Graphis 093, 1961

Ben Nicholson

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
Armin Kesser, Zurich: Ben Nicholson
Mary Gowing, London: Hans Schleger
Manuel Gasser, Zurich: Swiss Posters 1960
William B. McDonald, London: Elle.A New Trend in French Magazine Design
Claudio Bianconi, Milano: Marco Biassoni
Dott. Lidia Crescini, Milano: Andrea Mantegna. The Bridal Chamber in the Ducal Palace at Mantua
Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zurich: The Art Directors Club of New York.39th Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art
A. Hyatt Major, New York: J.J. Audubon. Draughtsman of the Birds of America
Hans Pflug, Zurich: Andre and Pierre Gonin’s Limited Editions

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Ben Nicholson
Year 1961
Client/Publisher Graphis Press
Size 235mm x 300mm

Ben Nicholson

Ben Nicholson was born in Buckinghamshire to artists William Nicholson and Mabel Pryde. He studied at the Slade School of Art in 1910–11 and spent time in France, Italy, and the United States before marrying artist Winifred Roberts. After their separation, he married sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Nicholson lived in London in the 1930s, visiting the studios of major modernists in Paris, and later worked in Cornwall and Switzerland before returning to London in 1974. Explore related designers including William Morris and Eric Gill. See also British graphic design history and 1930s graphic design history.

Graphis

Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

Linked Information

Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1960s
Series: Graphis

Graphis 93, 1961. Cover design by Ben Nicholson.

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