Spiral Press letterhead (Letter to Elaine Lustig Cohen)
1957 · Letterpress
10 1/2 × 7 3/4" (26.7 × 19.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Joseph Blumenthal
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Joseph Blumenthal was an American typographer and book designer whose practice centered on the revival and refinement of historical typefaces and printing techniques. Working primarily in letterpress and traditional binding methods, he championed hand-crafted bookmaking as a counterpoint to industrial production throughout the twentieth century. He founded the Spiral Press in New York, where he applied meticulous attention to typography, paper selection, and layout in limited-edition volumes. His work bridged the Arts and Crafts movement with modernist principles of clarity and restraint.
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