Women Who Make Movies by Sharon Smith
Hardcover edition.
“Sharon Smith’s Women Who Make Movies is an important and timely reference book, the only one of its kind, and it is indispensable to anyone seriously interested in women in film, or in film itself.” — Molly Haskell, Film Critic
The cover uses a film typeface of unclear origin that closely resembles Dave West’s Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash (PLINC, c. 1967), but is different in many details. It’s shown as Stymie Black Italic in a 1973 Typeshop catalog alongside a Drop Shadow variant, both with numerous swash, biform, and swash biform alternates (up to nine forms for a letter like M, three of which can be seen here). The same range is shown in a 1976 catalog by Lettergraphics as Stymie Black Flair. There’s no real connection to Stymie beyond the name. Tutti Paffuti NF (Nick’s Fonts, 2007) is a digital interpretation.
Paperback edition.
Glyph set from an undated Typeshop Selection catalog.
1 Comment on “Women Who Make Movies by Sharon Smith”
Thanks so much, Florian! Look at that 'S’ on the end!