Lloyd J. Reynolds (1902–1978) was an American calligrapher and professor at Reed College (1929–1969) who taught classes on creative writing, art, and calligraphy.
[2] Reynolds' classes continued for several decades, and his students included Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Peter Norton, Charles Bigelow, David Eddings[3] Willard McCarty, Kris Holmes,[4] Sumner Stone and informally Steve Jobs.
[5] In 1954, Reynolds was targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, as were two other Reed professors.
[8] Reynolds was named Calligrapher Laureate of Oregon by Governor Tom McCall in 1972.
The Cooley Gallery hosted the exhibition "Lloyd Reynolds: A Life of Forms in Art" in 2011.