Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944

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Epithet: calligrapher and designer of lettering

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000386

English calligrapher.

From the description of Autograph letter signed (2) : Ditchling, to Miss A.T. Evans, 1913 Nov. 13 and 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270485612

From the description of Autograph letter signed (2) : Ditchling, Sussex to Miss Holden and to Messrs Reeves & Sons Ltd., 1921 Mar. 9 and 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270485623

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creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. [Holograph drafts of lecture on Lettering and the teaching of lettering, delivered before the Fourth International Congress for Art Education. Dresden, 1912. Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph draft and carbon copy of a review of Grailly Hewitt's "Lettering" written for "Artwork", 1930. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Sir William Rothenstein correspondence and other papers, 1887-1957. Houghton Library
creatorOf FLOWER PAINTINGS: forty-three paintings by Mrs Margaret Talbot Holden-Jones, a pupil of Edward Johnston, calligrapher; 1919-1921. Water-colours. The majority of the paintings were executed in the summer of 1919 in Byfleet, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and..., 1919-1921 British Library
referencedIn Marianne Straub archive, 1909-1994 Crafts Study Centre
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Designs for ornamental lettering of various styles in pencil and black and red ink, 1926. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Oversize artwork, 1920s-1930s British Library
creatorOf Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Where dips the rocky highland : calligraphic manuscript of the poem, 1899 Dec. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Calligraphy and illumination : calligraphic manuscript of a portion of a paper read before the Society of the Arts, 1905 Jan. 31. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph draft, unsigned, of a memorial article on Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson, who died in 1922 : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). Evolution of the conversazione / J. Beresford, OAC Review, v.51, no.5, Feb. 1939, p. 286-287, con't on p. 332-333. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. He that is down ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Detterer, Ernst Frederick, 1888-1947. [Calligraphic practice sheets], [1913 July 23-24]. Newberry Library
referencedIn Irene Wellington archive, 1904-1984 Crafts Study Centre
creatorOf Walker, Madelyn. The word made flesh, indeed, Sophrosynê : calligraphic manuscript, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Alphabets and numerals ; black ink on paper and vellum, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn E. Mathews (Firm). List 54: a collection of manuscripts, working papers, books ... acquired privately from the executors of Edward Johnston. University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of an indenture form designed for the apprentices of Eric Gill, 1920. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. The Bibby Memorials : Testimonials to James and Joseph Bibby, 9 July, 1913 : four fragmentary drafts in red, blue, black and gold, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Drafts of a design for a monogram for a Coronation Medal of King Edward VIII, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Drafts for a calligraphic copy of Shelley's poem, "The Sensitive Plant", [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Life itself is a mixture of power & form ... : quotation from Emerson written out by Edward Johnston: [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Webb, Elizabeth. [Letters to Edward Johnston, a letter to Mrs. Johnston, and propspectus of the Gramercie Park Press. Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Calligraphic poster, [1927]. Newberry Library
creatorOf Hobhouse, Rosa. Autograph letter signed : Broxbourne, Herts., to Edward Johnston, 1934 Mar. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922. T.J. Cobden-Sanderson papers : and other materials, 1874-1984 (bulk 1884-1922). UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf St. Dominic's Press. [Proof of the first stand of type set up by Edward Johnston and H.D.C. Pepler for St. Dominic's Press. Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Costello had come up ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Notes on picture framing, frames & borders : autograph manuscript signed, two drafts, 1919. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Collection of various undated calligraphic specimens and experiments, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Collection of proofs, paste-ups, and printed items, including posters and direction and identification insignia, for the London Underground Railway, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Calligraphy and illumination : autograph manuscript of a paper read before the Society of Arts, 1905 Jan. 31. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Illuminated wedding service for Neil MacInnes and Ruth Armine Hoare, 1904 Jan. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of a testimonial, presenting a portrait to Sir Francis Mowatt upon his retirement as Permanent Secretary to the Treasury : [n.p.], 1903 Oct. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. The song in Cymbeline / Shakespeare ; sung by Guiderius and Arviragus. Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Calligraphic papers. 1903-1943. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft and sketches for testimonials for the Alexandra Club, 1910. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Cobden-Sanderson: The ideal book, 1900 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. The old witch ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Designs for ornamental script and lettering accompanied by proportion diagrams, and a page of notes on various commissions, ca. 1928-1929. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Alphabet in capitals ; calligraphic manuscript, ink on paper : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Edward Johnston: Doodles, Early 20th century Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
referencedIn William Blake: Poems, 19th century-c. 1905 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph letter signed : London, to T.J. Cobden Sanderson, 1902 Apr. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Gang east gang west ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-1898]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Address to the incumbent [Mr. Watkinson and his wife] on the occupancy of St. Matthew's Church in Northowram : [n.p., [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Eric and Macdonald Gill archive, 1920s-1940s Crafts Study Centre
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Collection of drafts and designs for various monograms and advertisements, including monograms for Sir Sydney Cockerell and for himself, 1936, etc. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Edward Johnston archive, 1872-1944 Crafts Study Centre
creatorOf Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937. Count Harry Kessler letters, 1898-1937. Newberry Library
referencedIn Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. Typed copy of a letter : London, to Laurance B. Siegfried, 1930 Mar. 30 [copied ca. 1930 June 12]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. To baby Jimmy. Newberry Library
creatorOf John M. Wing Foundation. Detterer, Ernst F. - Administrative subject files, 1921-1947 (bulk 1931-1947). Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph letter signed (carbon copy) : to Rosa Hobhouse, 1934 Mar. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Decoration and its uses : autograph manuscript [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Designs, with notes, for a Bible binding for Ruth MacInnes, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Collection of hectographed sheets prepared by Johnston for the use of his students, with several of the originals from which they were made, 1899-1906. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Hewitt, Graily, 1864-. Autograph letter signed : Ewell, to Edward Johnston, 1910 Apr. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. The ideal book, or, The book beautiful : drafts on three double folds of vellum, in red, black, gold, white and green, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Drafts of a document for the installation of Edward, Prince of Wales, as a freeman of the Fishmonger's Company, 1919 and 1920. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vol. III, A-M. 1790-1931.includes:f. 1 Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount Allenby: Letter to Sir P. C. Mitchell: 1930.f. 2 Henry Edward Armstrong, FRS; chemist: Letter to A. W. Rowe: 1905.ff. 2-165 passim Arthur Walton Rowe, MRCS: Letters to..., 1790-1931 British Library
creatorOf Gill, Mary Ethel (Moore). Autograph letter signed : Pigotts, High Wycombe, to Edward Johnston, 1942 Dec. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967. The anatomy of fair writing. An anthology of divers hands : [n.p.] : manuscript, [n.d.] / by Edward Johnston. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. The Plymouth Liberal Association : [n.p.] : draft of an illuminated address honoring Professor Anthony, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Dearly beloved ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph letter signed (2) : Ditchling, Sussex to Miss Holden and to Messrs Reeves & Sons Ltd., 1921 Mar. 9 and 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn FOUNDERS' BOOK OF BEDFORD COLLEGE, University of London, calligraphically written in black and red by Edward Johnston; circ. 1914. The MS. contains the names of Elizabeth Jesser Reid and other pioneers of the foundation. See also Brit. Mus. Quart., x..., approximately 1914 British Library
creatorOf Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906. Quotation from the school for saints. Newberry Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. An address from the London City Council to the king and queen : [n.p.], [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. And doe ye ken ... : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. Golden slumber kiss your eyes : [London] : calligraphic manuscript, [1900] / by Edward Johnston, with musical notation. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XXIV. Robert Louis Stevenson, 'Requiem', written by Edward Johnston; 10 Aug. 1908. Ibid., pl. XXIII. Vellum; f. 1. 140 x 140mm. Binding of red morocco, gilt-tooled, by W. H. Smith & Son.Robert Louis Stevenson, writer: 'Requiem' b... British Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Collection of drafts for testimonials, etc. ; black script, 1908-10, etc. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf JOHNSTON PAPERS: calligraphic materials by Edward Johnston (b.1872-d.1944) and correspondence with Frank Rinder, agent for the National Gallery of Art, Melbourne. Johnston executed these pieces for Rinder, several for presentation to Mrs Edith Rinder..., 1918-1961 British Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Alphabet and four lines of script : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of an announcement of a baby show, held by the Women's Institute at Johnston's home in Sussex : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Schwabe, Randolph, 1885-1948. Autograph letter signed : London, to Edward Johnston, 1930 Dec. 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Underground railway designs and reports ; a collection of calligraphic drafts, proofs, reports, notes, letters, etc., 1916-1933. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of a portion of the Gospel of St. Luke, followed by the draft of a testimonial to William Richard Lethaby : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft for a calligraphic manuscript of the Canticum Canticorum, possibly written for Sir Sydney Cockerell, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Miscellaneous European calligraphy, 1591-1977. Houghton Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of a list of fourteen names beginning with "A" : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph manuscript of a review of "Morte d'Arthur" by Lord Tennyson [London, 1912], designed, written out and illuminated by Alberto Sangorski, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Autograph letter signed (2) : Ditchling, to Miss A.T. Evans, 1913 Nov. 13 and 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Campbell, Frances. A sarong of Trenggam : short story written out by Edward Johnston in a 16th century Italian hand, London, 1904 May 10, 11, 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn The Gordon Bottomley Papers, 1773, 1831-1958, nd British Library: Western Manuscripts
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Personal address book with addresses of friends, clients, correspondents, societies, shopkeepers, etc., cut and lettered by himself, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Pater Noster : calligraphic manuscript, [1897-8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932,. Fate of the children of Usnach [manuscript] / taken from Cuchulain of Muirthemne, The story of the men of the red branch of Ulster ; arranged and put into English by Lady Gregory. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Short story, untitled and unfinished : autograph manuscript, with ornamental drawing and initials, ca. 1885. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Calligraphy sheets : manuscript (hectographed), 1902-1908. Houghton Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Draft of Greek script, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., OF EDWARD JOHNSTON (b. 1872, d. 1944), calligrapher; 1904-1923. Most of the papers relate to the Society of Calligraphers, of which Johnston was President from 1906 to 1910. Other contents include a draft of a testimonial by J..., 1904-1923 British Library
creatorOf Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944. Petition to the King for permission to add the distinction "Royal" to the Society of Art Masters, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Barron, Oswald, 1868-1939. person
associatedWith Blake, William person
associatedWith Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948 person
associatedWith Cahoon, Herbert, 1918- person
associatedWith Campbell, Frances. person
associatedWith Cobden Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922. person
correspondedWith Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922. person
associatedWith Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962. person
associatedWith Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. person
associatedWith Detterer, Ernst Frederick, 1888-1947. person
associatedWith Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, 1894- person
associatedWith E. Mathews (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. person
associatedWith Eric and Macdonald Gill person
associatedWith Evans, A. T., person
associatedWith Fishmonger's Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Gill, Eric. person
associatedWith Gill, Mary Ethel (Moore) person
associatedWith Hewitt, Graily, 1864- person
associatedWith Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906. person
associatedWith Hobhouse, Rosa. person
associatedWith Holden, Miss, person
associatedWith John M. Wing Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Johnson, Robert Arthur, Sir, 1874-1938. person
associatedWith Johnston, Edward person
associatedWith Johnston, Greta Grieg, d. 1936. person
associatedWith Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937. person
associatedWith Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931. person
associatedWith London City Council. corporateBody
associatedWith London. Transport Board. corporateBody
associatedWith MacInnes, Ruth Armine (Hoare) person
associatedWith Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967. person
associatedWith Mowatt, Francis, Sir, 1837-1919. person
associatedWith National Society of Art Masters. corporateBody
associatedWith OAC Review Index (University of Guelph) corporateBody
associatedWith Plymouth Liberal Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Reeves and Sons, Ltd, corporateBody
associatedWith Ricardo, Halsey Ralph, 1854-1928. person
associatedWith Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. person
correspondedWith Rothenstein, William, Sir, 1872-1945 person
associatedWith Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) corporateBody
associatedWith Schwabe, Randolph, 1885-1948. person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. person
associatedWith Socialist Christian. corporateBody
associatedWith St. Dominic's Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Straub, Marianne person
associatedWith Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson person
associatedWith Walker, Madelyn. person
associatedWith Waterhouse, C. Valentine. person
associatedWith Watkinson, Mr. person
associatedWith Webb, Elizabeth. person
associatedWith Wellington, Irene person
associatedWith Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
England
London
Subject
Bookbindings, English
Calligraphy
Calligraphy
Copybooks
Lettering
Medals, English
Paleography
Picture frames and framing
Signs and signboards
Subways
Women
Occupation
Artists
Calligraphers
Designer
Printer
Activity

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Birth 1872-02-11

Death 1944-11-26

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