Typography in Britain Today / Piet Zwart, Invitation, 1963

An invitation to the first public exhibition of Piet Zwart’s work in England, shown in the entrance hall at Lund Humphries, London, 1–15 May 1963. Running concurrently in the main exhibition room, Typography in Britain Today brought together 37 leading British typographic designers — among them Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Bob Gill, Ken Garland, Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert, Derek Birdsall, and Germano Facetti — each presenting a self-selected panel of recent work.

Details

  • Format Invitation
  • Year 1963
  • Client/Publisher Lund Humphries
  • Size 100mm x 210mm

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Typography in Britain Today / Piet Zwart, Invitation, 1963
Typography in Britain Today / Piet Zwart, Invitation, 1963
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