Arts & Architecture 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008

Herbert Matter

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

This TASCHEN publication, limited to 5,000 numbered copies, provides a comprehensive record of midcentury American architecture and brings the legendary Arts & Architecture back to life after 40 years.

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Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Year 2008
Client/Publisher Taschen
Size 265mm x 380mm

Herbert Matter studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva from 1925 to 1927 and continued his education at the Académie Moderne in Paris under Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant from 1928 to 1929. He collaborated with A.M. Cassandre on posters, worked with Le Corbusier on architecture and display design, and contributed to Deberny & Peignot as a photographer and typographer. In 1932, after returning to Zurich, he created graphic designs and photomontage posters for the Swiss National Tourist Office. Moving to New York in 1936, Matter worked as a freelance photographer for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and other magazines, and designed advertisements for top agencies as well as exhibition displays for the Museum of Modern Art. From 1946 to 1957, Matter was a staff photographer for Conde Nast publications. He also worked as a design and advertising consultant for Knoll Associates and became a partner and vice president of Studio Associates, New York, in 1950. Explore related designers including A.M. Cassandre and Alexey Brodovitch. See also Swiss International Style, Swiss graphic design history, and 1930s graphic design history.

Arts & Architecture

Arts & Architecture was an American magazine published from 1929 to 1967. It championed modernist architecture and design.

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Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1940s, 2000s
Series: Arts & Architecture

Arts & Architecture 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture January 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture February 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture March 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture April 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture May 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture June 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture July 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture August 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture September 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture October 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture November 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

Arts & Architecture December 1945, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008. Cover design by Herbert Matter

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