Ep. 57: Mark Twain’s War Prayer – with graphic designer Seymour Chwast

Seymour Chwast is one of the most highly-regarded graphic designers in American history. In 1954, he founded the design group Push Pin Studios with Milton Glaser, Edward Sorel, and Reynold Ruffins. Seymour has executed hundreds of advertising campaigns, designed multiple popular typefaces, and illustrated numerous books. His new book, an illustrated adaptation of Mark Twain’s War Prayer, was just published by Fantagraphics.
 
Co-hosts: Jonathan Friedmann & Joey Angel-Field
 
Producer-engineer: Joey Angel-Field
 
Seymour Chwast Archive
http://seymourchwastarchive.com/
 
Push Pin Gallery
http://pushpininc.com/index.php
 
Mark Twain’s War Prayer
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/mark-twains-war-prayer
 
Seymour Chwast – Offset 2012
https://vimeo.com/54076897
 
Amusing Jews Merch Store
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Adat Chaverim – Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Los Angeles
https://www.humanisticjudaismla.org/
 
Jewish Museum of the American West
https://www.jmaw.org/
 
Atheists United Studios
https://www.atheistsunited.org/au-studios