CONVERSATION WITH

Conversation with Milton Glaser

By Alice Twemlow

Published: April 16, 2008

By David Eustace

Designer and illustrator Milton Glaser

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Sure. There is a reference to curvilinear forms in Islamic painting, and then there is Marcel Duchamp’s paper-cutout self-portrait.
The lettering came off a wall in Mexico, itself probably derived from some French lettering, so there are three art-historical currents in it.

How do you decide which projects you’ll work on?

I only work with people I like. It’s like having dinner. I couldn’t have dinner with someone I didn’t like.

"Conversation with Milton Glaser" originally appeared in the April 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's April 2008 Table of Contents.

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