Clarence P. Hornung

Clarence Pearson Hornung (June 12, 1899 – January 2, 1997) was an American trademark and industrial graphic designer and illustrator.

Biography Clarence Pearson Hornung was born June 12, 1899, the son of Jules S. and Carrie Pfaelzer Hornung. He studied at City College of New York (B.S.), New York University and Cooper Union Art School in New York.

Many famous trademarks and symbols used in the mid 20th century drew on Hornung's work, or were designed by him. During a Judge Advocate General patent division review of the then-new US Civil Defense Fallout Shelter sign, it was noted that the sign was identical to design 349 in Hornung's Handbook.

Hornung's limited edition lithographs of antique automobiles are highly desired by collectors.

Clarence P. Hornung died January 2, 1997, at age 97.

Selected bibliography 1930: Trade-Marks. New York: Caxton Press, 1930 1932: Handbook of Designs and Devices. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1932 1956: Handbook of Early Advertising Art, Mainly from American Sources. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1956 (two volumes) 1959: Wheels Across America. New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1959, 1968: A Sourcebook of Antiques and Jewelry Designs. New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1968 1968: Portrait Gallery of Early Automobies. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968 1972: Treasury of American Design and Antiques. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1972 (two volumes), 1974: Will Bradley: His Graphic Art. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1974. 1976: 200 Years of American Graphic Art (with Fridolf Johnson). New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1976 1978: The Way it Was in the U.S.A. New York: Abbeville Press, 1978 1991: Advertising Designs of Walter Dorwin Teague. New York: Art Direction Book Company, 1991.