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Antonio Frasconi

Graphis 134, 1967

Content includes:
Manuel Gasser, Zürich: Antonio Frasconi
Rudolf Farner, Zürich: Design & Art Direction ’67, London. The fifth exhibition of British advertising and editorial art
Manuel Gasser, Zürich: Henryk Tomaszewski
Willy Rotzler, Zürich: Heinz Edelmann, Graphics for a Dusseldorf Theatre
Willy Rotzler, Zürich: Swiss Posters 1967
Peter Adler, New York: Volunteer Graphics in the United States
Adolf Meuer, Frankfurt: A•TYP•I. 10th Congress of the Association Typographique Internationale in Paris

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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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Graphis 134, 1967. Cover design by Antonio Frasconi.
Graphis 134, 1967. Cover design by Antonio Frasconi.
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