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Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956

LC control no.n 79115507
Descriptive conventionsrda
LC classificationPS3507.W5
Personal name headingDwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956
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Variant(s)D., W. A. (William Addison Dwiggins), 1880-1956
Dwiggins, Bill, 1880-1956
Dwiggins, William Addison, 1880-1956
Püterschein, Hermann, 1880-1956
W. A. D. (William Addison Dwiggins), 1880-1956
WAD (William Addison Dwiggins), 1880-1956
Birth date1880-06-19
Death date1956-12-25
Place of birthTuppers Plains (Ohio)
Place of deathHingham Center (Mass.)
Profession or occupationAuthors Type designers Calligraphers Book designers
Found inAmerican Institute of Graphic Arts, New York. Fifty books ... 1927.
His The structure of a book, 1945: t.p. (W.A. Dwiggins; WAD)
His Father Catich's visit with Bill Dwiggins, 1982: t.p. (Bill Dwiggins)
Wikipedia, 23 July 2012 (William Addison Dwiggins (born June 19, 1880 Martinsville, Ohio; died December 25, 1956 Hingham Center, Massachusetts) was a U.S. type designer, calligrapher, and book designer)
Wikipedia web site, May 13, 2020: (William Addison Dwiggins (June 19, 1880 - December 25, 1956), was an American type designer, calligrapher, and book designer. He attained prominence as an illustrator and commercial artist ; b. June 19, 1880, Martinsville, Ohio ; d. December 25, 1956 (aged 76), Hingham Center, Massachusetts)
Associated languageeng