Albert Angus Turbayne
Albert Angus Turbayne (born May 3, 1866 in Boston , Massachusetts , † April 29, 1940 in London ) was an American book designer and bookbinder.
He came from a family of Scottish immigrants. In 1881 he moved to Canada and attended Trinity College School in Port Hope in the province of Ontario . He came to England in the early 1890s but retained American citizenship.
Turbayne moved to London and worked for the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography and also for the Carlton Studio. At the Carlton advertising agency, he worked closely with Canadian immigrants William Tracy Wallace and Norman Mills Price. His main artistic activity was the design of books and book covers. He won a bronze medal for the design of a book cover at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900 . Turbayne also designed decorative fonts and monograms .
Turbayne married twice in London. In 1906 he married Christine Owens and in 1921 Millicent Tavener. Turbayne and Owens had two sons, William Turbayne (who later changed his name to William Seymour) and John Turbayne, born in 1914, who changed his name to John Seymour and became a farmer and writer .
literature
- Turbayne, Albert Angus: Monograms and Ciphers : Library of Alexandria: ISBN 978-1-4655-4359-2 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turbayne, Albert Angus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North American book designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 1940 |
| Place of death | London |