Westvaco Inspiration for Printers 156, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1945. Bradbury Thompson (Art Director)
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The Work of Bradbury Thompson for Westvaco Inspirations for Printers

Westvaco Inspirations was founded in 1925 by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company. Bradbury Thompson’s produced approximately sixty issues, experimenting with typography, photography, and illustrations.

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