ARGENTUM The Art & Literary Magazine of Great Basin College 2019: A Modernistic View of the 1940 s Notes on 2019 Argentum At a 2018 summer wedding, a group of Argentum supporters were left unattended at a guest table during the reception, and the subject of the 2019 theme just happened to come up. From that discussion to this final version, the 1940s theme was set, as was the idea of prizes for the student winners. The most exciting aspect was the work and thought individuals put into their submissions, and we thank all those who submitted sincerely. The publication would not exist without you. As with any publication of this type, the work into making it happen doesn’t happen in a void. Special thanks are made to Angie de Braga, Dr. Josh Webster, Jennifer Bean, Patty Fox, and Ursula Stanton for their efforts in encouraging submissions and helping in every way possible from photographing submissions to reviewing material. We hope you enjoy this issue, and consider submitting to the 2020 issue of the publication. Our website is www.gbcnv.edu/argentum and we can be emailed at
[email protected]. Dori Andrepont 2019 ARGENTUM EDITOR 1940 Beauty Contest Medium: Photography with background digital editing Susanne Reese Argentum 2019 Typography Notes Baskerville and Baskerville Italic date from 1750s, and variations were a particular favorite of hot typesetting systems of the twentieth century through the early 1960s. Futura was developed in 1927, and is known for its distinctive geometric shapes. was designed based on the work of calligrapher Ross Frederic George as it was depicted in the Advertising Script Speedball 1947 Textbook Manual.