Beatrice Warde 1900 1969 Early Years 1900 Born
Beatrice Warde (1900 -1969)
Early Years • 1900: Born to May Lamberton and Gustave Becker in New York • 1916: Enrolled at Horace Mann School • 1918: Entered Barnard College, NYC • 1922: Married Frederic Warde
Career • 1923: Head Librarian at American Type Founder’s Association • 1924: Moved to England with her husband’s new job offer at the Monotype Corporation (“Paul Beaujon”) • 1927: Official editor at Monotype Corporation • 1929: Promoted to Publicity Manager at Monotype Corporation This is a Printing Office
World War II • 1940: Founded Books Across the Sea Program • Changed Beatrice’s approach to Typography and Printing
Famous Works • “The ‘Garamond’ Types: A Study of XVI and XVII Century Sources” (1926) • “This is a Printing Office” (1932) • The Crystal Goblet: Sixteen Essays on Typography (1937)
The Crystal Goblet
Sources • http: //www. raabcollection. com/robert-frost-autograph/robert-frost-supports-greatbritain-his-favorite-ally • http: //untcomdes. blogspot. com/2010/06/crystal-goblet-by-beatrice-warde. html • http: //www. eyemagazine. com/feature/article/beatrice-warde-manners-and-type • http: //www. nenne. com/typography/crystalgoblet 2. html • http: //www. stbride. org/friends/conference/twentiethcenturygraphiccommunication/Be atrice. Warde. html • http: //www. lawsonarchive. com/beatrice-warde%E 2%80%94 graphic-arts-champion/
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