William Addison Dwiggins

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AIGA_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-06-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Martinsville,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:coinedBy gptkb:design
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-12-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hingham,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:designedTypeface gptkb:Metro
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Caledonia
gptkb:Eldorado
gptkb:Stuyvesant
gptkb:Tippecanoe
gptkb:Winchell
gptkbp:education Frank Holme School of Illustration
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Alfred_A._Knopf
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:book
gptkb:illustrator
gptkb:calligraphy
gptkb:typeface
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Addison Dwiggins
gptkbp:influenced modern book design
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Frederic_Goudy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:AIGA
Society of Calligraphers
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_movement
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Caledonia_(typeface)
gptkb:Electra_(typeface)
gptkb:Metro_(typeface)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:book
gptkb:fashion_designer
gptkb:illustrator
gptkb:calligraphy
gptkbp:restingPlace Hingham Cemetery, Massachusetts
gptkbp:signature WAD
William Addison Dwiggins signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Hoyle
gptkbp:subjectOf Dwiggins: A Life in Design
The Book as a Work of Art
The Definitive Dwiggins no. 1
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Layout_in_Advertising
Paraphs
Stencilled Ornament
Towards a Reform of the Paper Currency
Extracts from an Investigation into the Physical Properties of Books
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:W._A._Dwiggins
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