David Lance Goines
- February 19, 2023
- 77 years
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David Lance Goines, 77, American artist.
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|David Lance Goines (May 29, 1945 – February 19, 2023), was an American artist, calligrapher, printmaker, typographer, printing entrepreneur, and author. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, the oldest of eight children. His father was a civil engineer and his mother a calligrapher and artist.
Biography
David Lance Goines was born May 29, 1945, in Grants Pass, Oregon. He was the eldest of eight children and they were raised in Fresno, Sacramento, and Oakland. He attended Castlemont High School in Oakland.
During the 1960s, Goines enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley as a Classics major. While at the University of California, Berkeley he participated in the Free Speech Movement of late 1964, which led to his expulsion. Quickly re-admitted, he graduated the University in 1965, and apprenticed as a printer in Berkeley.
Goines was Alice Waters’ boyfriend in spring 1966, when she was helping Ramparts editor Robert Scheer's unsuccessful campaign for Congress.
Waters' and Goines' weekly cooking column in the San Francisco Express Times, book, 30 Recipes Suitable for Framing (1968), and the series of lithographs Goines printed at his shop that sold out its many printing runs, earned the money to buy the Berkeley Free Press print shop, in Berkeley, in 1968, from Leo Bach, renaming it, Saint Hieronymus Press. The major output of the press consists of Goines' limited edition poster and calendar art, distributed by Dow and Frosini. Portal Publications issued reproductions of forty originals.
Goines art style has been described as "minimalist". In 1982, Goines published the calligraphic classic A Constructed Roman Alphabet, which won him the 1983 American Book Award. Several books collecting his poster art have been published as well. Goines' art and posters can be found in international museum collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Musee de la Publicite, Oakland Museum of California, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Rochester Institute of Technology.
In addition to his artistic and calligraphic work, Goines was also a non-fiction author who had written about political activism. His book The Free Speech Movement: Coming of Age in the 1960s, was published in 1993.
Goines had enjoyed a friendship with the restaurateur Alice Waters since they were both teenagers. Every year Goines created a Chez Panisse anniversary poster and has illustrated many Chez Panisse cookbooks. He also designed the logotype and lettering for a number of Berkeley-based businesses, past and present, including Velo-Sport (a bicycle store) and the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Company.
A strong advocate of the voluntary blood donor system, Goines claimed to have donated a cumulative total of 20 gallons of blood during his life.
Goines died in Berkeley, California, on February 19, 2023, at the age of 77.
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1.In what city was David Lance Goines born?
- A.Sacramento
- B.Grants Passcorrect
- C.Fresno
- D.Oakland
David Lance Goines was born on May 29, 1945, in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Source: biography section
2.Which university did David Lance Goines attend during the 1960s?
- A.San Francisco State University
- B.University of Oregon
- C.University of California at Berkeleycorrect
- D.Stanford University
David Lance Goines enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley as a Classics major in the 1960s.
Source: biography section
3.What movement led to David Lance Goines's expulsion from the university?
- A.The Free Speech Movementcorrect
- B.The Anti-War Movement
- C.The Civil Rights Movement
- D.The Environmental Movement
David Lance Goines participated in the Free Speech Movement of late 1964, which led to his expulsion.
Source: biography section
4.What was the name of the print shop David Lance Goines bought in 1968?
- A.Oakland Litho Works
- B.Berkeley Free Press
- C.Saint Hieronymus Presscorrect
- D.Classic Graphics
David Lance Goines bought the Berkeley Free Press print shop in 1968 and renamed it Saint Hieronymus Press.
Source: biography section
5.Who did David Lance Goines purchase the print shop from in 1968?
- A.Alice Waters
- B.Dow Frosini
- C.Leo Bachcorrect
- D.Robert Scheer
David Lance Goines bought the print shop from Leo Bach in 1968.
Source: biography section
6.What was the title of the book David Lance Goines published in 1982?
- A.A Constructed Roman Alphabetcorrect
- B.30 Recipes Suitable for Framing
- C.The Free Speech Movement
- D.Lessons in Lithography
In 1982, David Lance Goines published the calligraphic classic A Constructed Roman Alphabet.
Source: biography section
7.What award did David Lance Goines receive for his 1982 book?
- A.Pulitzer Prize
- B.American Book Awardcorrect
- C.National Book Award
- D.Caldecott Medal
David Lance Goines's book A Constructed Roman Alphabet won him the 1983 American Book Award.
Source: biography section
8.What was the occupation of David Lance Goines's father?
- A.Civil engineercorrect
- B.Printing entrepreneur
- C.University professor
- D.Calligrapher
David Lance Goines's father was a civil engineer.
Source: introduction
9.What total amount of blood did David Lance Goines claim to have donated?
- A.20 gallonscorrect
- B.10 gallons
- C.5 gallons
- D.15 gallons
As a strong advocate of the voluntary blood donor system, David Lance Goines claimed to have donated 20 gallons of blood.
Source: biography section
10.Which chocolate company did David Lance Goines design the lettering for?
- A.See's Candies
- B.Scharffen Berger Chocolate Companycorrect
- C.Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
- D.Hershey's Chocolate
David Lance Goines designed the logotype and lettering for the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Company.
Source: biography section
11.In what year did David Lance Goines graduate from the University of California, Berkeley?
- A.1964
- B.1968
- C.1965correct
- D.1966
After being re-admitted following his expulsion, David Lance Goines graduated from the university in 1965.
Source: biography section
12.What was David Lance Goines's age at the time of his death?
- A.77correct
- B.76
- C.75
- D.78
David Lance Goines died in Berkeley on February 19, 2023, at the age of 77.
Source: biography section
13.David Lance Goines was a regular contributor to which restaurant's anniversary posters?
- A.Spago
- B.Chez Panissecorrect
- C.The French Laundry
- D.Alice's Restaurant
Every year David Lance Goines created a Chez Panisse anniversary poster.
Source: biography section
14.Which institution houses David Lance Goines's art?
- A.The Prado
- B.The Louvre
- C.Smithsonian American Art Museumcorrect
- D.British Museum
David Lance Goines's art is held in collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Source: biography section
15.What subject did David Lance Goines write about in his 1993 book?
- A.Graphic design history
- B.Printing techniques
- C.Political activismcorrect
- D.Culinary arts
David Lance Goines was a non-fiction author who wrote about political activism, specifically in his 1993 book about the Free Speech Movement.
Source: biography section
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