Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930

Content includes: Ungarische Packungen • Hungarian Wrappings; R. Blank; Théophile Alexandre Steinlen; Walter Breker; Die Modereklame • Advertising the Fashions

Selected Artists: R. Blank, Walter Breker, Don, Walter W. Holz, Hans Leibeling, Hans Schreiber, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

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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, 11, 1930. Cover design by Walter Breker
Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930. Cover design by Walter Breker
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