Dard Hunter was with the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York from
1904-1910. Roycrofters is named for the 17th Century printers, Thomas
and Samuel Roycroft. The Roycroft colony included several workshops for
glass, metal, leather, and cabinet making, plus a bindery and a print
shop. Hunter was one of three major designers with the Roycrofters and
became the art director in 1908. |
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The Roycrofters were a leading proponent of America's Arts and Crafts
Movement that believed that a hand-crafted object was inherently more
desirable, beautiful, serviceable, and worthy of human endeavor than
anything made by a machine. While at the Roycrofters, Dard Hunter
designed over 200 books. These publications provide a record of how his
style evolved and the various influences to which he was exposed. |
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. East Aurora, New York : The Roycroft Shop, 1905. PS2068 .A1 1905y.
—Dard Hunter designed and arranged the printing of Rip Van Winkle. This book was his first experience in printing on handmade paper. He was 21. |
Justinian
and Theodora; a drama, being a chapter of history and the one gleam of
light during the Dark Ages, by Elbert and Alice Hubbard. [East Aurora, N.Y., Roycrofters, c1906]. PS2042 J8 1906.
—Title page, headpieces, initials, and colophon designed by Dard Hunter. |
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So
here cometh White hyacinths, being a book of the heart, by Elbert
Hubbard, wherein is an attempt to body forth ideas and ideals for the
betterment of men, eke women, who are preparing for life by living. [East Aurora, N.Y., The Roycrofters, 1907] PS2042 .C5 1900.
—Title page designed by Dard Hunter. Many of the graphic
elements that Hunter designed were re-used. Two examples are White Hyacinths and Pig Pen Pete (not pictured). |
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