Thinking Noel Martin. 04 19 1922

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Noel Martin was born in Syracuse, Ohio on 19 April 1922. He studied drawing, painting, and printmaking at Art Academy of Cincinnati from 1939-41. He was self though in typography and design. Later on, he became an instructor at Art Academy of Cincinnati until 1957. Noel Martin became the first graphic designer to work for Cincinnati Art Museum. He had major one-man exhibition in USA and Canada. In 1953 he was included in "Four American designers" , along side with Herbert Bayer, Leo Lionni and Ben Shahn. He had many awards including Art Director's Medal, Philadelphia 1957 and Sachs Award, Cincinnati, in 1973.