Graphis 100, 1962

Antonio Frasconi

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Armin Kesser, Zürich: Global Distribution of the Sun Cultures
Armin Kesser, Zürich: Solar Symbolism among Ancient Peoples
William B. McDonald, London: Christian Sun Symbols
Prof. Dr. G. F. Hartlaub, Heidelberg: The Sun in the Sign-Launguage of Alchemy
August Kaiser, Basel: The Sun in Popular Art Customs
Réne Creux, Lausanne: At the Sign of the Sun
Prof. Dr. Karl Schütte, München: Sundial from the 13th to the 18th Century
Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zürich: The Sun in Advertising and Applied Art
Enrichette Eitter, Milano: Piero Fornasetti and His Suns
Manuel Gasser, Zürich: Antonio Frasconi: A Book of Many Suns
Henri Guillemin, Bern: The Sun in Jean Lurçat’s Work
Dr. Reinhold Hohl, Basel: The Sun in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
Irene Rigassi, Zürich: Chid and Sun

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Antonio Frasconi
Year 1962
Client/Publisher Graphis Press
Size 235mm x 300mm

Antonio Frasconi

Antonio Frasconi was a Uruguayan-born artist known for his woodcuts and illustration work, who studied in New York and later taught at the New School and other institutions. He exhibited internationally, received numerous fellowships including a Guggenheim, and had work collected by major museums such as MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum. Explore related designers including Ben Shahn and Joseph Low. See also American Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.

Graphis

Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1960s
Series: Graphis

Graphis 100, 1962. Cover design by Antonio Frasconi

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