Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Bowne & Co., Inc. and each person whose signature appears below hereby authorize both Robert M. Johnson and C. Cody Colquitt, each with full power to act alone, to file in either paper or electronic form an annual report on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, which report and amendments shall contain such information and exhibits as the said Robert M. Johnson or C. Cody Colquitt deems appropriate. Bowne & Co., Inc. and each such person signing below hereby further appoint both Robert M. Johnson and C. Cody Colquitt as attorneys-in-fact, each with full power to act alone, to execute such report and any and all amendments thereto in the name and on behalf of Bowne & Co., Inc. as well as in the name and on behalf of each such person, individually and in each capacity stated below, thereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact and each of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that any of them may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do personally or in their capacities aforesaid.

  BOWNE & CO., INC.

  By:  /s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON
 
  Robert M. Johnson
  Chairman of the Board and
  Chief Executive Officer

Dated: March 26, 2002

         
Name Title Date



/s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON

(Robert M. Johnson)
 
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(and Director)
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ CARL J. CROSETTO

(Carl J. Crosetto)
 
President (and Director)
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ C. CODY COLQUITT

(C. Cody Colquitt)
 
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ DOUGLAS B. FOX

(Douglas B. Fox)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ H. MARSHALL SCHWARZ

(H. Marshall Schwarz)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ WENDELL M. SMITH

(Wendell M. Smith)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002


 

         
Name Title Date



 
/s/ LISA A. STANLEY

(Lisa A. Stanley)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ VINCENT TESE

(Vincent Tese)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ HARRY WALLAESA

(Harry Wallaesa)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
/s/ RICHARD R. WEST

(Richard R. West)
 
Director
  March 26, 2002
 
*By /s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON

    (Robert M. Johnson)
 
Attorney-in-Fact