Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., at his letterpress in Gordo, Ala.

Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., a letterpress printer and bookbuilder based in Gordo, Ala. and the subject of the recent documentary Proceed and Be Bold, will be in Pasadena today and tomorrow (November 4–5) for a two-day residency at Art Center College of Design in conjunction with Archetype Press, the 120 Group, and the Southern California Chapter of the American Printing History Association.

While at Art Center, Kennedy will conduct a series of letterpress workshops for Art Center students and APHA members, and give a free talk on Saturday, November 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at South Campus’ Public Programs Gallery, which is open to the public.

About Amos Kennedy, Jr.: At 40 years of age, unsatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, Kennedy abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. He traded in his computer for a printing press and his white collar for a pair of overalls. Kennedy is now a self-proclaimed “humble negro printer” whose letterpress work raises emotionally charged questions about race and individuality.

See the trailer for Proceed and Be Bold after the jump.