Seymour Chwast
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Biography
Chwast was born in the Bronx, New York City[1] and in 1948 graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn where he was introduced to graphic design by his art teacher, Leon Friend.[2][3] That same year, he publishes his first illustration in “It’s All Yours” issue of Seventeen.[3]
He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union in 1951. After graduation, he went on to hold several jobs, which included working on promotional art for the New York Times. He also worked at Esquire magazine, where he reunited with fellow Cooper Union alum Edward Sorel.[4] After both of them were fired in 1954, they founded Push Pin Studios along with Milton Glaser. Reynold Ruffins would join them shortly thereafter.[5] The bi-monthly publication The Push Pin Graphic, a product of their collaboration, was launched in 1957.[1][3]
Chwast is famous for his commercial artwork, which includes posters, food packaging, magazine covers, and publicity art.[6] Often referred to as "the left-handed designer," Chwast's unique graphic design melded social commentary and a distinctive style of illustration which he refers to as his "Roxy Style".[4] Today, he continues to work and is principal at Pushpin Group, Inc.[7] in New York City.
In 1970, he met Paula Scher during an interview she had with him at Pushpin while she was still a senior at Tyler School of Art.[8] They married in 1973 and divorced five years later. They remarried in 1989.[9] Chwast has two daughters from a previous relationship, Pamela and Eve.[3]
In 1985, he received the AIGA Medal.[10] He is the font designer of Chwast Buffalo,[11] Fofucha, Loose Caboose NF, and Weedy Beasties NF.[12] He is a member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI).In 2023 he was awarded a National Design Award as a Design Visionary by the Smithsonian Design Museum in recognition of his work.[13][14]
Fonts designed
- Artone (1964, Photo Lettering Inc.)[15]
- Blimp (1970, Photo Lettering Inc.)[15]
- Buffalo (1978, Mergenthaler)[15]
- Filmsense (1970, Photo Lettering Inc.)[15]
- Monograph (1972, Photo Lettering Inc.)[15]
- Myopic (1971, Photo Lettering Inc.)[15]
Awards
- 1972 – Augustus Saint Gaudens Award, The Cooper Union School of Art[16]
- 1983 – Art Directors Hall of Fame[17]
- 1985 – American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal[10]
- 1989 – National Jewish Book Award in the Children's Picture Book category for Just Enough Is Plenty[18]
- 1992 – Honorary Doctorate, Parson's School of Design
- 1997 – Masters Series, School of Visual Arts
- 2011 – Inkpot Award[19]
- 2023 – National Design Award, Cooper Hewitt Design Museum[13][14]
Works
- Poster Man : 50 Years of Iconic Graphic Design (by Seymour Chwast), Schiffer Publishing, 2021, Template:ISBN
- Docteur Dolittle (Sztajn Lili, Seymour Chwast, Lili Sztajn, Philippe Bretelle), Helium livres illustrés (French Edition), 2018 Template:ISBN
- At War with War: 5000 Years of Conquests, Invasions, and Terrorist Attacks, An Illustrated Timeline (by Seymour Chwast, Victor Navasky), Seven Stories Press, 2017 Template:ISBN
- The Pancake King (By Phyllis La Farge, Illustrated by Seymour Chwast, Ate by Seth Swerine), Princeton Architectural Press, 2016 (Template:ISBN)
- About Diabetes: Your Guide to Good Health (by Learning About Diabetes Inc., Seymour Chwast), Learning About Diabetes Inc., 2016 Template:ISBN
- Dr. Dolittle (by Seymour Chwast), Creative Editions, 2015 Template:ISBN
- Still Another Number Book: A Colorful Counting Book (by Seymour Chwast, Martin Moskof), Dover Publications, 2014 Template:ISBN
- Still Another Alphabet Book: A Colorful Puzzle & Game Book (by Seymour Chwast, Martin Moskof), Dover Publications, 2014 Template:ISBN
- Tall City, Wide Country (by Seymour Chwast), Creative Editions, 2013 Template:ISBN
- Get Dressed! (by Seymour Chwast), Harry N. Abrams, 2012 Template:ISBN
- Bobo's Smile (by Seymour Chwast), Creative Editions, 2012 Template:ISBN
- The Odyssey (by Seymour Chwast), Bloomsbury USA, 2012 Template:ISBN
- Graphic Style: From Victorian to New Century (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams Inc, 2011 Template:ISBN
- The Canterbury Tales (by Seymour Chwast), Bloomsbury USA, 2011 Template:ISBN
- Dante's Divine Comedy: A Graphic Adaptation (by Seymour Chwast), Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2010
- Seymour: The Obsessive Images of Seymour Chwast (by Seymour Chwast, Steven Heller, Paula Scher), Chronicle Books, 2009 Template:ISBN
- Had Gadya: A Passover Song (by Seymour Chwast, Michael Strassfeld), Square Fish, 2009 Template:ISBN
- Illustration: A Visual History (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams, 2008 Template:ISBN
- She Sells Sea Shells: World Class Tongue Twisters (by Seymour Chwast), Applesauce Press, 2008 Template:ISBN
- The Push Pin Graphic: A Quarter Century of Innovative Design and Illustration (by Seymour Chwast, introduction by Martin Venezky), Chronicle Books, 2004 Template:ISBN
- Graphic Style: From Victorian to Digital (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams, 2001 Template:ISBN
- Traffic Jam (by Seymour Chwast), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999 Template:ISBN
- The Twelve Circus Rings (by Seymour Chwast), Harcourt Children's Books, 1996 Template:ISBN
- Goodbye, Hello : Everything You Need to Help Your Child When Your Family Moves, Parenting Packs (by Seymour Chwast) Harry N Abrams Inc, 1997 Template:ISBN
- Mr. Merlin and the Turtle (by Seymour Chwast), Greenwillow, 1996 Template:ISBN
- Jackets Required (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Chronicle Books, 1995 Template:ISBN
- Bra Fashions By Stephanie (by Seymour Chwast), Warner Books, 1994 Template:ISBN
- The Alphabet Parade (by Seymour Chwast), Voyager Books, 1994 Template:ISBN
- Graphic Style: From Victorian to Post-Modern (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams, 1994 Template:ISBN
- Just Enough Is Plenty: A Hanukkah Tale (by Barbara Diamond Goldin and Seymour Chwast), Viking Kestrel, 1988 Template:ISBN
- Art Against War: Four Hundred Years of Protest in Art (by D. J. R. Bruckner, Seymour Chwast, Steven Heller), Abbeville Press, 1984 Template:ISBN
- Paper Pets: Make Your Own 3 Dogs, 2 Cats, 1 Parrot, 1 Rabbit, 1 Monkey (by Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams Inc 1993 Template:ISBN
- Trylon and Perisphere: 1939 New York World's Fair (by Barbara Cohen, Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams Inc, 1989 Template:ISBN
- Italian Futurism & Art Deco (Design & Style, No. 4) (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Mohawk Paper Mills/The Pushpin Group, 1988
- Sam's Bar (by Seymour Chwast), Doubleday, 1987 Template:ISBN
- New York Observed: Artists and Writers Look at the City, 1650 to the Present (by Barbara Cohen (ed.), Seymour Chwast (ed.), Steven Heller(ed.)), Harry N Abrams Inc, 1987 Template:ISBN
- Happy birthday, Bach (by Peter Schickele, Seymour Chwast), Doubleday, 1985 Template:ISBN
- The Left-Handed Designer (by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast), Harry N Abrams, 1985 Template:ISBN
- The Art of New York (by Seymour Chwast, Steven Heller), Harry N. Abrams, 1983 Template:ISBN
- Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts (by Seymour Chwast, Arnold Rosenberg), General Foods Corporation, 1977 Template:ISBN
- Esquire Party Book (by Scotty & Ronnie; Esquire Editors Welch), Esquire/Harper & Row, 1965
References
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- ↑ Pushpin Group website, accessed June 6, 2008.
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- ↑ LinotypeGmbH., accessed June 6, 2008
- ↑ MyFonts Seymour Chwast, accessed June 6, 2008.
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- ↑ a b c d e f Chwast, Seymour, The Push Pin Graphic, A Quarter Century of Innovative Design and Illustration, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, California, 2004, p. 249-50.
- ↑ Cooper Union Alumni Association, Augustus Saint Gaudens Award Recipients, accessed June 6, 2008
- ↑ Art Directors Club / Hall of Fame Archive / 1983 / Seymour Chwast, accessed June 19, 2008
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External links
- Seymour Chwast/PushPin
- AIGA Medalists: Seymour Chwast
- Art Directors Club biography, portrait and images of work
- A brief visit with Seymour Chwast: Icon of Contemporary Graphic Arts
- Fonts by Seymour Chwast
- Font Designer - Seymour Chwast
- Seymour Chwast - Colorado State University Libraries Poster Collection
- Postage stamps designed by Seymour Chwast
- Karl Fugelso, "Dante as Sam Spade: Seymour Chwast’s Adaptation of the Commedia," The Year's Work inMedievalism 27 (2012). Essay on Chwast's 2010 graphic novel, Divine Comedy.