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Hans Erni

Graphis 09-10, 1945

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Content includes:
Contemporary French Graphic Art (Raymond Cogniat)
Tass. “Windows” [Russian War Posters] (C.F.O. Clarke)
French War- and Liberation Posters
Hans Erni – An artist in the Service of the Community (M. Gasser)
Wrapping-Papers for Oranges and Lemons
Graphic Poetry by Jean Cocteau (H.W. Allner)
Surrealism in Photography – Raoul Ubac (H.W. Allner)
Kukryniksi – the Famous Russian Trio (C.F.O. Clarke)
Stage Decorations by A.M. Cassandre (H.W. Allner)
A Theatre and its Advertising Methods
Figured Tapestries in the Basle Historical Museum (Dr. K. Buhler)
New Posters, Magazine Covers, Etc. (H.W. Allner)
Resume Francaise des Textes

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Hans Erni
  • Year: 1945
  • Client/Publisher: Graphis Press
  • Size: 235mm x 300mm
Hans Erni served an apprenticeship as a draughtsman in an architect's office, from 1924 until 1927. He later studied at the Kunst-gewerbeschule, Lucerne, from 1927 until 1928, and spent the next few years first in Paris at the Académie Julian, and then in Berlin at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste. After four years travelling around Europe, he returned to Switzerland and designed murals for the Swiss National Exhibition in 1939 and the Swiss Industries Fair in 1945 as well as for various well-known institutions such as the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.  He also illustrated a large number of books and designed many posters.

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Graphis 09-10, 1945. Cover design by Hans Erni
Graphis 09-10, 1945. Cover design by Hans Erni
Hans Erni served an apprenticeship as a draughtsman in an architect's office, from 1924 until 1927. He later studied at the Kunst-gewerbeschule, Lucerne, from 1927 until 1928, and spent the next few years first in Paris at the Académie Julian, and then in Berlin at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste. After four years travelling around Europe, he returned to Switzerland and designed murals for the Swiss National Exhibition in 1939 and the Swiss Industries Fair in 1945 as well as for various well-known institutions such as the Royal Institute of British Architects in London.  He also illustrated a large number of books and designed many posters.
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