Penman’s Art Journal (Volume 23, No. 5)

There are many reasons it’s great to get things from Steven Heller. The top reason is that he has great things. The second-top reason is that when we’re lucky, he’s written about an item, and it saves us a lot of work. He’s written about this particular item in Print. Here’s what he had to say on July 3, 2014:

Penmanship is a thing of the past. But in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, penmanship and letter drawing was the society and business standard. The Penman’s Art Journal is one of many platforms “devoted to writing, drawing, designing, etc.” and it was replete with all the handy tips and tools needed to show the penman’s art.