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Rex Parker

American artist, designer and illustrator Rex Parker (b. near Decatur, IL) runs Rex Parker Design in Park Ridge, IL. Known for his uniquely colorful art deco-inspired and retro collectible posters, he is involved in the revival of the Park Ridge Art Colony. Rex Parker's work is available for public viewing in a variety of galleries, museums, universities, and other permanent collections throughout the United States and abroad. Of particular interest to the type community is his exhibit at the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, IL, Goudy's hometown, Frederic Goudy: Titan of Type, October 13 through November 24, 2018. NPR interview. Youtube talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign entitled Frederic Goudy & H. G. Wells: The Time Traveler's Typeface (2019).

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file name: Frederic Goudy Copperplate Gothic 1905 Poster by Rex Parker 2018


file name: Frederic Goudy Goudy Modern 1918 Goudy Modern Italic 1919 Poster by Rex Parker 2018


file name: Frederic Goudy Kaatskill 1929 Poster by Rex Parker 2018


file name: Frederic Goudy Kennerley Old Style 1911 Poster by Rex Parker 2018


file name: Frederic Goudy Scripps College Old Style 191 Scripps College Old Style Italic 1944 Poster by Rex Parker 2018


file name: Rex Parker Talk On Goudy Wells 2019


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