Milton Glaser (1929–2020)
Author of The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics
About the Author
Milton Glaser is an internationally known artist and illustrator. Born on June 26, 1929 in New York City, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. He has had an eclectic career, starting the Push-Pin design studio in 1954 while teaching at the School of Visual Arts. Collections of show more his designs appear in book form, including Milton Glaser: Graphic Design and The Underground Gourmet Cookbook. Glaser is perhaps best known for his creation of the I Love NY logo, but he has also created numerous other logos for various entities, including the one for Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize- winning play, Angels in America. In 1968 he co-founded New York magazine, and in 1974, his own company, Milton Glaser Inc. In 2004, Glaser won a National Design Award Lifetime Achievement from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. In 2009, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Milton Glaser
The Design of Dissent, Expanded Edition: Greed, Nationalism, Alternative Facts, and the Resistance (2017) 42 copies
Diseñador/ciudadano: Cuatro textos breves (más o menos sobre diseño) (Spanish Edition) (2015) 2 copies
Design graphique 1 copy
Violence and the American Dream — Designer — 1 copy
I manifesti di Milton Glaser 1 copy
Il mestiere del grafico 1 copy
Associated Works
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (1992) — Cover designer, some editions — 1,622 copies, 13 reviews
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Parts 1 & 2 (1991) — Cover designer, some editions — 1,449 copies, 16 reviews
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (1976) — Cover designer, some editions — 1,153 copies, 8 reviews
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika (1992) — Cover designer, some editions — 1,126 copies, 9 reviews
The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision (1965) — Cover designer, some editions — 957 copies, 9 reviews
Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech (1921) — Cover designer, some editions — 542 copies, 6 reviews
Practical Criticism: A Study Of Literary Judgment (1929) — Cover designer, some editions — 358 copies, 3 reviews
Wagner : Tristan and Isolde [libretto] (1999) — Cover artist/designer, some editions — 181 copies, 7 reviews
Fake!: The Story of Elmyr De Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time (1969) — Designer — 176 copies, 3 reviews
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Tristan und Isolde (1981) — Cover designer, some editions — 78 copies, 1 review
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Contributor — 45 copies
Jiggery Pokery: A Compendium of Double Dactyls, With a New Epilogue (1983) — Illustrator — 27 copies, 4 reviews
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella: 1965 Television Cast Recording — Cover artist, some editions — 5 copies
Something Soft, and Other Stories — Cover designer, some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Glaser, Milton
- Birthdate
- 1929-06-06
- Date of death
- 2020-06-26
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna, Italy
Cooper Union
High School of Music and Art, New York - Occupations
- artist
graphic designer
illustrator - Organizations
- Push Pin Studios (co-founder)
School of Visual Arts
New York Magazine (co-founder)
Milton Glaser Inc.
WBMG (co-founder) - Awards and honors
- National Medal of Arts (2009)
- Relationships
- Salter, George (teacher)
Chwast, Seymour (partner)
Ruffins, Reynold (partner)
Sorel, Edward (partner)
Felker, Clay (co-founder)
Glaser, Shirley (spouse) - Short biography
- Milton Glaser was a celebrated American graphic designer and artist, whose notable designs include the 'I ❤ NY' logo, the psychedelic Bob Dylan poster, and the logos for DC Comics and Brooklyn Brewery. Born in the Bronx in 1929, he was educated at Cooper Union. In 1954, together with Seymour Chwast, Reynold Ruffins and Edward Sorel, he co-founded Push Pin Studios, which became a guiding reference in the world of graphic design. In 1968 he co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker. Glaser had one-man-shows at the Museum of Modern Art and the Georges Pompidou Center. He was selected for the lifetime achievement award of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (2004) and the Fulbright Association (2011), and in 2009 he was the first graphic designer to receive the National Medal of the Arts award. Glaser died in 2020, on his 91st birthday.
- Cause of death
- stroke
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- The Bronx, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Map Location
- USA
Members
Reviews
Milton Glaser: Graphic Design, perhaps the most famous book of its kind, explores the extraordinary achievement of America's pre-eminent graphic artist. Here Glaser undertakes not only a remarkably wide-ranging representation of his oeuvre but, in a personally revealing new introduction, speaks of the influences on his work, the responsibilities of the artist, the hierarchies of the traditional art world, and the role of graphic design in the area of his creative growth. His work ranges from show more posters to book and record covers; from store and restaurant design to toy creations, magazine formats, and logotypes, all of which define the look of our time. First published in 1973, Milton Glaser: Graphic Design is an extraordinary achievement and indisputably a classic in the field. show less
Many pieces in this book demonstrate the power of an image to take your breath away and jolt you out of your comfort zone. The editors have collected images from all over the world, from designers ranging from professional to guerilla, and from issues spanning from the Israel-Palestine conflict to anti-war protests to homophobia and racism. It will absorb you, you will say "Wow" and "Hmm" a lot, you'll realize that an entire evening has passed, and suddenly you see the world a little show more differently. -Emily show less
This collection of protest posters, mostly from the last twenty-five years, shows just how powerful visually imagery can be in conveying a political message. Some of the images are painful to look at, many are compelling arguments for views with which the reader may disagree. But almost all are worth looking at. The reproductions are beautifully done, and the organization of the book illuminating.
Loved the art and the display of the sketch(es) alongside the final poster or project. Excellent tool for learning about the process of creating.
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Statistics
- Works
- 31
- Also by
- 113
- Members
- 680
- Popularity
- #37,180
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 46
- Languages
- 6