Jacques Nathan-Garamond

Graphis 022, 1948

Content includes:
Ben Shahn. (James Thrall Soby)
Interrelations. (Will Burtin and L.P. Lessing)
AOA, American Overseas Airlines (G.O. Austen)
Booksellers’ Posters in the Romantic Era (W.H. Allner)
Walter Trier. Some of his Lilliput Covers (Georgine Oeri)
The Early Pottery of Islam (Arthur Lane)
Graphic Art on Old Swiss Mill Sacks (A. Rudlinger)
Joan Miro. A Surrealist Mural in an American Hotel (F. Stahly)
New Swiss Posters (Georgine Oeri)
Stands at the Swiss Industries Fair Basle (H. Neuburg)
Calixte. Advertising and Elegance (Colette Vasselon)
Reflections on Original Lithography (R. Wehrlin)
Thomas Theodor Heine (Ernst Penzoldt)
Jo vol Kalckreuth (Axel von Ambesser)
Enrico Bo. A Young Painter in his Old Days (Fabrizio Clerici)

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Jacques Nathan-Garamond
Jacques Nathan-Garamond was born in Paris in 1910 and attended the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris. He designed posters, corporate brands, symbols and logos, packaging and wrapping paper. He was also a teacher at the Ecole Supérieure d'art graphique in Paris and a founding member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. Explore related designers including Jean Colin and Jean Carlu. See also French graphic design history, Posters, 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 22, 1948. Cover design by Jacques Nathan-Garamond
Graphis 22, 1948. Cover design by Jacques Nathan-Garamond
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