Oswald Bruce Cooper
Oswald Bruce Cooper (1879–1940) was a lettering artist and type designer in Chicago. Dated work on record includes Packard, ATF (from Cooper's lettering) (1913), Cooper Old Style, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (1918) and Cooper Black, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (1922). The Type.lol catalog lists 6 revivals of their type. They are published by Wordshape.
Biography
American type designer and lettering artist (1879-1940), one of the most influential American type designers of the early 20th century. Best known for Cooper Black (1922), one of the most recognizable display typefaces ever created. Studied under Frederic Goudy at the Frank Holme School of Illustration in Chicago. Founded Bertsch & Cooper with Fred Bertsch. His playful, rounded display types defined the visual style of American advertising in the 1920s and 30s.
- Occupation
- Lettering artist and type designer, Chicago
- From
- American
- Lived
- 1879–1940
- Typefaces
- 6
Dated work by Oswald Bruce Cooper
- Packard, ATF (from Cooper's lettering), 1913
- Cooper Old Style, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, 1918
- Cooper Black, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, 1922
- Cooper Hilite, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, 1922
- Pompeian Cursive, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, 1927
- Cooper Fullface, Barnhart Brothers & Spindler, 1929