Arts & Architecture 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008

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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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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Arts & Architecture 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008
Arts & Architecture 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008

 

Arts & Architecture, January 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Calder & Matter
Arts & Architecture, January 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Calder & Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, February 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Peter Krasnow
Arts & Architecture, February 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Peter Krasnow

 

Arts & Architecture, March 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Robin Park
Arts & Architecture, March 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Robin Park

 

Arts & Architecture, April 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008
Arts & Architecture, April 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008

 

Arts & Architecture, May 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, May 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, June 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, June 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, July 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, July 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, August 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matte
Arts & Architecture, August 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matte

 

Arts & Architecture, September 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, September 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, November 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, November 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter

 

Arts & Architecture, December 1946, Complete Reprint, Tachen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
Arts & Architecture, December 1946, Complete Reprint, Taschen, 2008 Cover design by Herbert Matter
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