Robert Hunter Middleton (May 6, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was an American book designer, painter, and typeface designer.[1] Born in Glasgow, Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute. He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933–71. In 1944 he began operating a private press, The Cherryburn Press. He died in Chicago.[2]
Middleton also added twenty faces to the Record Gothic type family for Ludlow between 1956 and 1961 including:[20]
Record Gothic Condensed Italic
Record Gothic Extended + Italic
Record Gothic Bold + Italic
Record Gothic Bold Condensed
Record Gothic Bold Extended + Italic
Record Gothic Bold Extended Reverse
Record Gothic Thinline condensed
Record Gothic Heavy Condensed
Record Gothic Light Medium-Extended
Record Gothic Medium-Extended + Italic
Record Gothic Bold Medium-Extended
Record Gothic Heavy Medium-Extended
Andromaque was a face begun by Victor Hammer and completed after his death by his friend Middleton in the early 1980s. It was privately cast by Paul H. Duensing.[21]
While cited as America's second most prolific (metal type era) type designer after Morris Fuller Benton, many of Middleton's fonts have never been digitised. This may be because many were display or script designs which dated after their time of greatest popularity.
Referencesedit
Rollins, Carl Purlington American Type Designers and Their Work. in Print, V. 4, #1.
Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN0-7137-1347-X.
MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN0-938768-34-4.
Friedl, Ott, and Stein, Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. ISBN1-57912-023-7.
^Shaw, Paul (30 June 2022). "Chicago Modernism and the Ludlow Typograph: Douglas C. McMurtrie and Robert Hunter Middleton at Work". Journal of Design History. 35 (1): 92–94. doi:10.1093/jdh/epab046.
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Robert Hunter Middleton May 6 1898 August 3 1985 was an American book designer painter and typeface designer 1 Born in Glasgow Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933 71 In 1944 he began operating a private press The Cherryburn Press He died in Chicago 2 R Hunter MiddletonBornRobert Hunter Middleton 1898 05 06 May 6 1898Glasgow ScotlandDiedAugust 3 1985 1985 08 03 aged 87 ChicagoKnown fortypographyNotable workTempo RadiantA sample of Stencil typeface Contents 1 Typefaces 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksTypefaces editAll of these foundry types except Andromaque were cast by Ludlow Typograph 3 Ludlow Black 1924 a knock off of Cooper Black Swash letters for Robert Wiebking s Artcraft 1924 Cameo 1927 Delphian Open Title 1928 4 Many additions to Ernst F Detterer s Eusebius series 5 Eusebius Bold 1928 Eusebius Bold Italic 1928 Eusebius Open 1928 Eusebius Italic 1929 Garamond series 6 Garamond Bold Garamond Bold Italic 1929 Garamond Italic 1929 Stellar Stellar Bold 1929 7 8 Bodoni series Bodoni Black 1930 9 10 Bodoni Black Italic 1930 Bodoni Modern 1936 Bodoni Modern Italic 1936 Bodoni Campanile 1936 11 Bodoni Campanile Italic 1942 Tempo series 12 Tempo Light 1930 Tempo Medium 1930 Tempo Bold 1930 Tempo Heavy Inline 1930 Tempo Light Italic 1931 Tempo Heavy 1931 Tempo Heavy Condensed 1931 Tempo Bold Condensed 1931 Tempo Medium Condensed 1935 Tempo Bold Italic 1938 Tempo Heavy Condensed Italic 1941 Tempo Black 1942 Karnak series 13 Karnak Medium 1931 Karnak Black 1934 Karnak Open 1935 Karnak Obelisk 1935 Karnak Intermediate 1937 Karnak Black Italic 1937 Karnak Intermediate Italic 1939 Karnak Black Condensed Italic 1942 Mayfair Cursive 1932 Umbra 1932 14 LaFayette 1932 15 Mandate 1934 Eden Light Eden Bold 1934 Coronet series also known as Ribbon 131 Coronet Light 1937 Coronet Bold 1938 Radiant series 16 Radiant Bold Extra Condensed 1938 Radiant Medium 1939 Radiant Heavy 1939 Radiant Bold 1940 Radiant Condensed 1941 Stencil 1938 Samson 1940 17 18 Flair 1941 Condensed Gothic Outline 1953 Admiral Script 1953 Florentine Cursive 1956 19 Formal Script 1956 Wave 1962 Square Gothic Ludlow Cheltenham Cursive Middleton also added twenty faces to the Record Gothic type family for Ludlow between 1956 and 1961 including 20 Record Gothic Condensed Italic Record Gothic Extended Italic Record Gothic Bold Italic Record Gothic Bold Condensed Record Gothic Bold Extended Italic Record Gothic Bold Extended Reverse Record Gothic Thinline condensed Record Gothic Heavy Condensed Record Gothic Light Medium Extended Record Gothic Medium Extended Italic Record Gothic Bold Medium Extended Record Gothic Heavy Medium Extended Andromaque was a face begun by Victor Hammer and completed after his death by his friend Middleton in the early 1980s It was privately cast by Paul H Duensing 21 While cited as America s second most prolific metal type era type designer after Morris Fuller Benton many of Middleton s fonts have never been digitised This may be because many were display or script designs which dated after their time of greatest popularity References editRollins Carl Purlington American Type Designers and Their Work in Print V 4 1 Jaspert W Pincus W Turner Berry and A F Johnson The Encyclopedia of Type Faces Blandford Press Lts 1953 1983 ISBN 0 7137 1347 X MacGrew Mac American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century Oak Knoll Books New Castle Delaware 1993 ISBN 0 938768 34 4 Friedl Ott and Stein Typography an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History Black Dog amp Levinthal Publishers 1998 ISBN 1 57912 023 7 Shaw Paul 30 June 2022 Chicago Modernism and the Ludlow Typograph Douglas C McMurtrie and Robert Hunter Middleton at Work Journal of Design History 35 1 92 94 doi 10 1093 jdh epab046 Friedl Ott and Stein p 382 MacGrew Mac American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century Oak Knoll Books New Castle Delaware 1993 ISBN 0 938768 34 4 Delphian Fonts com Monotype Retrieved 29 August 2015 Nicolas Jenson SG Eusebius revival MyFonts Spiece Graphics Retrieved 29 August 2015 Garamond FB Font Bureau Retrieved 29 August 2015 Stellar Fonts com Monotype Retrieved 29 August 2015 Speice Jim Stellar MyFonts Speice Graphics Retrieved 9 September 2015 URW Bodoni Black MyFonts URW Retrieved 9 September 2015 Jackaman Steve Bodoni Black Condensed MyFonts Red Rooster Retrieved 9 September 2015 Jackaman Steve Bodoni Campanile MyFonts Red Rooster Retrieved 9 September 2015 Tempo Heavy Condensed Fonts com Adobe Retrieved 29 August 2015 Jackaman Steve Karnak Pro Red Rooster Collection MyFonts Red Rooster Retrieved 29 August 2015 Umbra MyFonts Bitstream Retrieved 29 August 2015 Lafayette FB Font Bureau Retrieved 29 August 2015 EF Radiant MyFonts Retrieved 29 August 2015 Speice Jim Samson SG MyFonts Speice Graphics Retrieved 9 September 2015 Curtis Nick Ashkelon NF MyFonts Nick s Fonts Retrieved 9 September 2015 Jackaman Steve Florentine RR MyFonts Red Rooster Retrieved 9 September 2015 Coles Stephen Record Gothic fictional samples Fonts in Use Retrieved 29 August 2015 MacGrew p 15 Further reading editBruce Beck Robert Hunter Middleton the man and his letters Eight essays on his life and career Chicago 1985 External links editRobert Hunter Middleton Papers at the Newberry Library Robert H Middleton letters at the Newberry Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R Hunter Middleton amp oldid 1121200775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
