Thomas Maitland Cleland

D. B. Updike of Merrymount Press was a mentor who encouraged him to strive for perfection with commissions and criticism.

His work caught the notice of printing enthusiasts in Boston, who persuaded him to move his operation there and launch the Cornhill Press.

[4][5][6][7] From 1907 to 1908, Cleland was art director of McClure’s Magazine, completely redesigning the periodical during his tenure.

[2][3] In 1929, he was hired on as art director to design Fortune magazine by Henry Luce.

[9] He was a member of the Architectural League of New York, the Society of Illustrators and the Century Club, and an honorary member of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts and the American Institute of Graphic Arts and was associated with American Type Founders for most of the early twentieth century.