Georgia Deaver, of course, was a stunningly original, influential and fluid calligrapher who specialized in commercial lettering and illustration as her profession, for which she was known world-wide, and brought the same impossibly delicate touch and sensitive sense of line to her own artwork.
This career-long retrospective was compiled by a one-time teaching partner of hers, who had access to Georgia’s own files in preparation for their classes together, and shots from the enormously generous donation of her work to the SFPL’s Harrison Collection — more than 800 pieces of roughs, sketches, and artwork —from Georgia’s family, plus shots of unique day-to-day work and play from her former roommate. The slideshow will feature work from these sources and more, and, frankly, it’ll knock you out. If you didn’t know that she was (and, in our mind, always will be) one the world’s leading lettering artists, this will persuade you of that.
For the Australian Society of Calligraphers, Carl Rohrs presents Georgia Deaver: Each Letter is a Person.
Join Carl for a free retrospective on this stunning and influential calligrapher.
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SMSA (Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)