Wadsworth A. Parker

Wadsworth A. Parker
Born 1864
Died 1938
Petersburg, Virginia
Nationality American
Known for typography

Wadsworth A. Parker (b. 1864 – d. 1938, Petersburg, Virginia) was an American printer and typeface designer. He was a director of the American Type Founders Company, designed many faces for them, and served as head of their specimen department.[1] His faces are typically highly decorative and often capture the Art Deco style of the time.

Typefaces designed Wadsworth A. Parker

All faces cut by American Type Founders.

References

  1. ↑ MacGrew, p. 331.
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