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Tom Eckersley

Graphis 031, 1950

Content includes:
British Commercial Art (Charles Rosner)
Aubrey Beardsley (R.A. Walker)
Ohrbach’s (New York) Newspaper Advertisements
The Molehill Press (John Averill)
Art Brut (Francois Stahly/Georgine Oeri)
The First Marshall Plan Poster Competition (William B. McDonald)
A Poster Scheme Finds Favor (Georgine Oeri)

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Tom Eckersley
Tom Eckersley was born in Lowton, Lancashire, in 1914 and studied at Salford College of Art. He began his first career in London, together with Eric Lombers in 1935, designing for London Transport, Shell Mex, BBC, General Post Office and many other important companies.  Eckersley was a member of the Society of Artists and Designers and a Royal Designer for Industry and the Society of Typographic Designers. As well as a designer, he was head of the Department of Design, London College of Printing, and a member of the graphic judging panel for the diplomas in Art and Design. Explore related designers including Abram Games, FHK Henrion, and Hans Schleger. See also British Modernism, British graphic design history, and 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 31, 1950. Cover design by Tom Eckersley
Graphis 31, 1950. Cover design by Tom Eckersley
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