Albert Schiller’s Machine Age Art: An Unpublished Monograph Project Archive [Typography & Type Pictures] [Manuscript & Research Files] [RIT/Cary Collection Context]
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Albert Schiller was a visionary typographer who redefined the 'Machine Age' by using the very tools of mass production—movable type and ornaments—to create unique, labor-intensive pictorial art. His 'type pictures' were not mere curiosities; they were sophisticated examinations of how technology and tradition could merge.This archive matters because.....