Tag Archives: alfred a. knopf

whimsically condemned

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Dave

Jesee Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) The Condemned of Altona (cover and spine-treatment) Alfred A. Knopf, 1961 Design, Illustration + Typography: Paul Rand (1914-1996) In most cases allowing a designer to redraw the company colophon (in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged alex steinweiss, alfred a. knopf, alvin lustig design, e. mcKnight kauffer, frank frazetta, george salter, Jean Carlu, Jean Paul Sartre, jesse marinoff reyes, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, madame pickwick art supplies, modernism design, nathan gluck, Paul Rand, paul rand design, Steven Heller Alvin Lustig | Leave a comment

an ethereal poe

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) here is another really great collection of poe illustrated by one of the giants of 20th century illustration. borzoi books was a subdivision of alfred a. knopf publishing and specialized in fine editions of great … Continue reading →

Posted in Shake Your Hips | Tagged alfred a. knopf, art chantry, borzoi books, collecting edgar allen poe, e. mcKnight kauffer, e. mcknight kauffer birds in flight, Edgar Allen Poe, w.a. dwiggins | Leave a comment

stirring the olmec pot

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Dave

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J. ) The Eagle, The Jaguar, and The Serpent: Indian Art of the Americas Alfred A. Knopf, 1954 Illustration: Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) Covarrubias came out of the blocks running, so … Continue reading →