Ben Rosen Papers, , bulk 1936-2006 and undated 1945-1991

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Ben Rosen Papers, bulk, 1945-1991, 1936-2006 and undated

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Ben Rosen Papers, , bulk 1936-2006 and undated 1945-1991

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http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/rosenben/

Abstract

Ben Rosen is an American graphic designer and visual communications consultant. Rosen worked as a designer for J. Gordon Carr and Associates and the Blaine Thompson Company before founding his own firm, Ben Rosen Associates, in 1952, which specialized in corporate identity programs. Rosen is the author of three books on on graphic design and typography: (1963); (1970); and (1991). Type and Typography The Corporate Search for Visual Identity Digital Type Specimens The Ben Rosen Papers span the years 1936 to 2006, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1945 through 1991, and document Rosen's sixty-year career in graphic design and visual communications consulting. The collection contains materials in a variety of formats, including correspondence, writings, graphic design and printed materials, sketches, presentation boards, photographs, and slides, that document design concepts and programs (corporate logos, letterhead, packaging, industrial design, promotion) Rosen developed, through his firm, Ben Rosen Associates, for clients including American Loose Leaf, CCMI McGraw-Hill, Equitable Life Assurance, Exxon/Esso, Food Fair Stores, IBM, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, North American Reinsurance, Philip Morris, Richardson-Vicks, Russ Berrie, and Tishman Realty and Construction. The collection also includes manuscripts and published editions of Rosen's books on graphic design and typography, and touches on several of Rosen's commmemorative projects, including a President Kennedy memorial, a United Nations 20th Anniversary book, and Rosen's submission to the World Trade Center Memorial design competition.

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65 Linear Feet; 7500 Items

Languages

eng,

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6360076

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