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Beatrice Warde (1900-1969)

Beatrice Warde (1900-1969). 1900: Born to May Lamberton and Gustave Becker in New York 1916: Enrolled at Horace Mann School 1918: Entered Barnard College, NYC 1922: Married Frederic Warde. Early Years. 1923: Head Librarian at American Type Founder’s Association

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Beatrice Warde (1900-1969)

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  1. Beatrice Warde(1900-1969)

  2. 1900: Born to May Lamberton and Gustave Becker in New York • 1916: Enrolled at Horace Mann School • 1918: Entered Barnard College, NYC • 1922: Married Frederic Warde Early Years

  3. 1923: Head Librarian at American Type Founder’s Association • 1924: Moved to England with her husband’s new job offer at the Monotype Corporation (“Paul Beaujon”) • 1927: Official editor at Monotype Corporation • 1929: Promoted to Publicity Manager at • Monotype Corporation Career This is a Printing Office

  4. World War II • 1940: Founded Books Across the Sea Program • Changed Beatrice’s approach to Typography and Printing

  5. Famous Works • “The ‘Garamond’ Types: A Study of XVI and XVII Century Sources” (1926) • “This is a Printing Office” (1932) • The Crystal Goblet: Sixteen Essays on Typography (1937)

  6. The Crystal Goblet

  7. Sources • http://www.raabcollection.com/robert-frost-autograph/robert-frost-supports-great-britain-his-favorite-ally • http://untcomdes.blogspot.com/2010/06/crystal-goblet-by-beatrice-warde.html • http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/beatrice-warde-manners-and-type • http://www.nenne.com/typography/crystalgoblet2.html • http://www.stbride.org/friends/conference/twentiethcenturygraphiccommunication/BeatriceWarde.html • http://www.lawsonarchive.com/beatrice-warde%E2%80%94graphic-arts-champion/

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