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Rudolph Ruzicka

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in 1935, though matrices were evidently never cut, as there is no record of this type having ever actually been cast in metal. Design later used for so-called "digital type" in 1993.
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In 1910 Ruzicka set up his own shop at 954 Lexington Avenue in New York City. He received his first major art commission from
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D.B.U. and R.R.: Selected Extracts from Correspondence between Daniel Berkeley Updike and Rudolph Ruzicka, 1908 to 1941
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Over the years, D. B. Updike and Ruzicka collaborated on a number of well-respected book designs, including
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School before becoming an apprentice wood engraver. From 1900 to 1902 he attended further classes at the
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in 1939 and never made into actual type. A digital knock-off of this design was made in 1993 by
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in 1883. He emigrated to the United States of America at age ten, living first in
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for fifty years. He designed a number of seals and medals, including the
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magazine. Many exhibitions followed, including such venues as the
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The Papers of Rudolph Ruzicka in the Dartmouth College Library
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Edward Connery Lathem and Elizabeth French Lathem (eds),
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In 1935 Ruzicka was awarded the Gold Medal from the
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Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States
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Georges Guynemer
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Merrymount Press
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
American Institute of Graphic Arts
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