Milton Glaser - Untitled Landscape, 1965

Milton Glaser - Untitled Landscape, 1965

Monotype with mixed media
Signed and dated 1965 on the front
Unique 1960s Milton Glaser mixed media monotype landscape with letters, in original 1960s metal frame. Signed and dated 1965 in graphite on the front. This was acquired from the Helen Lesser and Gene Federico Estate in Pound Ridge New York. Gene Federico was a renowned Art Director, and Helen Lesser was a well known Graphic Designer and Book Illustrator.
This work has been elegantly framed in a museum quality frame painted bold blue under UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
17.5 inches (vertical) by 19.5 inches (horizontal) by 2 inches
Signed monoprint:
10.5 inches (vertical) by 12.5 inches (horizontal)

MILTON GLASER BIOGRAPHY
Milton Glaser (1929–2020) was a giant figure in the history of graphic design. Born in the Bronx to immigrants from Hungary, Glaser graduated in 1951 from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, where he and other students received full-tuition scholarships from the endowment established by Peter Cooper. Glaser also studied in Bologna, Italy, with the painter Giorgio Morandi. This New York kid mixed together commercial art and fine art to create a potent new language. He co-founded Push Pin Studios in 1954 with friends from Cooper Union. Based in New York City, Push Pin became an international force in the 1960s and 70s, with a legacy that continues to inspire designers and illustrators today.

Glaser is best known among designers for his illustrated posters and album covers. His Dylan poster (1966) became an enduring symbol of a unique era in American pop culture, while his posters for Olivetti mashed together his triple love for Renaissance art, Italian design, and American comic books. “I Love NY” (1977), a campaign promoting tourism in New York State during a dire period of economic crisis, became a global meme subject to endless variation and an indelible symbol of New York City.

Glaser was also a formidable art director and publication designer. In 1968, he started New York Magazine with editor Clay Felker and designer Walter Bernard. In the beginning, they ran the magazine out of the top floor of Glaser’s townhouse on East 32nd Street. New York’s juicy, jazzy typography and ambitious editorial concepts launched a new era in publication design.

Glaser was a generous teacher. From 1960 to 2002, he taught a course called Design and Personality at New York’s School of Visual Arts, in which any designer could enroll with an interview. After 2002 he taught in the SVA’s MFA Design graduate program. He also taught at Cooper Union. Hundreds of designers had the unique privilege to spend intensive time with this kind, caring critic and educator.