Paul Sahre (born 1964) is an American

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. He has designed book covers and created numerous illustration for ''

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Biography

Sahre (pronounced say-er) was born in Johnson City in upstate

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, and received his BFA and MFA degrees from

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. He established

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based office, Office of Paul Sahre, in 1997 and the office sits above a

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on the corner of 6th Avenue and 14th Street in

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. Sahre's designs for book covers are well-known and includes series by the authors

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and

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. He is a frequent contributor of illustrations to ''

'', and designed the typeface Fur in 1994. Sahre has also provided illustrations for ''

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'' and ''

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''. Sahre teaches graphic design at the

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Personal life

Sahre is married to

Emily Oberman Emily Oberman (born 1962) is a New York-based multidisciplinary designer and a partner at design studio Pentagram. Formerly, Oberman was a co-founder of design studio Number Seventeen and a designer at Tibor Kalman's studio M & Co. Early life ...

, designer and partner at

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. They have two sons.

Bibliography

* ''Fresh Dialogue 1, New Voices in Graphic Design'',

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, Nicholas Blechman, Paul Sahre,

Paula Scher Paula Scher (born October 6, 1948, Washington, D.C.) is an American graphic designer, painter and art educator in design. She also served as the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.Scher, Paula." (n.d.): Oxford University ...

), Princeton Architectural Press, 2000. * ''Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio'', Danny Gregory, Paul Sahre, Princeton Architectural Press, 2003. * ''Leisurama Now: The Beach House for Everyone 1964–'', Paul Sahre, Princeton Architectural Press, 2008. *''Two-Dimensional Man A Graphic Memoir'' Abrams Press, 2017

References

External links

Sahre's website

Illustrated profile of Sahre online at ''From Your Desks''

1964 births American graphic designers Artists from New York City Living people People from Johnson City, New York {{US-artist-stub