Hans Erni

Graphis 165, 1973

Contents
Introduction, by Jerome Snyder, New York
Pre-Twentieth-Century Scientific Art, by Adolf Portmann, Basle
Scientific Illustration in the Twentieth Century, by Paul Peck, Boat-of-Garten
Scientific Illustration for the General Public, by Edward A. Hamilton, New York
Walter Linsenmaier, by Walter Robert Corti, Winterthur
Visual Presentations in the Promotion of Pharmaceutical Companies, by Werner Reber, Basle

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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. Explore related designers including Herbert Matter and Josef Müller-Brockmann. See also Swiss graphic design history, Posters, 1940s 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 165, 1973. Cover design by Hans Erni
Graphis 165, 1973. Cover design by Hans Erni
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