John Howard Benson

RISD Professor 1931-56 [Sculpture+Calligraphy+Design Theory]
John Howard Benson was a noted graphic artist, calligrapher, stone carver, author, and educator at the Rhode Island School of Design. With Arthur Graham Carey, he was the author of The Elements of Lettering. He died in 1956. Benson and Carey's essay, "The General Problem," is included in the anthology Every Man an Artist edited by Brian Keeble.
John Howard Benson was a noted graphic artist, calligrapher, stone carver, author, and educator at the Rhode Island School of Design. With Arthur Graham Carey, he was the author of The Elements of Lettering. He died in 1956. Benson and Carey's essay, "The General Problem," is included in the anthology Every Man an Artist edited by Brian Keeble.
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