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Gebrauchsgraphik, 02, 1950

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Content includes:
A Poster by Henri Matisse
Francis Elvinger: French Travel Prospectuses
Dr. E. Hölscher: Richard Roth. A Swiss Architectural Exhibition
Kaspar Strick: From Evening Gown to Top-hat
Dr. Dr. Walter Keim: Gebrauchsgraphik und Krise der Bildenden Kunst
Warning Signs – English “Prevention of Accidents” Posters
Plagiarism or not?
F. H. Wills: Picture-Books for Children
A. Sailer: Papko, eine Serienfigur als Werbemittel Papko, a Serial Figure as Advertising Medium
H. Renner: ERP Results of a Poster Competition
Dr. Georg Kurt Schauer: Art and Character. The work of Dr. Karl Klingspor
Calendar Survey

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1950
  • Client/Publisher: Bruckmann Verlag
  • Size: 210mm x 295mm

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 02, 1950
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