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- Washington Press, Used at the Cranbrook Academy of Art - The Washington Press established two innovations in printing history: a lightened metal frame for easier transport, and a toggle-joint mechanism to create impressions. Over 6000 of these rugged hand presses were sold between 1835-1902; many specialist printers continue to use them today. This press was donated by George Booth, <em>Detroit News</em> publisher and founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community.
- 1840-1850
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Washington Press, Used at the Cranbrook Academy of Art
The Washington Press established two innovations in printing history: a lightened metal frame for easier transport, and a toggle-joint mechanism to create impressions. Over 6000 of these rugged hand presses were sold between 1835-1902; many specialist printers continue to use them today. This press was donated by George Booth, Detroit News publisher and founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 10, "Cranbrook," 1988 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1988
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Magazine, Emigre No. 10, "Cranbrook," 1988
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- Magazine, Emigre No. 19, "Starting From Zero," 1991 - Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. <em>Emigre</em> magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- 1991
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Magazine, Emigre No. 19, "Starting From Zero," 1991
Emigre is a digital type foundry established by Rudy VanderLans and Zuzana Licko. The company's history is linked with the introduction of the 1984 Macintosh computer, used to design their early bitmapped typefaces. Emigre's digital work gained notoriety -- defying visual communication standards with fractured, layered combinations of text and image. Emigre magazine showcased their fonts and promoted groundbreaking designers.
- Plate, circa 1950 - Maija Grotell, the "Mother of American Studio Ceramics," immigrated to the United States from Finland in 1927 to pursue a career in ceramics. After teaching in New York, she became the head of the ceramics program at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1938. She is known for popularizing European wheel throwing and technical innovations with glazes.
- circa 1950
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Plate, circa 1950
Maija Grotell, the "Mother of American Studio Ceramics," immigrated to the United States from Finland in 1927 to pursue a career in ceramics. After teaching in New York, she became the head of the ceramics program at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in 1938. She is known for popularizing European wheel throwing and technical innovations with glazes.
- Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, circa 1954 -
- circa 1954
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Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, circa 1954
- "A Serious Chair" Exhibit at Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1985 -
- 10 March 1985-07 April 1985
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"A Serious Chair" Exhibit at Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1985