Atha Tehon | |
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Born | Atha Lee Tehon January 20, 1926 |
Died | February 15, 2012 | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Atha Tehon Thiras |
Education | University of Pennsylvania School of Design |
Occupation | Art director |
Known for | Book design, type design |
Atha Tehon Thiras (January 20, 1926 – February 15, 2012),[1] professionally credited as Atha Tehon, was the daughter and second child of Dr. Leo Roy Tehon and Mrs. Leo Tehon,[2] of Illinois.[1]
Tehon was a student at the Jerry Farnsworth School in North Truro in the summers of 1947 and 1948, and graduated with an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design in 1949.[1][3]