Rudolph Ruzicka
1883–1978

Introduction

Rudolph Ruzicka (29 June 1883 – 20 July 1978) was a Czech American wood engraver, etcher, illustrator, typeface designer, and book designer. Ruzicka designed typefaces and wood engraving illustrations for Daniel Berkeley Updike's Merrymount Press, and was a designer for, and consultant to, the Mergenthaler Linotype Company for fifty years. He designed a number of seals and medals, including the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and the Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association.

Wikidata identifier

Q7377450

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Country of birth

Czech Republic

Roles

Artist, illustrator, painter

ULAN identifier

500040796

Names

Rudolph Ruzicka, Rudolf Ruzicka

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