W. A. Dwiggins Collection 1919-1950

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W. A. Dwiggins Collection 1919-1950

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.aob.0067

The W. A. Dwiggins Collection contains examples ofgraphic design by William Addison Dwiggins, who worked from the early tomid-20th century. The materials range from original drawings to both businessand personal designs.

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Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections

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Dwiggins, W.A. (William Addison), 1880-1956

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W. A. Dwiggins was a calligrapher, type designer and illustrator. Forthe first two decades of the twentieth century he supplied art work to Boston advertisers. Henry Watson Kent was the first librarian of the Grolier Club (a New York City bibliophile society). For many years Kent served as secretary to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he set the standard for fine institutional printing. He was also an authority on prints. From the description of ALS: Boston, to Henry Watson Kent...