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R. Hunter Middleton

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in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933–71. In 1944 he began operating a private press,
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MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993,
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and completed after his death by his friend Middleton in the early 1980s. It was privately cast by
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Robert Hunter Middleton, the man and his letters. Eight essays on his life and career
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Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History.
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While cited as America's second most prolific (metal type era) type designer after
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Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson.
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American book designer, painter and typeface designer
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He joined the design department of the 1355:American typographers and type designers 769: 98: 716:American Type Designers and Their Work. 1332: 906: 863:"Nicolas Jenson SG (Eusebius revival)" 667:Record Gothic Medium-Extended + Italic 1074:"Karnak Pro (Red Rooster Collection)" 1228: 1071: 1018: 991: 775: 642:Record Gothic Bold Extended + Italic 677:Record Gothic Heavy Medium-Extended 662:Record Gothic Light Medium-Extended 647:Record Gothic Bold Extended Reverse 13: 1288: 1258:"Record Gothic: fictional samples" 1201: 1174: 938: 729:Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. 672:Record Gothic Bold Medium-Extended 14: 1366: 1305: 1255: 618:between 1956 and 1961 including: 652:Record Gothic Thinline condensed 126:in 1908 where he studied at the 1275: 805:Friedl, Ott, and Stein, p. 382. 727:The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. 627:Record Gothic Extended + Italic 1312:Robert Hunter Middleton Papers 808: 799: 622:Record Gothic Condensed Italic 1: 708: 657:Record Gothic Heavy Condensed 440:Karnak Black Condensed Italic 637:Record Gothic Bold Condensed 512:Radiant Bold Extra-Condensed 377:Tempo Heavy Condensed Italic 141: 7: 1321:Robert H. Middleton letters 632:Record Gothic Bold + Italic 128:School of the Art Institute 10: 1371: 434:Karnak Intermediate Italic 781:Journal of Design History 714:Rollins, Carl Purlington 81: 71: 53: 28: 21: 994:"Bodoni Black Condensed" 751:Friedl, Ott, and Stein, 564:Condensed Gothic Outline 132:Ludlow Typograph Company 1047:"Tempo Heavy Condensed" 302:Bodoni Campanile Italic 165:(1924), a knock-off of 112:Robert Hunter Middleton 33:Robert Hunter Middleton 474:Eden Light + Eden Bold 365:Tempo Medium Condensed 259:Stellar + Stellar Bold 138:. He died in Chicago. 108: 353:Tempo Heavy Condensed 102: 1325:the Newberry Library 1316:the Newberry Library 967:"URW++ Bodoni Black" 703:Morris Fuller Benton 688:was a face begun by 359:Tempo Bold Condensed 290:Bodoni Modern Italic 245:Garamond Bold Italic 214:Eusebius Bold Italic 136:The Cherryburn Press 793:10.1093/jdh/epab046 428:Karnak Black Italic 422:Karnak Intermediate 278:Bodoni Black Italic 197:Ernst F. Detterer's 189:Delphian Open Title 23:R. Hunter Middleton 1021:"Bodoni Campanile" 605:Cheltenham Cursive 576:Florentine Cursive 341:Tempo Light Italic 335:Tempo Heavy Inline 195:Many additions to 171:Swash letters for 118:designer. Born in 109: 105:Stencil (typeface) 1350:American printers 1229:Jackaman, Steve. 1183:. Speice Graphics 1072:Jackaman, Steve. 1019:Jackaman, Steve. 992:Jackaman, Steve. 947:. Speice Graphics 869:. Spiece Graphics 536:Radiant Condensed 371:Tempo Bold Italic 173:Robert Wiebking's 120:Glasgow, Scotland 97: 96: 47:Glasgow, Scotland 1362: 1282: 1279: 1273: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1256:Coles, Stephen. 1253: 1247: 1246: 1244: 1242: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1215: 1199: 1193: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1172: 1166: 1165: 1163: 1161: 1147: 1141: 1140: 1138: 1136: 1122: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1111: 1096: 1090: 1089: 1087: 1085: 1069: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1058: 1043: 1037: 1036: 1034: 1032: 1016: 1010: 1009: 1007: 1005: 989: 983: 982: 980: 978: 963: 957: 956: 954: 952: 936: 930: 929: 927: 925: 910: 904: 903: 901: 899: 885: 879: 878: 876: 874: 859: 853: 852: 850: 848: 833: 827: 812: 806: 803: 797: 796: 773: 694:Paul H. Duensing 614:type family for 484:, also known as 296:Bodoni Campanile 156:Ludlow Typograph 84: 60: 42: 40: 19: 18: 1370: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1363: 1361: 1360: 1359: 1330: 1329: 1308: 1291: 1289:Further reading 1286: 1285: 1281:MacGrew, p. 15. 1280: 1276: 1266: 1264: 1254: 1250: 1240: 1238: 1231:"Florentine RR" 1227: 1223: 1213: 1211: 1200: 1196: 1186: 1184: 1173: 1169: 1159: 1157: 1149: 1148: 1144: 1134: 1132: 1124: 1123: 1119: 1109: 1107: 1098: 1097: 1093: 1083: 1081: 1070: 1066: 1056: 1054: 1045: 1044: 1040: 1030: 1028: 1017: 1013: 1003: 1001: 990: 986: 976: 974: 965: 964: 960: 950: 948: 937: 933: 923: 921: 912: 911: 907: 897: 895: 887: 886: 882: 872: 870: 861: 860: 856: 846: 844: 835: 834: 830: 813: 809: 804: 800: 774: 770: 711: 699: 448:Mayfair Cursive 251:Garamond Italic 235:Garamond series 226:Eusebius Italic 154:) were cast by 144: 82: 67: 62: 58: 49: 44: 38: 36: 35: 34: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1368: 1358: 1357: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1328: 1327: 1318: 1307: 1306:External links 1304: 1303: 1302: 1301:Chicago, 1985. 1290: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1274: 1248: 1221: 1210:. Nick's Fonts 1202:Curtis, Nick. 1194: 1167: 1142: 1126:"Lafayette FB" 1117: 1091: 1064: 1038: 1011: 984: 958: 931: 905: 880: 854: 828: 814:MacGrew, Mac, 807: 798: 767: 766: 765: 764: 749: 738: 723: 710: 707: 698: 697: 681: 680: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 608: 601: 591: 585: 579: 573: 570:Admiral Script 567: 561: 555: 549: 541: 540: 539: 533: 527: 521: 518:Radiant Medium 515: 506:Radiant series 502: 501: 500: 494: 481:Coronet series 477: 471: 465: 459: 451: 445: 444: 443: 437: 431: 425: 419: 416:Karnak Obelisk 413: 407: 401: 388: 387: 386: 380: 374: 368: 362: 356: 350: 344: 338: 332: 326: 320: 307: 306: 305: 299: 293: 287: 281: 275: 262: 256: 255: 254: 248: 231: 230: 229: 223: 217: 211: 193: 185: 179: 169: 159: 143: 140: 95: 94: 85: 79: 78: 73: 72:Known for 69: 68: 63: 61:(aged 87) 57:August 3, 1985 55: 51: 50: 45: 32: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1367: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1337: 1335: 1326: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1300: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1278: 1263: 1259: 1252: 1237:. Red Rooster 1236: 1232: 1225: 1209: 1205: 1204:"Ashkelon NF" 1198: 1182: 1178: 1175:Speice, Jim. 1171: 1156: 1152: 1146: 1131: 1127: 1121: 1105: 1101: 1095: 1080:. Red Rooster 1079: 1075: 1068: 1052: 1048: 1042: 1027:. Red Rooster 1026: 1022: 1015: 1000:. 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Index

Glasgow, Scotland
Chicago
typography
Tempo
Radiant

Stencil (typeface)
typeface
Glasgow, Scotland
Chicago
School of the Art Institute
Ludlow Typograph Company
The Cherryburn Press
foundry types
Ludlow Typograph
Cooper Black
Robert Wiebking's
Delphian Open Title
Ernst F. Detterer's
Eusebius
Garamond series
Bodoni series
Tempo series
Karnak series
Umbra
Coronet series
Radiant series
Stencil
Ludlow
Cheltenham Cursive

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