Rosen, Ben.

  1. Rosen, Ben.
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1920 Oct. 20 Born in Detroit, Mich. 1938 Graduated Cass Technical High School, Detroit, Mich. Enrolled in drawing and painting courses at the Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit, Mich. 1938 1939 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 1939 1941 Pratt Institute, New York, N.Y., program in advertising design 1941 1942 Designer, J. Gordan Carr & Associates 1942 Aug. 1945 Oct. Aerial Motion Picture Photographer for the U.S. Army, stationed primarily in England Co-founded a school of Art and Architecture for servicemen at Chalgrove Air Base in England; taught courses in drawing and design Developed a proposal for the conversion of U.S. air bases into British housing; presented plan before British government ministers 1946 1947 Art Director, Blaine Thompson Company, New York, N.Y. 1948 1953 Freelance designer, J. Gordon Carr and Associates; projects included American Airlines, Benson & Hedges, Pepsi, Shell Oil, Sky Chef Package design, Robert Leonard Studio 1952 Founded Ben Rosen Associates 1952 1953 Studio designer, Alan Berni and Associates 1955 Received New York State Teacher's License in Commercial Art/Package Design Began teaching at the School of Visual Art, New York, N.Y.; developed and taught package design course 1963 Type and Typography published Designed John F. Kennedy memorial document Late 1960s Lectured at Cooper Union, New York, N.Y. 1970s Lectured at Pratt Phoenix Center, New York, N.Y. 1970 The Corporate Search for Visual Identity published 1975 Relocated Ben Rosen Associates from New York, N.Y. to Ho-Ho-Kus, N. J. 1977 1978 Formed Ritta, Rosen & Arnoldy, a consulting firm that specialized in graphic design and corporate identity 1980s-early 1990s Member, Arts Advisory Board, Bergen Community College 1991 Digital Type Specimens published 1992 Wrote Introduction to a new edition of Jan Tschichold's Treasury of Alphabets and Lettering 2003 Submitted design proposal to the World Trade Center memorial competition

From the guide to the Ben Rosen Papers, bulk, 1945-1991, 1936-2006 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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