Not Dead But Sleepeth: A Study of Gravestone Lettering with Doug Clouse from 20thcentury Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 46 min 24 sec ✓ Published: 25-Mar-2015
Description: On Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 Doug Clouse spoke about his research on lettering on nineteenth-century American gravestones and memorials. His work focuses on lettering in the Midwest, with particular attention paid to gravestones in and around Wichita, Kansas and the work of the marble company Kimmerle & Adams. The liveliness and variety of letterforms on memorials by Kimmerle & Adams and other Kansas firms reflect the ambition of pioneer settlers as well as the influence of print typo
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