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Ron Tate,
Salt Lake City, Utah, completed his BA in Fine Arts at
Brigham Young University in 1967. He was nominated as Artist the
Year at Dixie State College in 1963. He has been trained as a Spencerian Penman from Mike Sull at the Spencerian Saga by Mike Sull
in 1990. He teaches art at a Salt Lake
Community College while working as a full-time
calligrapher . He
has served as the calligrapher for the
State of Utah under the direction
of the Governor with his appointed offices providing beautiful resolutions
and completing thousands of projects. He continues to design
wedding
invitations and perform calligraphic services for clients throughout
the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and numerous other countries.
He is an experienced engraver for numerous stores and individuals
desiring unique items engraved in
glass or metal.
In addition, Ron, member of the International Association of master Penmen, Engrossrs, and Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH) , he is the sole calligrapher
for noted leaders
in business, government as well as religious affiliations on a nationwide
basis. He is the author of Learning Calligraphy (1994) published
by Zim's, Inc. His watercolor calligraphy pieces have sold throughout the western
United States and he has been the featured artist in Watercolor
(American Artist Magazine). He continues to teach hundreds of students
both the skills of watercolor and
calligraphy.
Ron Tate may be reached at (801) 572-0314 or by using our
Contact Form.
Or you can email him at
rontate@calligraphydesign.com
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Don Tate,
formerly Dallas, Texas, Salt Lake City
area
(Draper, UT)
has studied and taught
calligraphy
courses for more than two decades. His academic studies include
a BA from Brigham Young University (1967) in advertising with a
minor in art and graduate course work in art while living in California
during the 1960's and 1970's. He also teaches calligraphy at a Salt Lake Community College.He has studied under internationally
recognized artists, calligraphers
and Master Penmen.
He taught
calligraphy and provided personal instruction to
beginning, intermediate and advanced calligraphers.
He was responsible for writing and publication of the Spencerian
Newsletter sold in the United States and Canada in the 1990's. He regularly keeps in touch with calligraphers world wide helping them to learn more about Spencerian writing. He is an experienced
engraver for nationally known stores and for many individuals throughout the U.S.
Don currently possesses one of the world's largest collections
of the works of the Master Penmen from 1860 to 1992. He is a member
of the International Association of Master Penmen Engrossers and
Teachers of Handwriting (IAMPETH), the Firearm
Engravers Guild of America (FEGA) and The Guild of Glass Engravers (London). Corporations he has provided
calligraphy or engraving services include Dillard's, Proctor and Gamble, EDS, American Airlines, Southern Methodist
University, Pearle Vision Center and numerous
weddingretail stores
as well as newspaper and magazine publications. He has performed
calligraphic services and written educational articles for individuals
throughout the world.
Don Tate may be reached at
(801)
553-2556
or by using our
Contact Form. Or you
can email him at
dontate1@gmail.com
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