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Westvaco Inspiration for Printers 188, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1952

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  • Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
  • Designer/s Bradbury Thompson (Art Director), Jackson Lee Nesbitt (Cover)
  • Year 1952
  • Client/Publisher West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Bradbury Thompson (Art Director), Jackson Lee Nesbitt (Cover)
Bradbury Thompson was born in Kansas in 1911 and studied at Washburn College. He began working at Westvaco in 1938 on Inspirations, the West Virginia Paper and Pulp magazine. He was also a book designer and design consultant for publishers. Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Herb Lubalin. See also American Modernism, Type Specimens, and 1950s graphic design history.
Westvaco Inspiration for Printers
Westvaco Inspirations was founded by Hans Josef Sachs in 1925 and was published by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company.

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Westvaco Inspiration for Printers 188, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1952. Bradbury Thompson (Art Director), Jackson Lee Nesbitt (Cover)
Westvaco Inspiration for Printers 188, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1952. Bradbury Thompson (Art Director), Jackson Lee Nesbitt (Cover)
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