PM
August 1936
Robert L. Leslie and Percy Seitlin [Editors]
Robert L. Leslie and Percy Seitlin [Editors]: PM [An Intimate Journal For Art Directors, Production Managers, and their Associates]. New York: The Composing Room/P.M. Publishing Co., Volume 2, No. 12: August 1936. Original edition. Slim 12mo. Offset litho cover by Dora Abrahams. 32 pp. Illustrated articles and advertisements. Wrappers lightly worn, otherwise a very good copy.
5.5 x 7.75 saddle-stitched Digest with 32 pages of articles including:
- Vision and its Relation to Perspective: Milton Strumpf
- Werner Helmer
- Dora Abrahams: Robert L. Leslie. Dora Abrahams studied at Pratt Institute. Her fashion illustration work appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Country Life and New Theatre.
- Curve All Stats
- A 4-page 5-color Colorgraph insert,
- Editorial notes
- The New School of Typography: A. G. Hoffmann
- PM Shorts: Thomas Benrimo, Nathaniel Pousette - Dart American Artists School, Max Weber, Davis Alfaro Siqueros, Elizabeth Olds, Anton Refrgier, Louis Lozowick, Joseph Blumenthal, A. G. Hoffman, and Fritz Eichenberg
- Designs by W. A. Dwiggins from the Colophon
- Listing of Advertisements Reliance Reproduction Co., Merganthaler - Linotype Co., Flower Electrotypes, The Composing Room, Whitney Press, Trade Bindery.
PM magazine was the leading voice of the U. S. Graphic Arts Industry from its inception in 1934 to its end in 1942 (then called AD). As a publication produced by and for professionals, it spotlighted cutting-edge production technology and the highest possible quality reproduction techniques (from engraving to plates). PM and A-D also championed the Modern movement by showcasing work from the vanguard of the European Avant-Garde well before this type of work was known to a wide audience.