[3 stencils made by W.A. Dwiggins + his handmade knife] dotzero We crossed the street for

We crossed the street for a closer look

Even if you can’t read Spanish

Vivid reproductions of Zapf's calligraphy

He designed books and typefaces

Al Mohtaraf

[3 stencils made by W.A. Dwiggins + his handmade knife] dotzero We crossed the street forStencils are magical things. Cut a shape out of something and one can reproduce that shape one zillion times. The stencils we have here are extra magical as they were made by W. A. Dwiggins. He was a prolific stenciler, using them to create ornaments, illustrations, and lettering for thirty years. All of his stencils, now brittle and broken, are at the Boston Public Libraryexcept (apparently) these three. They were given to Boston calligrapher Ed Karr