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Alphabets: Riverside Drive
Peter MaxPhoto-Lettering, Inc.Photo-Lettering One Line Manual of Styles(Next post on Monday: Axel E. Sahlin)
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Typography: Axel E. Sahlin
According to the Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, at Ancestry.com, Axel Edvard Sahlin was born October 13, 1877, in Lund. His parents were Nils Edvard Sahlin and Anna Anderberg. In 1911, Sahlin emigrated...
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Lettering: IF
LifeSeptember 6, 1907“IF: The Grave of Our Dreams”Illustration by Art Young(link to the preceding page)The drawing is mentioned inArt Young: His Life and Times.Life volume includes Young illustrations...
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Street Scene: The Jack Kirby Museum Pop-Up
The Jack Kirby Museum was the first of seven pop-up storefronts scheduled to appear at 178 Delancey Street, just three buildings away from Kirby’s residence at 172 (1930 census), and not far from his...
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Creator: O.A. Olson, Ames Lettering Guide Inventor
Oscar Anton Olson was born in Norway on December 12, 1883. Olson’s birthplace was found on census records and his birth date was recorded on his World War I draft card. A record of his arrival in the...
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Lettering: 100 Ampersands, Part 1
The Printer and BookmakerJuly 1898Some Queer Ampersands.What is the legitimate form of the ampersand? Ringwalt’s American Encyclopaedia of Printing says that it was not adopted in its present form...
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Lettering: Thanksgiving 1905
The American PrinterNovember 1905(Next post on Monday: Pretty in Ink)
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Comics: Pretty in Ink
Pretty in Ink is the latest book by Trina Robbins and available from Fantagraphics Books. My connection to the book is in the acknowledgments which is missing in this first printing. Here’s what Trina...
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Creator: Blanche Ostertag
Blanche Adele Ostertagborn August 27, 1872, St. Louis, Missouri1880 U.S. Federal CensusJune 3, 1880The census recorded Ostertag as the oldest (seven years old) of two daughters born to Albert and Anne....
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Lettering: Hand Lettered
The BooksellerSeptember 1903Advertisement(Next post on Monday)
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Typography: Typorama
Typorama is an exhibition of Philippe Apeloig’s graphic design work at Les Arts Décoratifs, from November 21, 2013 to March 30, 2014. Design Boom has some excellent photographs of the exhibition.This...
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Typography: Peace and Joy
My holiday greeting from the early 1990s was based on the candy bar, Almond Joy. Since then the logo has changed. The wrapper was used on another chocolate bar.(Next post December 30: 100 Ampersands,...
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Lettering: 100 Ampersands, Part 2
1. Baltimore & OhioThe Book of the Royal BlueMay 19042. Clark & Co. JewelersThe Smart SetOctober 19013. Chandler & PriceThe American PrinterSeptember 19154. Chandler & PriceThe American...
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Lettering: Will Bradley and Ault and Wiborg, 1900
The American Printer and Bookmaker, January 1900The Inland Printer, March 1900The Inland Printer, April 1900The Inland Printer, May 1900The Inland Printer, June 1900The Inland Printer, July 1900The...
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Creator: Elaine Hussey
Mary Elaine HusseyMarch or May 1874, New York – May 29, 1957, Kahangi, Uganda“…Scant information exists on Hussey and no examples of her work are known. She was a member and participant in the first...
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Lettering: Lowercase g
The Printing ArtJune 1912LongThe Inland PrinterMarch 1896SpringfieldThe American StationerOctober 1, 1921AnnouncingThe Inland PrinterAugust 1909printing, ChicagoThe Printing ArtFebruary 1913highest,...
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Lettering: Marvel Super Heroes
Neal Adams’ Continuity Associates produced artwork for Colorforms. In 1983 a “Marvel Super-Heroes Adventure Set” was being prepared. Neal told me that the client wanted bold, sans serif lettering....
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Under Cover: Chinese MAD Magazine
Chinese-language MAD Magazine published in Taiwan.This copy was a freebie at the San Diego Comic Con.Below are selected pages from the first issue.PosterEnvelope detailToday is the Lunar New Year 4712,...
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Street Scene: Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Year of the Horse Celebration
Year of the Horse celebration in Sunset Park Brooklyn, New York, began 11 o’clock in the morning at 60th Street and 8th Avenue. Two lions danced their way to the stage located at 50th Street, where the...
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Typography: Chinese Oreo Cookies, Part 2
Birthday Cake Flavor with 100th Anniversary TagChocolate Creme FillingCoconut and Green Tea FlavorsChocolate-CoveredJuly 2013 ReceiptChinese Oreo Cookies, Part 1(Next post on Monday: Reading Steranko)
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