Freeman Craw
Freeman Craw | |
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 Craw in 1981 | |
| Born | Freeman Godfrey Craw January 17, 1917 |
| Died | May 1, 2017 (aged 100) |
| Other names | Freeman Jerry Craw |
| Alma mater | Cooper Union School of Art |
| Occupation | Type designer |
| Awards | Frederic W. Goudy Award (1981) |
Freeman Godfrey Craw (January 17, 1917 – May 1, 2017) was an American typeface designer. His typefaces designed Craw Clarendon, Craw Modern and Ad Lib for American Type Founders.
Craw was born on January 17, 1917, in East Orange, New Jersey.[1] He graduated at Cooper Union School of Art in 1939.[2]
From 1943 to 1968, he worked as an art director then vice president for Tri-Arts Press.[2] In 1946, he was a founding member of Type Directors Club.[3] In 1966, Craw commissioned two typefaces for CBS, under the direction of Lou Dorfsman.[4] In 1981, he received Frederic W. Goudy Award,[5] and in 1988, he achieved honorary membership.[6]
He died in Tinton Falls, New Jersey on May 1, 2017.[2]
Typefaces
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Freeman Craw" (PDF). Klingspor Museum (in German). Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Freeman Craw Obituary". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "About: Our History". The Type Directors Club: Archive. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Roalf, Peggy (March 19, 2015). "CBS: The Sign of Good Television". DART. AI-AP. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Craw Honored with Goudy Award" (PDF). News and Events. Vol. 13, no. 30. Rochester, New York: Rochester Institute of Technology. October 1, 1981. p. 3. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Freeman Craw". The Type Directors Club: Archive. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ a b c McGrew 1993, p. 111.
- ^ "ATF advert on Craw Clarendon Book". Art Direction. Vol. 9, no. 2. May 1957. p. 49. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "ATF advert on Craw Modern". Art Direction. Vol. 10, no. 4. July 1958. p. 54. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "ATF advert on Craw Modern Bold". Art Direction. Vol. 11, no. 6. September 1959. p. 27. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ McGrew 1993, p. 3.
Bibliography
[edit]- McGrew, Mac (1993). American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century (2nd revised ed.). New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Books. ISBN 0-938768-34-4.