Story: Churchward, Joseph

Churchward Marianna

The alphabet and other type characters in Churchward Marianna font, displayed in white against a black background

Type designer Joseph Churchward named ‘Churchward Marianna’ after his ‘plumpy’ daughter Marianna.

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Safua Akeli Amaama. 'Churchward, Joseph', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/6c10/churchward-joseph (accessed 20 April 2024)