R. Hunter Middleton
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United States
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book designer, painter, and type designer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow
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he came to Chicago
Chicago
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in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute
Art Institute of Chicago
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. He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company
Ludlow Typograph
A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing. The device casts bars, or slugs of type, out of type metal primarily consisting of lead. These slugs are used for the actual printing, and then are melted down and recycled on the spot.The Ludlow system uses molds,...
in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933–71. In 1944 he began operating a private press, The Cherryburn Press. He died in Chicago.
Typefaces
All of these foundry types (except Andromaque) were cast by Ludlow TypographLudlow Typograph
A Ludlow Typograph is a hot metal typesetting system used in letterpress printing. The device casts bars, or slugs of type, out of type metal primarily consisting of lead. These slugs are used for the actual printing, and then are melted down and recycled on the spot.The Ludlow system uses molds,...
External links
- Robert Hunter Middleton Papers at the Newberry Library
Further reading
- Bruce Beck, Robert Hunter Middleton, the man and his letters. Eight essays on his life and career Chicago, 1985.