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Graphis 05-06, 1945

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Content includes:
Edvard Munch as a Graphic Artist (Dr. E. Wartmann)
Masks among Primitive Peoples (Serge Brignoni)
Good Swiss Posters 1944 (Hans Kasser)
Periodical Pamphlets and Internal Bulletins
Giambattista Bodoni (Dr. Albert Barr)
Decorative Experiment at the Basle Industries Fair
Paper Sculptures (Hans Kasser)

Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Edvard Munch
  • Year: 1945
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm

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Graphis 05-06, 1945. Cover design by Edvard Munch
Graphis 05-06, 1945. Cover design by Edvard Munch
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