Churchward Marianna Black Print Negative

NameChurchward Marianna Black Print Negative

ProductionJoseph Churchward; typographer; 1969; New Zealand

Classificationfonts, negatives

Materialsphotographic film, graphite pencil

Materials Summaryphotographic film, pencil

DimensionsOverall: 305mm (width), 380mm (length)

Registration NumberFE012186/1

Credit linePurchased 2008

Joseph Churchward named his Marianna and Maricia typefaces after two of his daughters.

It’s a plumpy typeface, and when Marianna was a little girl, she was a plumpy girl, so I called it Marianna.

Joseph Churchward, 2005