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January 19, 2022
Logos and Letterhead
Glaser’s lesser-known letterhead and logos designs were personalized mini-experiments in color and dimensionality.
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January 05, 2022
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Glaser's flyer for Dave Brubeck Quartet performances in Mexico City was one of several designs for the renowned jazz ensemble.
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December 09, 2021
Zimm's Palette
Sculptor Bruno Zimm's palette formed the basis for a series of surreal drawings by Milton Glaser.
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December 01, 2021
Cats and Bats and Things with Wings
The 1965 children’s book, Cats and Bats and Things with Wings, was a true collaborative project between Glaser and poet Conrad Aiken.
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November 11, 2021
Touring Club Italiano
In a 1994 poster for the one-hundredth anniversary of the Touring Club Italiano, Glaser sent the number “100” traveling through the Italian countryside.
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October 28, 2021
The Big Apple
“Inside the Big Apple: Paintings of New York Interiors,” was held at the Visual Arts Gallery from October 9-November 1, 1968.
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October 14, 2021
Teli Deli
Teli Deli was one of lesser known food outlets in the World Trade Center overseen by restaurateur Joe Baum.
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September 29, 2021
Milton for the USIA
Milton and Push Pin contributed to the USIA's efforts to bring American culture to Russia during the Cold War.
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August 05, 2021
The Search for Beauty
Milton Glaser's high concept promotional piece for Gilbert Paper required the participation of many other designers.
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July 21, 2021
Shadowlight Theatre
In 1968 Milton designed two posters for Shadowlight Theatre that showed his growing interest in the interplay between color and light.
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May 25, 2021
Kevin Eggers
A little about Kevin Eggers, the music producer, entrepreneur, and longtime friend and client of Milton Glaser.
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May 11, 2021
Broadside
In 1968, Milton, Marian Javits, and Clay Felker founded Broadside, a fine arts printing company focused on producing (very) large format prints by significant artists at affordable prices by utilizing commercial printing presses.
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April 28, 2021
Let Your Fingers Do the Walking
The Manhattan Yellow Pages went psychedelic in the early 1970s.
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April 13, 2021
Pizza Piazza
Milton designed the logo for Pizza Piazza, a long-gone but beloved restaurant that was located at 785 Broadway at 10th Street.
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April 05, 2021
Paperbacks USA
In 1961, Milton Glaser designed the Call for Entries for the Paperbacks USA exhibition from AIGA.
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March 22, 2021
Sammontana Gelato
In 1981 Milton Glaser redesigned the logo for Sammontana, an Italian ice cream company based in Empoli.
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March 02, 2021
Monsanto Nights
In 1968 and 1969, Glaser drew Barbra Streisand, Sophia Loren, Pearl Bailey and Carol Channing for advertisements announcing Monsanto Nights, a series of popular TV specials sponsored by the sprawling chemical company Monsanto.
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December 02, 2020
Letter Perfect
Milton Glaser created three postage stamps for the tiny republic of San Marino in 2016.
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November 02, 2020
Milton and Morandi
The year Milton Glaser spent studying etching with Giorgio Morandi in Italy was a pivotal time in his art education.
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October 19, 2020
Milton Glaser's Prime Time
For an article on returning to the site of the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines, Glaser painted a muted and downcast soldier emerging over a vivid landscape.
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