The Heyday of American Calligraphy and the Society of Scribes: the 1980s and 1990s

A panel discussion preceded by a presentation by Paul Shaw

artwork by John Stevens

Panelists: Barry Morentz, Judy Kastin, Maureen Squires

Moderator: Paul Shaw

This is the second in the three-part history of the Society of Scribes and the organization's place within the broader American calligraphic scene.

Paul Shaw's introductory presentation will touch on the broadening of calligraphy to include copperplate, brush, non-Latin scripts and more; as well as the influence of European calligraphers (e.g. Hermann Zapf, Friedrich Neugebauer), the mushrooming of calligraphy societies and books; the first calligraphy conferences; calligraphy newsletters and journals and the beginnings of Letter Arts review; the calligraphy as art movement; calligraphy in graphic design; and calligraphers influencing the early digital fonts.