David, Ismar.
Variant namesIsmar David was born in Breslau, Germany, in 1910. He immigrated to Israel as a young man and lived in Jerusalem from 1932 until 1952. During this period he worked as a graphic and interior designer, and also conceived and developed the David Hebrew type family. Between 1953 and 1996, he lived and worked in New York City, achieving considerable success as a book and book cover designer; book illustrator; lettering artist, calligrapher, and architectural lettering designer; and as an instructor at Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. Ismar David died on February 26, 1996, in New York.
From the description of Ismar David papers, 1938-1996 (inclusive), 1952-1990 (bulk). (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 435687927
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| creatorOf | David, Ismar. Ismar David papers, 1938-1996 (inclusive), 1952-1990 (bulk). | RIT Library, Wallace Library | |
| creatorOf | David, Ismar. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1988. | University of Pennsylvania Library |
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| associatedWith | Cassel-Wronker, Lili, 1924- | person |
| associatedWith | Fleming H. Revell Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | George Macy Companies, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Geyer Studio. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harper & Row, Publishers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harry N. Abrams, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Intertype Corporation. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jason Aronson, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | J.B. Lippincott Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Jewish Publication Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McGraw-Hill Book Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pinelawn Memorial Park. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Random House (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Silver, Rollo G. (Rollo Gabriel), 1909-1989. | person |
| associatedWith | Standard, Paul, 1900-1992. | person |
| associatedWith | Thomas Y. Crowell Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Union of American Hebrew Congregations. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United Jewish Appeal. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Warde, Beatrice, 1900-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Wong, Jeanyee. | person |
| associatedWith | World Publishing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Zapf, Hermann. | person |
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| United States |
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| Architectural inscriptions |
| Book design |
| Book jackets |
| Calligraphy |
| Calligraphy, Hebrew |
| Commercial art |
| Design |
| Designers |
| Graphic artists |
| Graphic arts |
| Illustration of books |
| Sepulchral monuments |
| Trademarks |
| Type designers |
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Person
Birth 1910-08-27
Death 1996-02-26
Germans
English,
German
