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Walter Breker

Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1952

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Eberhard Hölscher: Walter Breker
Eberhard Hölscher: German exhibition in Munich 1953 for propagating tourism. Outcome of a competition for posters
Eberhard Hölscher: Laterna Graphica
Hans Kuh: J. W. Rozendaal, Holland
Anton Sailer: Prospectuses of Canadian paper-mills
Ludwig Ebenhöh: A venture of the Zurich police
Anton Sailer: Erhard Klepper
Ludwig Ebenhöh: Propaganda of a publishing house
Eberhard Hölscher: Iron and Steel
Plagiatecke Plagiarism
Neue Drucktypen der Schriftgießerei H. Berthold, Berlin
Eberhard Hölscher: The topical page

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Walter Breker
Walter Breker was a German designer who studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Bielefeld. He became head of applied graphics at the Werkkunstschule and later at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. He designed posters, logos and independent illustrations and paintings. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Hans Hillmann. See also German graphic design history and 1960s graphic design history.
Gebrauchsgraphik
A German design magazine published from 1924 onwards, devoted to commercial art and advertising design.

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1952
Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1952. Cover design by Walter Breker
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Kurt Schwitters, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, 1971 Designed by Walter Breker

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Kurt Schwitters, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, 1971 Designed by Walter Breker

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker (Catalogue Design)
  • Year: 1971
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Walter Breker, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1973

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Walter Breker, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1973

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1973
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Werbeform 3, Annual Review Of Advertising And Design, 1959

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Werbeform 3, Annual Review Of Advertising And Design, 1959

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1959
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Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1930
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