John O. C. McCrillis Designs and Art Work

Collection

Call Number: AOB 18

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of examples of graphic designs and art works created by John McCrillis, including painting and drawing, relief printing, lettering, and typography. Examples are drawn from his work at the Yale University Press as well as his freelance work and works produced at McCrillis’s Penny-Whistle Press.

Dates

1938-2003

Creator

McCrillis, John O. C.

Conditions Governing Access

Curatorial permission required before use.

Conditions Governing Use

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John O. C. McCrillis.

Arrangement

Organized into four series: I. Personal Files, 1947-2002. II. Early Work, 1940-1950. III. Non-Commissioned Work, 1938-2003. IV. Commissioned Work, 1940-1994.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes and 1 flat file)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.aob.0018

Additional Description

Overview

Biographical / Historical

John O. C. McCrillis studied at the Rhode Island School of Design in the 1930s and was one of the first students in the Graphic Design program at the Yale School of Art. After receiving an MFA from Yale in 1952, McCrillis took a position as a typographer with Yale University Press, where he worked until his retirement in 1979. He produced pamphlets, broadsides, keepsakes, greeting cards, and other works at his own Penny-Whistle Press and created works on a freelance basis for many institutions and organizations. In 1993, he published his autobiographical work, An Airman’s Letters: and Other Recollections of World War II, May 18, 1942, to September 18, 1945, by the Penny-Whistle Press.