Title: Autograph: The Signature of the Commercial Artist, Graphic Artist, Calligrapher and Designer Ralph Douglass Penned on Fridolf Johnson's Book Label.
Description: - Ralph Douglass' autograph penned on Fridolf Johnson's 1-7/8 inch high by 3 inch wide book label, with a floral decorative frame & Johnson's name printed in green. Fine.
The commercial and graphic artist Ralph Waddell Douglass (1895-1971) was a university professor while also a painter, cartoonist, illustrator, calligrapher and designer. He is known for his paintings of New Mexicao and as the co-author and illustrator of the Mesaland series of children's books. His style of calligraphy came to be known as "Calligraphic Lettering".
An illustrator and artist as well as a fine pressman Fridolf Johnson was an editor of American Artist Magazine until his retirement in the 1970's. As a graphic artist, he designed title panels for Hollywood movies and art & typography for advertising as well as dust jacket illustrations. He wrote and illustrated his own children's books in addition to other works. He also compiled and edited the Knopf book "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work". Fine .
Keywords: ART; ILLUSTRATOR; COMMERCIAL ARTIST; GRAPHIC ARTIST; CALLIGRAPHER; RALPH WADDELL DOUGLASS; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; FRIDOLF JOHNSON; BOOKMAN; ILLUSTRATED; CALLIGRAPHY; CALLIGRAPHIC LETTERING; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.
- Book number: 95073
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