Marilyn's Photos - Oct 21 2025 - Where will the calligraphers go?
The East Wing of the White House was partialy destroyed yesterday, making it the U.S. news story of the day. Probably because the Blue Jays won the game and now are in the World Series, so the White House news flooded the headlines around the world. Every country covered the demolition. Not much opinion written about the historical significance, maybe that will follow.
So where will the White House calligrapher go? That’s right, the White House has a chief calligrapher, responsible for designing and fulfilling social and official documents at the White House. The East Wing used to be the place where the chief calligrapher and two deputy calligraphers worked. I doubt the First Lady writes things, so no worries about her losing her office.
The calligraphers create hand-lettered documents for official events, including invitations, place cards, menus, and proclamations. This team handles both traditional hand-lettering and computer-generated work to meet the demands of events like state dinners, holiday receptions, and other official functions.
Of course the British Royal Family has calligraphers. Can you imagine the official Coronation Roll for King Charles and Queen Camilla being created in Comic Sans font and chugging out of a computer printer?
Who else has such a tradition? Taiwan, Tunisia, and China are identified as the countries with official calligraphers.
No news on where the U.S. calligraphers have been rehoused. Just like there’s no date for when the grand State Ballroom will be ready.
Here’s a Fall flower interpretation of Asters and Goldenrod.
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