Wadsworth A. Parker
Wadsworth A. Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 1938 Petersburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | typography |
Wadsworth A. Parker (b. 1864 – d. 1938, Petersburg, Virginia) was an American printer and typeface designer. He was a director of the American Type Founders Company, designed many faces for them, and served as head of their specimen department.[1] His faces are typically highly decorative and often capture the Art Deco style of the time.
Typefaces designed Wadsworth A. Parker
All faces cut by American Type Founders.
- Goudy Handtooled + italic (1922), alternately credited to either Charles H. Becker or Morris Fuller Benton.
- Lexington (1926), with Clarence P. Hornung.
- Gallia (1927)
- Modernistic (1928)
- Graybar (1930)
- Additions to M.F. Bentons's Stymie series:
- Stymie Compressed (1932)
- Stymie Inline Title (1932)
- Swash letters for Bookman (1936?)
References
- MacGrew, Mac, American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4.
- Rollins, Carl Purlington American Type Designers and Their Work. in Print, V. 4, #1, p. 13.
- ^ MacGrew, p. 331.
