Description: The title page of this edition of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" (East Aurora, New York: The Roycroft Shop, 1905) was designed by William Joseph (Dard) Hunter (1883-1966). Hunter was born in Steubenville, Ohio, where his father, William Henry Hunter, ran a newspaper business. The elder Hunter was an advocate of hand crafts and also an amateur woodcarver. Dard (a family nickname) learned typesetting at his father's business and the mechanics of papermaking at a paper mill near his home. In 1900 the Hunter family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, to run another newspaper, and Dard was its staff artist. In 1904 Dard moved to East Aurora, New York, to join the Roycrofters, a community of craft workers and artists that was a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. Hunter created designs for books, leather, glass, and metal, and also tried his hand at pottery, jewelry, and furniture. He founded a correspondence school, the Dard Hunter School of Handicrafts.In 1910 he moved to Vienna, where he took courses in lithography, book decoration, and letter design. Afterward he settled in London, where he developed a fascination for papermaking. In 1912 Hunter and his wife, Edith, moved to Marlborough, New York, where he designed and built a water-powered paper mill and designed a distinctive font that bears his name. In 1919 Hunter and his family returned to Chillicothe, where he worked and lived for the rest of this life. He founded Mountain House Press, a letterpress printing studio where he wrote and published 20 books on papermaking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05955
Subjects: Hunter, William Joseph, 1883-1966; Roycroft Shop; Mountain House Press; Arts and crafts movement; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: East Aurora (New York); Erie County (New York)
 

Description: Historiated initial "H" was designed by Dard Hunter for an edition of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" (East Aurora, New York: The Roycroft Shop, 1905, p. 42). A historiated initial is an enlarged initial letter containing a painting relating to the text. William Joseph “Dard” Hunter (1883-1966) was born in Steubenville, Ohio, where his father ran a newspaper business. At an early age the young Dard (a family nickname) learned about automatic typesetting machines at his father's business and about the mechanics of the modern paper mill across the street from his home. The elder Hunter, who was an advocate of hand crafts, was an amateur woodcarver and for a few years ran a pottery business with two partners. In 1900 the family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, to run another newspaper business. Dard was its staff artist. Four years later he moved to East Aurora, New York, to join the Roycrofters, a community of craft workers and artists founded in 1885 by Elbert Hubbard. The Roycrofters were a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. Hunter created designs for books, leather, glass, and metal, and he also tried his hand at pottery, jewelry, and furniture. He founded a correspondence school, the Dard Hunter School of Handicrafts. In 1910 he moved to Vienna, where he took courses in lithography, book decoration, and letter design. Afterward he settled in London, where he developed a fascination for papermaking. In 1912 Hunter and his wife, Edith, moved to Marlborough, New York, where he designed and built a water-powered paper mill and designed a distinctive typeface that bears his same. In 1919 Hunter and his family returned to Chillicothe, where he worked and lived for the rest of his life. He founded Mountain House Press, a letterpress printing studio where he wrote and published 20 books on papermaking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05956
Subjects: Hunter, William Joseph, 1883-1966; Roycroft Shop; Mountain House Press; Arts and crafts movement; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: East Aurora (New York); Erie County (New York)
 

Description: This historiated initial "O" was designed by William Joseph "Dard" Hunter for an edition of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" (East Aurora, New York: The Roycroft Shop, 1905, p. 23). A historiated initial is an enlarged initial letter containing a painting relating to the text. William Joseph “Dard” Hunter (1883-1966) was born in Steubenville, Ohio, where his father ran a newspaper business. At an early age the young Dard (a family nickname) learned about automatic typesetting machines at his father's business and about the mechanics of the modern paper mill across the street from his home. The elder Hunter, who was an advocate of hand crafts, was an amateur woodcarver, and for a few years he ran a pottery business with two partners. In 1900 the family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, to run another newspaper business. Dard was its staff artist. Four years later Dard moved to East Aurora, New York, to join the Roycrofters, a community of craft workers and artists founded in 1885 by Elbert Hubbard. The Roycrofters were a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. Hunter created designs for books, leather, glass, and metal, and he also tried his hand at pottery, jewelry, and furniture. He founded a correspondence school, the Dard Hunter School of Handicrafts. In 1910 he moved to Vienna, where he took courses in lithography, book decoration, and letter design. Afterward he settled in London, where he developed a fascination for papermaking. In 1912 Hunter and his wife, Edith, moved to Marlborough, New York, where he designed and built a water-powered paper mill and designed a distinctive typeface that bears his same. In 1919 Hunter and his family returned to Chillicothe, where he worked and lived for the rest of this life. He founded Mountain House Press, a letterpress printing studio where he wrote and published 20 books on papermaking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05957
Subjects: Hunter, William Joseph, 1883-1966; Roycroft Shop; Mountain House Press; Arts and crafts movement; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Literary Ohio
Places: East Aurora (New York); Erie County (New York)
 

Description: Pictured is artist Dard Hunter's watermark, used as a paper specimen of a modern watermark in his book "Old Papermaking" (Chillicothe, Ohio: 1923). A watermark is a design embossed into a piece of paper during its production that is used to identify the paper and its maker. A watermark can be seen when the paper is held up to light. Born William Joseph Hunter (1883-1966) in Steubenville, Ohio, Dard Hunter was a notable printer and papermaker. His father, William Henry Hunter, ran a newspaper business. The elder Hunter was an advocate of hand crafts and also an amateur woodcarver. Dard (a family nickname) learned typesetting at his father's business and the mechanics of papermaking at a paper mill near his home. In 1900 the Hunter family moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, to run another newspaper, and Dard was its staff artist. In 1904 he moved to East Aurora, New York, to join the Roycrofters, a community of craft workers and artists that was a branch of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. Hunter created designs for books, leather, glass, and metal, and also tried his hand at pottery, jewelry, and furniture. He founded a correspondence school, the Dard Hunter School of Handicrafts. In 1910 he moved to Vienna, where he took courses in lithography, book decoration, and letter design. Afterward he settled in London, where he developed a fascination for papermaking. In 1912 Hunter and his wife, Edith, moved to Marlborough, New York, where he designed and built a water-powered paper mill and designed a distinctive font that bears his name. In 1919 Hunter and his family returned to Chillicothe, where he worked and lived for the rest of this life. He founded Mountain House Press, a letterpress printing studio where he wrote and published 20 books on papermaking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05960
Subjects: Hunter, William Joseph, 1883-1966; Roycroft Shop; Mountain House Press; Arts and crafts movement; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Chillicothe (Ohio);
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of young boys painting wood crafts at Willys Park in Toledo, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F09_006_001
Subjects: Toledo (Ohio)--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works; Recreation; Children--Arts & crafts--1930-1940
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Walter Crane's bookplate, from p. 227 of "English Book-Plates, Ancient and Modern," by Egerton Castle (London: George Bell & Sons, 1893). Best known for his illustrations for children's books, Walter Crane was a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in England. His bookplate is an example of the intricate ornamentation that characterized his artistic style. The floral motifs in the border surround a night scene with a crane peering over an open book. The initial "C" frames the central picture, and a fragment of a verse from the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" is at the bottom. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05651
Subjects: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Bookplates; Arts and crafts movement; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a potter carving a design into a large, ceramic, or clay, plate prior to firing. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_001_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Ceramic arts & crafts; Pottery
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Josephine A. Gitter, ceramist for W H Loomis Tale Corp. Lived at 913 Convers Ave., Zanesville, Ohio with Betty L. Gitter View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_007_001
Subjects: Ceramic artists; Ceramic arts & crafts; Pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--19th century
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph shows a group of six women sitting outdoors at a picnic table while two other women are looking on while standing. The women are working on sewing and craft projects. Two children are playing in the background. The women and children are dressed for summer weather. A park trail winds past in the background. On the reverse of the photograph, there is a caption: "Warren County, Lebanon, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1936 / Sewing and Handcraft Class / Mrs. May Israel, Teacher" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_049_001
Subjects: Sewing; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Teaching; Crafts & decorating
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of an exhibit of early Ohio glass, possibly in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. Since the early nineteenth century glassmaking has been one of the major industries of Ohio, and Ohio glass holds an important place in the development of the industry in the United States. According to Rhea Mansfield Knittle of Ashland, Ohio, whose book "Early American Glass" was published in 1927, the first glass house in Ohio was a Zanesville organized by a group of citizens and incorporated May 13, 1815, as the White Glass Works. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07538
Subjects: Other--Ohio Historical Society; Glass industry; Glassware; Art, American--Ohio; Artists--Ohio; Arts and crafts movement
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a Bicentennial flag made of paper chains hanging in a classroom during a "Spirit of '76" community-school Bicentennial event in Perrysburg, Ohio, February 21, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Karen McCready of Ashland, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. She titled the photograph "One Nation Indivisible." In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F111_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Flags; Classrooms; Arts and crafts
Places: Perrysville (Ohio); Ashland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a young boy smiling at the camera as a smock is fastened around his neck by his teacher. The image was submitted by photographer John Sheckler of Middletown, Ohio, in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. Sheckler provided a caption on the photograph's reverse that reads, "A head start school time to finger paint." Head Start, created in 1965, is a federally-funded child development program providing school readiness, health and family support for low-income children below kindergarten age. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F13_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Children; Education; African American Ohioans; Child care; Arts and crafts
Places: Middletown (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)