Sidney Gaunt
Sidney Clyde Gaunt (c. 1874 - 1932) was an American typographer, and artist.
Prolific producer of type designs while "shop artist" for Barnhart Brothers & Spindler Type Foundry. Had own studio in New York City in early 1920s.
Typefaces
- Authors Roman series (BB&S later ATF)
- Authors Roman + Wide + Italic (1902)
- Authors Roman Bold (1909)
- Authors Oldstyle + Italic + Bold (1912)
- Authors Roman Condensed (1915)
- Authors Roman Bold Condensed (1916)
- Talisman (1903, BB&S), later reissued as Rugged Bold.
- Talisman Italic (1904, BB&S), later reissued as Rugged Bold Italic.
- Wedding Plate-Script (1904, BB&S later ATF)
- Stationers Semi-Script (1904, BB&S later ATF), a redsign of Inland Type Foundry's Palmer Series of 1899.
- French Plate Script (1904, BB&S later ATF), based on types cut by Fonderie Gustave Mayeur of Paris
- Mission (1904, BB&S later ATF), designed by Gaunt but patented by George Oswald Ottley.
- Barnhart Oldstyle series
- Adstyle series (BB&S later ATF)
- Adstyle (1906)
- Adstyle Black (1907–11)
- Adstyle Condensed (1907–11)
- Adstyle Extra Condensed (1907–11)
- Adstyle Headletter (1907–11)
- Adstyle Italic (1907–11)
- Adstyle Wide (1907–11)
- Adstyle Black Outline (1910)
- Adstyle Lightface (1911)
- Adstyle Shaded (1914)
- Old Roman series (BB&S later ATF), adapted from T.W. Smith's original design for H.W. Caslon & Company in England.
- Old Roman Condensed (1907)
- Old Roman Bold + Bold Condensed + Semitone (1908)
- Engravers Old Black (1910, BB&S) a knock-off of ATF's Engravers Old English.
- Cardstyle (1914, BB&S later ATF) Capitals and small caps only.
- Engravers Roman Shaded (1914, BB&S later ATF)
- Chester Text (1914, BB&S later ATF) Capitals and small caps only.
- Pencraft Oldstyle series (BB&S later ATF)
- Pencraft Oldstyle + Italic (1914)
- Pencraft Bold (1915)
- Pencraft Shaded (1916)
- Publicity Gothic (1916, BB&S later ATF), later digitized by Fonts.Com and MyFonts.
- Pencraft Text (1916, BB&S later ATF)
- Parsons Swash Initials (BB&S), alternate characters for Will Ransom's Parsons series cut without Ransom's approval.
References
- MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4.
External links
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