RONALD CLYNE 1925 - 2006
DESIGNER AND GRAPHIC ARTIST, USA
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
COVER DESIGN 1951 -1981

CURATED BY JOHN NIXON & STEPHEN BRAM

FEBRUARY 23 -
MARCH 17, 2007

Ronald Clyne (1925-2006) was a freelance graphic artist who worked with various New York publishing houses producing book jacket designs. Between 1951 and 1981, alongside this ongoing work, he designed over 500 LP covers for Folkways Records, from some 2000 records released during the three-decade lifetime of this successful highly independent company. This exhibition highlights the significance of Clyne's distinctive contribution to American modernist graphic design and cultural history.



POSTER
RONALD CLYNE, JOHN NIXON

SUPPORTED BY
Hyperdyne
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Designwyse

Ronald Clyne
Cover image for Mark Spoelstra
From The Songs of Mark Spoelstra
Folkways Records - FA2444
Provided courtesy of
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Used By Permission