David Lance Goines (born 1945) is an American artist, calligrapher, typographer, printing entrepreneur, and author. He was born in

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, the oldest of eight children. His father was a

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and his mother a

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and artist.

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David Lance Goines was born May 29, 1945, in

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. He was the eldest of 8 children and they were raised in

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, and

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. He attended

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in Oakland. During the 1960s, Goines enrolled at the

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at Berkeley as a

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major. While at the

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he participated in the

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of late 1964, which led to his expulsion. Though soon re-admitted, he graduated the University in 1965, and apprenticed as a printer in

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. In 1968, he founded Saint Hieronymus Press there. The major output of the press consists of Goines' limited edition poster and calendar art.Website of David Lance Goines accessed 5/25/21
/ref> Goines art style has been described as "

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". In 1982, Goines published the calligraphic classic ''

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'', which won him the 1983

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. Several books collecting his poster art have been published as well. Goines art and posters can be found in international museum collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts,

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, Musee de la Publicite,

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, and

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. In addition to his artistic and calligraphic work, Goines is also a non-fiction author who has written about political activism. His book ''The Free Speech Movement: Coming of Age in the 1960s'', was published in 1993. Goines has enjoyed a friendship with the restaurateur

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since they were both teenagers. Every year Goines creates a

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anniversary poster and has illustrated many Chez Panisse cookbooks. He also designed the logotype and lettering for a number of Berkeley-based businesses, past and present, including Velo-Sport (a

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company) and the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Company. A strong advocate of the voluntary

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system, Goines claims to have donated a cumulative total of 20 gallons of blood so far during his life.

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A visit with David Goines: Berkeley’s legendary letterpress printer and lithographer
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