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R. Hunter Middleton

R. Hunter Middleton
Born Robert Hunter Middleton
(1898-05-06)May 6, 1898
Glasgow, Scotland
Died August 3, 1985(1985-08-03) (aged 87)
Chicago
Known for typography
Notable work Tempo, Radiant

Robert Hunter Middleton (May 6, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was an American book designer, painter, and type designer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland he came to Chicago in 1908 where he studied at the School of the Art Institute. He joined the design department of the Ludlow Typograph Company in 1923 and served as director of the department of typeface design from 1933–71. In 1944 he began operating a private press, The Cherryburn Press. He died in Chicago.

All of these foundry types (except Andromaque) were cast by Ludlow Typograph

While cited as America's second most prolific (metal type era) type designer after Morris Fuller Benton, many of Middleton's fonts have never been digitised. This may be because many were display or script designs which dated after their time of greatest popularity.


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