When one thinks of Dard Hunter the word “paper” usually comes to mind first. He was in many respects the king of American papermaking. He authored over fifteen books on the subject and single-handedly revived the art of handmade papermaking in America.
Prior to his obsession with paper Hunter spent his time as a printer and graphic artist. His began his career working for the famed Roycroft Press in East Aurora, New York. Under the tutelage of Elbert Hubbard, Hunter immersed himself in the Arts & Crafts style that permeated the design aesthetic of the press and he emerged as “one of America’s most influential graphic artists of the twentieth century.”
Thanks to a new monograph, Dard Hunter: The Graphic Works, authored by Lawrence Kreisman and conceived and produced in collaboration with Dard Hunter III, the artist’s grandson, we now have a comprehensive look at Hunter’s graphic output.
The book features more than eighty of his designs for book covers and title pages, booklets, bookplates, brochures, letterheads, and stained glass windows. It also includes Hunter’s 1904 newspaper article about the Roycroft community, and Hunter’s complete pamphlet text, Make Arts-and-Crafts Things at Your Home (Roycroft Press, 1909).
We are pleased to offer a limited number of copies signed by the author.
Also of note, Kreisman will kick off the book’s publication with a lecture at the Seattle Public Library on April 18th. The event is co-sponsored by The Book Club of Washington and the Book Arts Guild. Details here