Cooper, Oswald Bruce, 1879-1940
Variant namesChicago lettering artist, advertising designer and type designer; creative partner of the firm of Bertsch & Cooper, 1913-1940.
Cooper was educated at the Frank Holme School in Chicago. He is best known for his Cooper Black and Cooper Bold typefaces, among the most successful advertising types of the twentieth century. He was a founding member of the 27 Chicago Designers and of the Society of Typographic Arts, which produced a retrospective tribute to him, The Book of Oz Cooper, in 1949.
From the description of Oswald Bruce Cooper papers, 1913-1940. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34997719
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Underwood, Muriel. Muriel Underwood papers, 1950-1977, bulk 1971-1977. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | DaBoll, Raymond F. Raymond Franklin DaBoll papers, 1905-1982, bulk 1930-1982. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Cooper, Oswald Bruce, 1879-1940. Oswald Bruce Cooper papers, 1913-1940. | Newberry Library | |
| creatorOf | Skaggs, Charles E. Charles E. Skaggs collection, ca. 1940-2002. | Smith College, Neilson Library |
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| associatedWith | Barnhart Brothers & Spindler. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bertsch & Cooper. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | DaBoll, Raymond F. | person |
| associatedWith | McArthur, Richard N. | person |
| associatedWith | Skaggs, Charles E. | person |
| associatedWith | Underwood, Muriel. | person |
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| Illinois--Chicago |
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| Advertising layout and typography |
| Calligraphy |
| Cooper Black type |
| Cooper Bold type |
| Designers |
| Type and type-founding |
| Type designers |
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Birth 1879-03-13
Death 1940-12-17
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