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is only recognized as an outstanding graphic designer with only one piece of work, to many, he’s the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter of the 20th century. His presence and impact on the profession internationally is formidable. He has had the distinction of one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. and the Georges Pompidou Center. Born in 1929, Milton Glaser was educated at the High School of Music and Art and the Cooper Union art school in
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Edward Sorel. For twenty years, Glaser, together with Seymour Chwast, directed the organization, ence on the direction of world graphic design, culminating in a memorable exhibition at the Louvres Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1974, and teamed with Walter Bernard in 1983 to WBMG.
and prints. His artwork has been featured in exhibits worldwide, including one-man shows at both the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work is in the permanent collections of many
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in both the design and education communities and has contributed essays and granted interviews extensively on design. Among many awards throughout the years, he received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, for his profound and meaningful long-term contribution to the contemporary practice of design.
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museums. Glaser also is a renowned graphic and architectural designer with a body of work ranging from the iconic logo to complete graphic and decorative programs for the restaurants in the World Trade
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work produced at this Manhattan studio encompasses a wide range of design disciplines. In the area of print graphics, the studio produces identity programs for corporate and institutional marketing purposes — including logos, stationery, brochures, signage, and annual reports. Jet Blue, Target, Coach, Trump, Eleven Madison Park, Alessi, Juilliard, the Rubin Museum of Art, Arts, Bread Alone, ADV Magazine’s Philly Gold Awards, Philip Roth, Clay Felker, and numerous periodicals.
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the Italian government to create an exhibition in tribute to the Italian artist, Piero della Francesca, for part of the celebrations on the occasion of his Italy and one year later (under the sponsorship of Union, Glaser’s alma mater, hosted the show in New York. Imaginary Life of Claude Monet” opened at Nuages Gallery, Milan; another version of this show was exhibited in Japan’s Creation Gallery in 1995. In the same year, the Art Institute of Boston hosted a Glaser exhibition. In 1997, the Suntory Museum, Japan, mounted a Push Pin Studios retrospective, featuring works by Glaser and other Push Pin artists. In October 1999, Glaser’s illustrations of Dante’s “Purgatorio” were exhibited at the Nuages Gallery. Nuages also organized a large exhibition of Glaser’s work during the 2000 Carnival of Venice.
Aurora Sketch (2007)
Angels in America (1992)
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