John Benson (artisan)

John Benson (artisan)

John Benson (born 1939 in Newport, Rhode Island) is a calligrapher, stonecarver and typeface designer. [ [http://www.linotype.com/681/johnbenson.html Linotype profile of John Benson] ] In 1964, Benson was commissioned to design and carve the inscriptions on the John F Kennedy memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Benson is also known for the creation of the typefaces "Aardvark", "Alexa", "Balzano", and "Caliban".

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