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Pablo Picasso

Graphis 024, 1948

Content includes:
Picasso: Illustrations to the Sonnets of Gongora (Hans Naef)
The Art Directors Club of New York: 27th Annual National Exhibition of Advertising Art (1948) (P. Smith)
The Ornament of the Book of Kells
Catalog Design – New Field for Visual Communication(K. Lonberg-Holm/Ladislav Sutnar)
Fred Chance (C.F.O. Clarke)
Doeve. (A. Glavimans)
Poster Art in Post-War Poland (Jan Lenica)
Chinese Paper-Cuttings (Joseph Kalmer)
Raissa Maritain: Chagall ou l’orage enchante (J.P.S.)
Paul Eluard:Voir (J.P. Samson)
Honegger-Lavater. (Georgine Oeri)
The Display Window as a Sign of the Times (G.Oeri)
Schaefer-Ast (Herbert Sandberg)
Culture and Education in World Order. (Herbert Read)

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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 24 1948
Graphis 24, 1948. Cover design by Pablo Picasso
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  • Designer/s: Pablo Picasso
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