Koret Auditorium
Hear Alastair discuss his recent book, his travels and enjoy the visual feast of international lettering.
For over 40 years Alastair Johnston has been documenting signs and lettering from all over the world as a cultural, social and historical document. In his recent book, Book the Trip: A Tour of Folk Lettering Worldwide, he documents the cultural diversity of lettering from Indian lorries to Haitian buses, present day Irish sign painting to the English Industrial heritage and fairground art.
This program is presented by the Letterform Archive and Book Arts and Special Collections.
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