- Bruce Rogers
Bruce Rogers (
May 14 ,1870 -May 18 ,1957 ) was an Americantypographer born inLafayette, Indiana . He is one of the best known and regarded typographers of the twentieth century.Known mostly for his use of typography in book design rather than typeface design, Rogers designed several faces including Centaur, a project for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He was a member of
the Typophiles . Rogers designed more than 400 books. He is perhaps best known for his masterpiece, theOxford Lectern Bible .Rogers received a B.S. from
Purdue University in 1890. At Purdue, he worked with political cartoonistJohn T. McCutcheon on the student newspaper and yearbook. In later life, Rogers and his wife donated a substantial collection of books, early manuscripts, and antique furniture to Purdue University's Special Collection Library.Rogers died on May 18, 1957 in
New Fairfield, Connecticut . His papers are in the collection of theBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library .Additional Reading
* Rogers, Bruce. "Pi; a hodge-podge of the letters, papers, and addresses written during the last sixty years", Freeport, NY: Books for Libraries Press, 1972.
* ——. "Paragraphs on Printing", NY: Dover Publications, 1980. Reprint of first edition (NY: William E. Rudge's Sons, 1943).
* Targ, William. "The making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible", Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1949.
* Warde, Frederic. "Bruce Rogers, designer of books" And "Bruce Rogers: a bibliography; hitherto unrecorded work 1889-1925, complete works 1925-1936", by Irvin Haas. Mount Vernon: The Peter Pauper Press, 1936; Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1968.External links
* [http://www.mnbookarts.org/events/BRexhibit/BRexhibit.html An exhibit of Rogers' work at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts]
* [http://harvardmagazine.com/on-line/090657.html An article on Centaur, a font designed by Rogers, in "Harvard Magazine"]
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* [http://www.linotype.com/766/brucerogers.html Linotype Font Designer Gallery entry for Bruce Rogers]ource
"Contemporary Authors Online", Gale, 2006.
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