Anthony Froshaug

Who was Anthony Froshaug?

Anthony Froshaug was an English typographer and teacher, born in London to a Norwegian father and English mother.

Froshaug attended Charterhouse School and studied book production and wood engraving at the Central School of Arts & Crafts from 1937 to 1939.

On leaving the Central in 1939 he began to practice as a freelance graphic designer and typographer. As a typographer, he has been viewed as unusual in running his own small press, including two periods of printing in Cornwall. Froshaug is sometimes considered to be the most convincing exponent of modern typography in Britain.

Froshaug was a natural teacher: he taught typography, first at the Central School, then at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm, the Royal College of Art in London, Watford School of Art; in 1970 he returned to teach at the Central School, continuing there until illness forced him to stop. Anthony also taught at the LCP from 80-82.

Following his death, Froshaug's work has been celebrated in articles and books about him.