Milton Glaser

Graphic Designer
2009 National Medal of Arts Recipient
New York, New York
2009 National Medal of Arts recipient and graphic designer Milton Glaser receives his medal from President Barack Obama
2009 National Medal of Arts recipient and graphic designer Milton Glaser receives his medal from President Barack Obama at an East Room ceremony at the White House on February 25, 2010. The National Medal of Arts is a presidential initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts and is the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence. Photo by Richard Frasier

Bio

Milton Glaser is recognized for his outstanding accomplishments as a graphic artist who turned ideas, data, and the abstract into immediately recognizable icons like the I (Heart) NY logo. He re-defined the way people communicate through innovative graphic design, creating memorable visual artifacts that challenge contemporary artists and delight all Americans. He is the only graphic artist to have had one-man shows at both the Centre Gorges Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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Milton Glaser
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