Lawson, Andrew S.
biographical statement
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Empire State School of Printing collection
Materials related to the Empire State School of Printing, an early predecessor of the Rochester Institute of Technology's School of Print Media. The collection includes general information on the school, as well as ephemera, copies of diplomas, course schedules, lists of graduates, and clippings.
Hermann Zapf collection
Hermann Zapf was a German type designer, typographer, calligrapher, author, and professor. He influenced type design and modern typography, winning many awards and honors for his work. Of note is Zapf’s work with August Rosenberger, a prominent punchcutter who cut many of Zapf’s designs.
RIT School of Printing samples
The collection contains over 100 printing samples collected by Rochester Institute of Technology Professors Alexander Lawson and Archie Provan. Many of the samples are awards and certificates presented to the RIT community during 1960-1980.
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- Ephemera 2
- Printing -- History -- New York (State) 2
- Printing -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) 2
- Book design 1
- Book jackets 1
- Broadsides (notices) 1
- Calligraphy (visual works) 1
- Certificates 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Design 1
- Diplomas 1
- Drawings (visual works) 1
- Exhibition catalogs 1
- Letterpress printing 1
- Printing -- Specimens 1
- Printing -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- Rochester 1
- Process work 1
- Proofs (printed matter) 1
- Type and type-founding 1
- Type designers 1
- Type specimens 1
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Palatino 1
- Typefaces (type forms) 1
- Typographers 1
- Typography 1 + ∧ less
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