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Bert Stern

Graphis 074, 1957

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Bert Stern (Manuel Gasser)
Dick Elffers (Charles Rosner)
Container Corporation of America. ‘Great Ideas of Western Man’ Advertising by Inference (Georgine Oeri)
Early Days of Package Design (Alec Davis)
An Experiment in Window-Display (Charles Rosner)
The Museum of Primitive Art, New York (Robert Goldwater)
Poster Art between 1883 and 1918 (Dr. W. Rotzler)
Le Club du meilleur livre, Paris (Denys Chevalier)

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Bert Stern
Bert Stern was born in New York and was first employed as an assistant at an art studio. At the age of 20, he bought his first camera and did his military service as a cameraman. On return, he became a highly successful photographer working in editorial and advertising photography. Explore related designers including Alexey Brodovitch and Henry Wolf. See also American Modernism and 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 74, 1957. Cover design by Bert Stern.
Graphis 74, 1957. Cover design by Bert Stern.

 

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