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CHWAST, Seymour  (1931- ) designer.
          Born New York City, 18 August 1931.
          Founder Push Pin Studios, with Milton Glaser and
          Edward Sorel, in New York City. Often uses woodcuts
          in his illustration work.
          M  E  D  A  L     S  E  R  I  E  S
          Great Olympic Moments Series:
1972 Olympic Games Keynote Medal. . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-A
1972 Olympic Tribute Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-1
1972 Spirdon Louis Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-2
1972 Alvin Kraenzien Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-3
1972 Charles M. Daniels Medal . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-4
1972 Ray Ewry Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-5
1972 Erik Lemming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-6
1972 Paavo Nurmi Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-7
1972 Johnny Weismuller Medal. . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-8
1972 Sonja Henie Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  FM OMS-9
1972 Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-10
1972 Jesse Ownes Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-11
1972 Francina Blankers-Koen . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-12
1972 Robert Mathias Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-13
1972 Victor Chukarin Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-14
1972 Wilma Rudolph Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-15
1972 Donald Schollander Medal . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-16
1972 Peggy Fleming Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM OMS-17
          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S
BA  {1978} Who's Who In American Art: 1978 [13ed:125],
          1980 [14ed:132], 1982 [15ed:169],
          1984 [16ed:166], 1986 [17ed:179],
          1989 [18ed:188], 1990 [19ed:197],
          1992 [20ed:208], 1995 [21ed:217],
          1997 [22ed:215], 1999 [23ed:217],
          2001 [24ed:211], 2003 [25ed:217],
          2005 [26ed:229-230].
101  {1985} Heller (Stephen) Chwast: The Left-Handed Designer. New York: Abrams     143 pages (125 in color).
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:646.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 3:1004.
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