William Metzig Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Metzig, William, 1893-1989
label: Names
content: Cooper-Hewitt Design Archive
label: Names
content: Dutton
label: Names
content: Fawcett
label: Names
content: Fieldcrest Mills Inc.
label: Names
content: Heubelin, Inc.
label: Names
content: Pelikan Ink Company
label: Names
content: Popov Distilling Company
label: Names
content: Metzig, William, 1893-1989
label: Dnr
content: Murgio, Matthew, Mrs.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Illustrators
label: Topic
content: Magazine covers -- Design
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content: Posters -- Design
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content: Greeting cards -- Design
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content: Works of art
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content: Graphic arts -- United States
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content: Calligraphy
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content: Graphic arts -- Germany
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content: Graphic designers
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content: advertising
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content: Letterheads -- Design
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content: Packaging -- Design
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content: Labels -- Design
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content: Logos (Symbols) -- Design
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content: Graphic artists
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content: Trademarks -- Design
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content: Corporate image -- Design
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content: Pamphlets -- Design
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content: Book jackets -- Design -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Mr. Metzig's daughter, Mrs. Matthew Murgio, and a former student and friend of Metzig's, Lili Wronker, 1990.
creator: label: Creator
content: Metzig, William, 1893-1989
setName: label: See more items in
content: William Metzig Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Graphic designer and artist. Born Hanover, Germany, 1893. Metzig apprenticed with a lithographer prior to establishing his own studio in the 1920s. He designed trademarks, logos, letterheads, brochures, and posters for clients. He is best known for his work for Pelikan Ink Company.

He also designed book covers, magazine covers, and page layouts. In the 1930s, Metzig became known as a leading calligrapher and advertising artist in Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and settled in New York where he taught calligraphy and did freelance graphic design until his death in 1989.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16 Cubic feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1925-1979
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The collection was transferred from the Cooper-Hewitt Design Archives to the Archives Center in 2012.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1269
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Clippings
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content: Book jackets
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content: Photographs
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content: Slides
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content: Drawings
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content: Transparencies
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content: Brochures
label: Type
content: Advertisements
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged into three record groups: 1) printed materials; 2) project files; and 3) other visual materials. Project files are arranged in alphabetical order by name of client. Extensive files for projects done for distilleries and publishing companies are alphabetized separately.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings
label: Genre/Form
content: Book jackets
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Slides
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Transparencies
label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures
label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The materials in this collection span the years from the late 1920s to the 1970s and document Metzig's work in Germany and the United States. Little background and biographical information is available.

Project files : More than 500 examples of the designer's work, including letterheads, logos, trademarks, brochures, book jackets, magazine covers and layouts, certificates, awards, and product labels.

Printed Materials : Includes articles written by Metzig and a copy of his publication, "Art Lettering and Design," which was done for the International Correspondence Schools of Pennsylvania in 1957. This collection does not include any business records or correspondence.

Other Visual Materials : Photographs, slides, and transparencies of many of Metzig's designs.