George Him

Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950

Content includes:
E. Hölscher: Hermann Virl
A. Sailer: A Journal’s Publicity
Hans Eberhard Friedrich: Christine Vogel, Woodcut Illustrations
E. Hölscher: Swiss Hotel Advertising
E. Hölscher: Dr. Hiller’s Peppermint. Results of a Poster Competition
Erik Stockmarr: Packages from Denmark
Max Körner: Trademark Competition for the German Cooperative Societies
A. Sailer: „Scandal”, Cartoonists draw Advertisements
E. Hölscher: Heiner Zinckgraf
Max Körner: Nuremberg’s Jubilee Posters
Mitteilungen de Bundes Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker

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George Him
George Him was born in Poland in 1900 and attended the universities of Moscow, Berlin and Bonn (where, in 1924, he got his Ph.D. in the History of Religions). 1925-1928 studied design at Leipzig. 1933 to 1950s collaboration with Jan Le Witt under the joint name "Lewitt-Him." Explore related designers including Abram Games and Tom Eckersley. See also British Modernism and 1940s graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950
Gebrauchsgraphik, 05, 1950. Cover design by George Him
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