<I>Art Director's Work Book of Type Faces</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1963
name: label: Written by
content: J. I. Biegeleisen, Polish American, 1909 - 1999
label: Published by
content: Arco Publishing, Co., American, 1937 - 1978
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover book with retractable book stand and 212 pages of text. The front cover has a glossy coating, with an orange background and a white and black design. The front cover has black text of [Arco Publishing Co.] in the upper left and [J. I. Biegeleisen · Art Directors' Work Book of Type Faces] in the center. The book has a metal ring spine. Attached to the back cover is a black cardboard triangular book stand. The reverse of the half title page has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones which reads [Lois Jones / Pierre-Noel / EX LIBRIS]. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book. A pamphlet from PEPCO was found between the pages of this book and is available in the catalog file.
title: label: Title
content: Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Typography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.26.5.4
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1963, renewed 1991 Jack I. Biegeleisen
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 5/16 × 10 1/16 × 1 in. (31.2 × 25.6 × 2.6 cm)