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
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 27, 2024.
