Famous Writers’ Typewriters On Exhibit At Northeastern Gallery 360,Northeastern University’s on-campus art gallery, is hosting a collection of typewriters from famous writers, such as Ray Bradbury, John Lennon and Ernest Hemingway. The collection belongs to a Northeastern parent, Steve Soboroff. Soboroff notes, “I love people who are the best at what they do. The idea that geniuses sat there and accomplished what they accomplished […]
Exhibit: Famous Writers And The Keys To Their Success A collection of typewriters formerly owned by some of the most iconic figures of the 20th century is on display now at Northeastern University’sGallery 360. The “Celebrity Type” exhibit, which marks the collection’s East Coast debut, features names as famous as Ernest Hemingway and as infamous as Theodore Kaczynski. Collector Steven Soboroff says he has […]
Boston.com Typewriters of the famous and infamous on display Typewriters that belonged to notable 20th century people are on display in a Northeastern University gallery. Machines once owned by Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway, John Lennon, Jack Kevorkian, and ‘‘Unabomber’’ Theodore Kaczynski are among those in the exhibit. The collection is owned by Steve Soboroff, a California businessman whose daughter is a Northeastern undergraduate. It […]
Typewriters of famous, infamous displayed in Mass. Typewriters that belonged to some of the most famous — and infamous — names of the 20th century are on display in a Northeastern University gallery. Machines once owned by Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway, John Lennon, Jack Kevorkian and “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski are among those in the exhibit. The collection is owned by Steve Soboroff, […]
New York Daily News Northeastern University showcases typewriter exhibition Those who long for the days when Hemingway would eke out novels at his desk with the aid of a cigar and whiskey should flock to Northeastern University, where a collection of typewriters belonging to famous writers is currently on display at the 360 Gallery. The exhibition includes machines formerly belonging to John Lennon and Ernest […]
Boston Magazine Typewriters Used By John Lennon, Ernest Hemingway On Display At Northeastern Although iPads and computers have made the daily use of typewriters, for most people, all but extinct, the fascination with the machines remains based on their historical context. Through September 25, a new exhibit, hosted by the Gallery 360 at Northeastern University, will be open to the public and will feature typewriters once owned by literary […]
Improper Bostonian Keystrokes of Genius To collector Steve Soboroff, his prized vintage typewriters—once owned by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and John Updike—hold a talismanic power. “The idea that geniuses sat there and accomplished what they accomplished on these typewriters… it gives me the chills,” Soboroff says. But to Northeastern University art director Bruce Ployer, curator of the newly opened […]