A conga drum-shaped sculpture fashioned from the pages of a Webster's Elementary School Dictionary and a floor-length gown made of 1,000 shredded U.S. dollar bills (see illustration below) are two of the works on display in the exhibit Pulp Function at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pa., which is sponsored in large part by the Doylestown Bookshop.

"The Michener Museum is really special. It's a big part of the history of Doylestown," store owner Pat Gerney said. "Normally I say no to things like this because we can't afford it, but this time I made it happen. It's a fantastic exhibit."

As a sponsor, the Doylestown Bookshop is promoted in the museum's press packets and featured on signage and other materials related to the exhibit. In addition, there was coverage in W4, a magazine produced by Bucks County's chamber of commerce.

Some bookshop patrons also benefited from the sponsorship. "We chose who we thought were our top customers, people who have really supported us faithfully over the last 11 years," said Gerney. They were sent invitations to a special reception and preview of the exhibit. Ten museum passes were given to store staff members so they could see the more than 70 pieces constructed from paper products ranging from newspaper to candy wrappers, and including jewelry, clothing, furniture and painting-like works.

"The exhibit being Pulp Function made it fit very well with the bookstore theme," Gerney said. "I'm such a lover of paper books. Good, old-fashioned books, the way that they've always made them. That's really what struck a chord with me--promoting pulp, things made out of paper. What's more representative of things made out of paper than a book?" Pulp Function is on view through June 28.--Shannon McKenna Schmidt