Saxe, Stephen O., 1930-2019
Stephen O. Saxe (1930-2019) was an avid collector of type foundry specimen books and metal type, as well as an expert on the history of 19th century printing in the United States.
Born Stephen Oscar Saxe in New York City on February 24, 1930, he was the son of Helen Fields Saxe and Leonard Spier Saxe and also had a brother, Robert Leonard Saxe. Saxe was a graduate of the Riverdale Country School, Harvard College, and Yale Drama School. He began his career in summer stock doing theatrical set design and then moved to television where he designed sets for soap operas. Subsequently he designed books for Harcourt Brace. Retiring at 55, Saxe turned to a study of 19th century typography and printing. In 1974, he was a founding member of the American Printing History Association (APHA) and later became editor of its newsletter (1986-1990).
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