Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1962, n.d.

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Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1962, n.d.

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Elmer Adler was associated with Pynson Printers and The Colophon; he shared Zigrosser's dedication to fine printing. As a print collector, Adler was the force behind the Princeton Print Club. Zigrosser suggested speakers for the Print Club (Adelyn Breeskin on Mary Cassatt), and hired Kneeland McNulty, an Adler protegeĢ, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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McNulty, Kneeland

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Kneeland McNulty was Carl Zigrosser's assistant (from 1952) and successor (1964) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1949-1971, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902111 ...

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962

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Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926

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Breeskin, Adelyn Dohme, 1896-1986

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Princeton Print Club.

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Pynson Printers

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Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books. In 1930 Adler began publishing The Colophon, a quarterly for book collectors. Both Pynson Printers and The Colophon ceased operations in 1940. From the guide to the Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...