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R. Hunter Middleton
Born
Robert Hunter Middleton

(1898-05-06)May 6, 1898
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedAugust 3, 1985(1985-08-03) (aged 87)
Chicago
Known fortypography
Notable workTempo, Radiant
A sample of Stencil (typeface).

Robert Hunter Middleton (May 6, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was an American book designer, painter, and type designer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute. He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company 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.[1]

Typefaces

All of these foundry types (except Andromaque) were cast by Ludlow Typograph[2]

2

While cited as America's second most prolific (metal type era) type designer after Morris Fuller Benton, many of Middleton's fonts have never been digitised. This may be because many were display or script designs which dated after their time of greatest popularity.

References

  • Rollins, Carl Purlington American Type Designers and Their Work. in Print, V. 4, #1.
  • Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X.
  • MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4.
  • Friedl, Ott, and Stein, Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7.
  1. ^ Friedl, Ott, and Stein, p. 382.
  2. ^ MacGrew, Mac, American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century, Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4.
  3. ^ "Delphian". Fonts.com. Monotype. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Nicolas Jenson SG (Eusebius revival)". MyFonts. Spiece Graphics. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Garamond FB". Font Bureau. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Stellar". Fonts.com. Monotype. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ^ Speice, Jim. "Stellar". MyFonts. Speice Graphics. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  8. ^ "URW++ Bodoni Black". MyFonts. URW++. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  9. ^ Jackaman, Steve. "Bodoni Black Condensed". MyFonts. Red Rooster. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  10. ^ Jackaman, Steve. "Bodoni Campanile". MyFonts. Red Rooster. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Tempo Heavy Condensed". Fonts.com. Adobe. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ Jackaman, Steve. "Karnak Pro (Red Rooster Collection)". MyFonts. Red Rooster. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Umbra". MyFonts. Bitstream. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Lafayette FB". Font Bureau. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  15. ^ "EF Radiant". MyFonts. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  16. ^ Speice, Jim. "Samson SG". MyFonts. Speice Graphics. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  17. ^ Curtis, Nick. "Ashkelon NF". MyFonts. Nick's Fonts. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  18. ^ Jackaman, Steve. "Florentine RR". MyFonts. Red Rooster. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  19. ^ Coles, Stephen. "Record Gothic: fictional samples". Fonts in Use. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  20. ^ MacGrew, p. 15.

Further reading

  • Bruce Beck, Robert Hunter Middleton, the man and his letters. Eight essays on his life and career Chicago, 1985.
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