Description: The first survey of Leo Lionni's extraordinary career as a graphic designer, children's book creator, and fine artist
Brief description: Steven Heller was an art director at the New York Times for thirty-three years and is co-chair of the MFA Design department at the School of Visual Arts. A widely recognized authority on the history of graphic design, he has written or edited more than one hundred books about design and popular culture.
Review Quotes: I've known who Leo Lionni was since I was in a freshman at the Tyler School of Art in the 60's. I remember seeing The Family of Man cover he designed for the 1955 photographic exhibit at MOMA which was displayed in the Tyler Library. It was the first time I clearly understood what a graphic designer was, and what they did for a living.
As a young working professional, I was inspired by Lionni's Fortune magazine covers and his advertising design, and later genuinely surprised by his children's stories and illustrations. He had amazing breadth and depth, all on display in this volume.--Paula Scher, graphic designer and partner, Pentagram