Paul Standard
American calligrapher
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Paul Standard (May 19, 1896 – January 1, 1992) was an American calligrapher and author, who immigrated from Russia in 1903.[1]
BornMay 19, 1896
Russia
DiedJanuary 1, 1992 (aged 95)
United States
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationsCalligrapher and author
Paul Standard | |
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Book plate | |
| Born | May 19, 1896 Russia |
| Died | January 1, 1992 (aged 95) United States |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupations | Calligrapher and author |
| Spouse | Stella Standard |
Standard taught at Cooper Union, New York University, and Parsons School of Design;[2] edited the Associated Press; and was a publicist for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[3] He published three books: Calligraphy’s Flowering, Decay and Restoration (1947, Society of Typographic Arts), Our Handwriting (1947), and Arrighi's Running Hand (1979).[1] In 1983, he received the TDC Medal from the Type Directors Club.[1]
He was married and lived in Manhattan during the 1960s.[3]
