Lettering Large: Art and Design of Monumental Typography / Heller, Steven ; Ilic, Mirko ; Chermayeff I ; Mayakovsky V ; Rodchenko A ; Scher P ; Glaser M ; Mau B ; Depero F ; Reisinger D ; Hamilton A ; Picasso P ; Hausmann R ; Rognoni A ; Ruscha E ; Indiana R ; Creed M ; Nauman B ; Kosuth J ; Kruger B ; Rosen K ; Sagmeister S ; Oldenburg C ; Plensa J., 2013
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Scope and Contents
Today typography has jumped off the printed page to stand on its own as branding, sculpture, and even architecture. Lettering Large" is the first book to chronicle letters as presences in the urban landscape. The co-authors, graphic design historian Steven Heller and graphic designer Mirko Illic select the most dramatic and telling examples culled from states across the United States and thoughout Europe and Asia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 2013
Creator
- Heller, Steven (Person)
- Ilić, Mirko, 1956- (Person)
Extent
0 See container summary (1 hard cover book + card (ink, handwriting, collaged to inside front cover) (240 pages)) ; 28.5 x 26 x 2.8 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
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Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2014.
General
Published: New York : Monacelli Press. Signed by: Steve [Heller] (l.r.- card). Inscription: Marvin + Ruth Thank you so much for your generosity & kindness Best wishes. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RUTH; updated by: MARVIN.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
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Main Library
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