Background
Bass, Saul was born on May 8, 1920 in New York City. Son of Aaron and Pauline (Feldman) Bass.
Bass, Saul was born on May 8, 1920 in New York City. Son of Aaron and Pauline (Feldman) Bass.
Student, Art Students League, 1939. Student, Brooklyn College, 1945. Doctorate (honorary), Philadelphia Museum College Art.
Doctorate (honorary), Los Angeles Art Center College Design. Doctorate (honorary), Otis/Parsons Art Institute.
Freelance graphic designer, New York City, 1936-1946. Proprietor Saul Bass & Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, 1946-1996. Regents lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1986.
Guardian lecturer British Film Institute. Member executive board International Design Conference, Aspen, Colorado. Honorary member faculty Royal Designers for Industry, Royal Society Arts, England, 1965.
Leader seminars, lecturer universities, colleges, various institutions.
Board directors International Design Conference, Aspen. Board governors Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles. Founding trustee Sundance Film Institute.
Board directors International Documentary Association, International Design Education Foundation. Design arts policy panel National Endowment for the Arts. Advisory board Getty Trust Architect Program, Met.Mus.
Art/Getty Trust Program for Art on Film. Others. Member Society Typographical Arts, American Institute Graphic Arts (Gold medal), Association Graphic Designers Sweden, Package Designers Council, Alliance Graphique International.
Married Elaine Makatura, September 30, 1961. Children: Jennifer, Jeffrey.