Robert Russell Reid

Robert Russell Reid (born October 26, 1927, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian book artist, typographer, printer and graphic designer.[2]

Reid began his fascination with printing as young boy, having received a toy printing press as a gift.[1] After graduating from University of British Columbia, he set up his own shop in downtown Vancouver.

From 1963 to 1976, worked at McGill University in Montreal as a designer and production manager at McGill University Press.[3] During his tenure, Reid started a private press called "Redpath Press", and established two noteworthy works: Lande Bibliography (1965) and Portrait of a Period (1967).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "REID, Robert R." www.abcbookworld.com. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. ↑ Irvine, Dean (2008). Editing Modernity: Women and Little-magazine Cultures in Canada, 1916-1956. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802092717.
  3. 1 2 "Robert R. Reid: Designer/ Typographer: a Pan-Canadian 90th Birthday Celebration | McGill Library - McGill University". www.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2017-08-09.


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