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Akke Kumlien

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Akke Kumlien

Akke Kumlien (1884–1949) was a Swedish calligrapher, typographer, graphic designer, type designer, artist etc.[1]

He is the author of the book Bokstav och ande (The Letter and the Spirit) (Stockholm: Norstedt, 1948)[2] and of Kunstneren og bokkunsten.[3]

He is the subject of the book Akke Kumlien, book designer by Bror Zachrisson.[4]

In 2004, an exhibit of his work took place at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm.[5]

Typefaces

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In 1943 the Stempel Type Foundry released Kumlien.

References

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  1. ^ Carlquist, Gunnar, ed. (1933). Svensk uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Vol. 16. Malmö: Svensk Uppslagsbok AB. p. 287.
  2. ^ Kumlien, Akke (1948). Bokstav och ande. Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 126. OCLC 269770. , also OCLC 186300177
  3. ^ Akke, Kumlien (1950). Kunstneren og bokkunsten. Köbenhavn. OCLC 186770474.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Zachrisson, Bror (1953). Akke Kumlien, book designer. p. 45. OL 20214299M.
  5. ^ Målaren Akke Kumlien gästar Kungl. biblioteket. Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket. pp. 47 p. : col. ill., 21 cm. ISBN 91-7000-219-3. LCCN 2004441263.

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