Rudolph Ruzicka (1883–1978)

Rudolph Ruzicka was a Czech American master of wood engraving and typeface design, celebrated for his intricate urban landscapes and influential typefaces like Fairfield.

ABOUT

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…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Saint Nicholas Hotel: Spandrel Panel 1892 · Art Institute of Chicago Pastoral Scene with Couple and Cows 1902 · Art Institute of Chicago Hastings on Hudson 1903 · Cleveland Museum of Art Peck Slip, New York 1903 · Art Institute of Chicago The Katzenjammer Kids 1909 · Art Institute of Chicago The Custom House Tower from the Waterside 1919 · Cleveland Museum of Art

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Thomas BewickWood Engraving William MorrisArts and Crafts Movement Albrecht DürerNorthern Renaissance Printmaking

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