Illustration and note, circa 1920. Pen and ink and watercolor on card stock. 165x127 mm; 6½x5 inches (illustration). 105x83 mm; 4⅛x3¼ inches (note). Inscribed and signed on note, "Our Greetings to you all. Lydia & Warren Chappell."
Warren Chappell illustrated books for numerous publishers, including Alfred A. Knopf, Random House, Harper & Row, Doubleday, and Little, Brown. His own books include The Anatomy of Lettering (1935), A Short History of the Printed Word (1970), and The Living Alphabet (1975). Chappell also designed two typefaces, Lydian and Trajanus.
