Florence Griswold Museum
Lyme Historical Society
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
96 Lyme Street
Old Lyme, CT 06371
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Artist Museums
Museums page for Thomas Watson Ball ((1863 - 1934)), known for Ceiling decorations, marine and landscape paintings, book cover designs. Showing 1 museum collections and exhibitions.
Thomas Watson Ball MUSEUMS
1863 New York City - 1934 Old Lyme, Connecticut. Known for: Ceiling decorations, marine and landscape paintings, book cover designs.
The following text is about the Book titled The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball, Collected and Described by Richard Minsk and about the exhibition associated with the book. "It is a beautifully... Read full biography
The following text is about the Book titled The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball, Collected and Described by Richard Minsk and about the exhibition associated with the book. "It is a beautifully written and wholly terrific thing. The story of Ball's life and work, both as told in Minsky's words... Read full biography
The following text is about the Book titled The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball, Collected and Described by Richard Minsk and about the exhibition associated with the book. "It is a beautifully written and wholly terrific thing. The story of Ball's life and work, both as told in Minsky's words and in his own memoir, is fascinating. It is also a classic tale of a designer struggling to maintain his own aesthetic standards in the cruel world of business.". Ina Saltz?Chair, Art Department.... Read full biography
The following text is about the Book titled The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball, Collected and Described by Richard Minsk and about the exhibition associated with the book. "It is a beautifully written and wholly terrific thing. The story of Ball's life and work, both as told in Minsky's words and in his own memoir, is fascinating. It is also a classic tale of a designer struggling to maintain his own aesthetic standards in the cruel world of business.". Ina Saltz?Chair, Art Department. City College of New York?Author, Typography Essentials. The book has 88 DIFFERENT BOOK COVER DESIGNS most of them created between 1897 and 1905 with additional variants: the same design in different colors, ?on different titles, or with fragments of... Read full biography
The following text is about the Book titled The Book Cover Art of Thomas Watson Ball, Collected and Described by Richard Minsk and about the exhibition associated with the book. "It is a beautifully written and wholly terrific thing. The story of Ball's life and work, both as told in Minsky's words and in his own memoir, is fascinating. It is also a classic tale of a designer struggling to maintain his own aesthetic standards in the cruel world of business.". Ina Saltz?Chair, Art Department. City College of New York?Author, Typography Essentials. The book has 88 DIFFERENT BOOK COVER DESIGNS most of them created between 1897 and 1905 with additional variants: the same design in different colors, ?on different titles, or with fragments of the design used on a later edition. Thomas Watson Ball was a Modernist book cover designer during the period 1897–19... Read full biography