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The ‘Brush Master’ of Indianapolis

New Half Letter Press book profiling work of Indianapolis sign painter Jasper Travis, aka Brush Master.

Better Letters

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Slightly fading painted lettering flanked by leaves.
Hand-painted sign by Jasper Travis for the Hair Paradise Beauty Salon.

Jasper Travis, aka Mississippi, aka Brush Master is a prolific Indianapolis sign painter whose long career has seen him stamp his signature across huge swathes of the city. After gaining recognition through the documentary photography of Kyle Long, Mississippi’s work is now celebrated in a 48-page book/zine edited by Stuart Hyatt and published on Risograph by Chicago’s Half Letter Press.

Read on for a look inside the book which is available to buy here in the BLAG shop.

Brush Master
Jasper Travis, aka Mississippi, aka Brush Master is a prolific Indianapolis sign painter whose long career has seen him stamp his signature across huge swathes of the city. After gaining recognition through the documentary photography of Kyle Long, Mississippi’s work is now celebrated in this book/z…
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Brush Master in the BLAG shop.

Spread from a book.
Interview with Jasper Travis in the Brush Master book.