Lester Beall Hardcover by Roger Remington

Product Details

• Publisher: WW Norton (1996-03-05)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 320 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780393730029
• Item Weight: 928.18 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Lester Beall, who died in 1969, was the first graphic designer to receive a one-man exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (in 1937) and was awarded the 1993 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Institute of Graphic Artists, a sign of his importance in American graphic design.


In full color, this book documents the work of his pioneering 44-year career-advertising, corporate-identity programs, product styling, packaging, exhibits, murals, annual reports, posters, books, and magazines for a wide range of clients, including the U.S. government, the International Paper Company, Martin Marietta Corporation, and many others.

About the Author

Roger Remington is professor of graphic design at Rochester Institute of Technology.