Vivian Mungall

Teaches at Society of Scribes

Vivian Mungall is a member of Ziller’s LLC, and took her first calligraphy classes from Larry Menser in Plantation, Florida. When she moved to Kansas City, Missouri, Larry suggested that Vivian meet with his friend, Stephen A. Ziller. He was the owner of Ziller of Kansas City and a 1932 graduate of the Zanerian College in Columbus, Ohio. In 1936, he became the second owner of the studio founded in 1894 by Frederick W. Tamblyn, a well-known lettering artist and teacher of penmanship. After meeting him, Steve offered her a job in the studio. There she started to learned the art of engrossing. In 1985, her husband, Richard, became the victim of corporate downsizing. So, with his business expertise and her artistic expertise, they became partners of Ziller of Kansas City. In 2012, they moved the studio to Orlando, Florida. Vivian specializes in lettering and illumination of certificates, diplomas, awards, scrolls and resolutions. Some of the people who have received her resolutions are: Barbara Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Sandra Day O’Connor and Walter Cronkite. In 2015, Vivian taught the cadel class at IAMPETH. She became addicted to researching the subject and had more information than needed. Since no books have been written on cadels, she wrote an Ebook of 300+ pages with hundreds of how to and historical illustrations. It is now available on IBooks for Apple devices. Vivian also has an illuminated letter in the new Speedball book. 

In 2002, Vivian was inducted as a Master Penman by IAMPETH at their annual convention. In 2010, she was president of IAMPETH and organized the convention in Orlando, Florida. To see more of her work and information about the studio go to www.zillerofkc.