Lester Beall — Dumbarton Farm, Studio Promotional Booklet, 1962

Lester Beall studio promotional and capabilities booklet, 1962. Lester Beall, Inc., Dumbarton Farm, Brookfield Center, Connecticut. 8 x 8.5, n.p. [64 plus covers]. Designed by Lester Beall (1903–1969). Printed in 500 copies for internal use only and never sold publicly. Excellent modern design and production with stiff photographic glossy covers and a sewn binding. “There is no time for confusion. It is a time for clear thinking — for self-realization — for a fine understanding of essential values, be it those of an individual, a company, a cause or a country.” Uncommon. This is Lester Beall’s second studio promotional booklet (his first was in 1956) sent to existing and prospective clients and other designers. The text, presumably by Beall, discussed the studio’s design philosophies and designs role in business as well as the unique environment at Dumbarton Farms “a place for living the business of working” with quotes by John Ruskin and Frank Lloyd Wright. The work features projects