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Stanford Brod September 29, 1932 - September 5, 2022

Stanford Brod, 89, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on September 5th, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, McCrystle Wood, and his children, Deborah Brod (Scott Lincoln), Daniel Brod, Michael Brod (Miriam Dunsker Brod), four grandchildren, Hannah Brod (Dexter Brown), Naomi Clements-Brod (Henry Bertram), Eva Brod, Leah Brod, and great-granddaughter, Zipporah Brown.

 

As a young man, Stan was determined to be a designer, at a time when graphic design was almost unknown. He borrowed money from his uncles to attend the University of Cincinnati, DAAP. Over the many years of his career, he thrived as a design educator, artist and graphic designer. Stan’s passion for art and design was a driving force in his life. His professional experience involved design work for cultural, historical, educational, municipal, commercial, and Jewish religious institutions. Some of Stan’s favorite designs can be viewed at https://stanbrod.com/

 

Stan loved his work as a graphic design professor at the University of Cincinnati (DAAP) for over fifty years, retiring at the age of 80. Mr. Brod also taught design at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati.

 

Mr. Brod’s work has received many awards and is featured in numerous national and international publications. His work is Included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Cincinnati Art Museum. His artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, including in Israel, Germany, Russia, and the United States.

 

In remembrance of Stan Brod’s life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to the University of Cincinnati DAAP-School of Design Scholarship Fund.

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    George L Barnard says

    I was very sorry to read of Stan’s passing. I read the notice first in The American Israelite, and I recognized and renewed my enjoyment of several of the designs which accompanied the obituary.

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In remembrance of Stan Brod's life, the family asks that any charitable donations be made to the University of Cincinnati DAAP-School of Design Scholarship Fund.