Pat Blair is an American calligrapher. She is currently the White House Chief Calligrapher working in the Graphics and Calligraphy Office at the White House.
Blair's work has been published in Letter Arts Review, Scripsit, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Tabellae Ansatae. She is a member of the faculty of the Loudoun Academy of the Arts, and has been on the faculty of the 21st International Calligraphy Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Blair is past president of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and was co-director of Letterforum, at the 26th International Calligraphy Conference.
In 2005 Pat Blair was awarded the honor "Master Penman" by the International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting for her Spencerian round hand style of script used in White House invitations.
In March of 2013, Blair's $96,000+ annual salary, as well as the salary of her two deputy calligraphers, became a source of debate when published by the White House and reported online.
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