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Calligraphy (visual works)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Hermann Zapf collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0135
Overview

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.

Dates: 1918 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2007
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Jerry Kelly collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSC-0075
Overview

Collection of materials from designer Jerry Kelly, (1955-). Includes holiday cards, printing proofs, letterheads, type specimens, exhibition catalogs, book designs, and book catalogs.

Dates: 1979-2010
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Ruth E. Gutfrucht design collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006628962], Folder: 1
Identifier: RITArc-0020
Overview Ruth E. Gutfrucht was a professor of design at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) from 1947-1981. The collection contains copy prints of Gutfrucht's calligraphy and publications with design work by Gutfrucht. Also included are various design projects created by her students. Ruth E. Gutfrucht was a professor of Design atRochester Institute of Technologyfrom 1947-1981. She taught Lettering, Layout, Typography, and Advertising Design. Gutfrucht was incredibly involved in the RIT...
Dates: 1940-1974
Found in: RIT Archives