Albert Angus Turbayne | |
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| Born | Albert Angus Turbayne (1866-05-03)May 3, 1866 |
| Died | April 29, 1940(1940-04-29) (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | book designer, illustrator |
| Known for | book design |
Albert Angus Turbayne (May 3, 1866 – April 29, 1940) was an Americanbook designer andbookbinding artist.
Turbayne was born inBoston,Massachusetts.[1] He worked inLondon for the London County Council School of Photoengraving and Lithography and also for Carlton Studio.[2] Whilst at Carlton, he worked closely with fellow North American émigrésWilliam Tracy Wallace andNorman Mills Price. His principal artistic work was the design of books and bindings. He won a bronze medal (third place) for book binding design at theExposition Universelle (1900) inParis.
Turbayne married inLondon on two occasions. The first in 1906, to Christine Owens[3] and the second, to Millicent Tavener (b. 1884), in 1921.[4] Turbayne and Owens had two sons, William Turbayne (later name change to William Seymour) and John Turbayne, born in 1914, who changed his name toJohn Seymour.[5]
Turbayne died in London in 1940.[6]
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