Pablo Picasso

Graphis 019, 1947

Content includes:
A French illuminated Manuscript of the XV. Century (Al Hoefliger
Picasso – and his latest Lithographs (Bernhard Geiser)
Contemporary Italian Engravers (Attilio Ruota)
The First UNO Poster Competition (Naef)
Danish Poster Artists (Kaj Borchsenius)
Jiri Trnka (Edwin Arnet)
French Reviews (W.H. Allner)
Mediaeval French Tapestry (G. Oeri)
Joseph Binder (Georgine Oeri)
Leoncillo Leonardi Ceramics (Gio Ponti)
Alex Steinweiss, His Columbia Album Covers (Georgine Oeri)
The Life and Death of Wax Works (Erich Kastner/Herbert List)
War and the Child (Charles Rosner)
Matchbox Label Design (Winifred Holmes)
Novel Technique in Chemical Display(C.F.O. Clarke)
The Tea Centre (C.F.O.Clarke)
Tadeusz Lipsky, The Paper Sculptor (C.F.O. Clarke)

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Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso began painting as a child and had his first exhibition at sixteen, later pioneering Cubism with works like Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Throughout his prolific career, he mastered nearly every artistic medium, from set design and political art to lithography, sculpture, and ceramics. Explore related designers including Fernand Léger and Jean Arp. See also French graphic design history and 1920s 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 19, 1947. Cover design by Pablo Picasso
Graphis 19, 1947. Cover design by Pablo Picasso
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