books and puzzles.
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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 . Its monograph by Elizabeth Murray - Monet’s Passion has been reprinted extensively, and Irene Hardwicke Olivieri's Closer to Wildness has thrived.
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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 .
In Pursuit of the Unicorn , (1980)
ISBN
0-917556-06-2 , by Josephine Bradley, with works by Kirwan (illustrator), Susan Seddon Boulet (illustrator), Charles Ware (illustrator), Niki Broyles (illustrator), Sandy Stedronsky (illustrator), Marjette Schille (illustrator), Jay Burch (illustrator)
The Addams Family: An Evilution , 2010
ISBN
978-0764953880 , by H. Kevin Miserocchi, with works by
Charles Addams (illustrator)
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Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry , 2010
ISBN
978-0764956102 , by Judith Patt, Barry Till, and Michiko Warkentyne
References
^ Digitale, Robert (March 4, 2013).
" 'Pomegranate Communications leaving Sonoma County' " .
The Press Democrat . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
^ Culverwell, Wendy (October 11, 2012).
" 'Pomegranate Communications moving to Portland from Bay Area' " .
Portland Biz Journal . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
^ Gross, Anisse (November 18, 2016).
"Publishing in the Pacific Northwest: Indie Spirit' " .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved January 6, 2018 .
^ Gross, Anisse (February 10, 2017).
"Gift Books and Sidelines, 2017 - For those looking to get away from screens for a while, publishers offer up new gift books and sidelines" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
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"Pomegranate | Fine Art Publishers for More than 50 Years" .
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"Contact Us" .
^ Werris, Wendy (March 16, 2013).
"Pomegranate Press Makes the Move From California to Oregon" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
^ Gross, Anisse (January 2, 2015).
"Put a Bow on It: Gift Books Continue to Grow: What Makes a Winner" .
Publishers Weekly . Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
^ Miserocchi, H. Kevin (March 31, 2010).
"The Addams Family: An Evilution " .
Pomegranate .
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