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Rudolph de Harak

Holiday Magazine, July, 1963

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Rudolph de Harak
Rudolph de Harak ran his own design studio in New York, where he worked across design disciplines including the design of  trademarks, posters, brochures, book, magazine and record covers, wall graphics, institutional advertising, industrial design, furniture and street decorations, sculptures, exhibitions; environmental graphics and signs.  He taught at many American institutes and also created the United States pavilion for Expo 70 in Osaka; the series «Man, his planet, his space» (Canada at Expo 67) and the entire decoration of the ground floor of an office skyscraper in New York (127, John Street), including the facade writings, external decorations, benches and steel sculptures. Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Ladislav Sutnar. See also American Modernism, Record Sleeves, 1950s graphic design history.
Holiday
Holiday was an American travel magazine published from 1946 to 1977. It commissioned leading writers and graphic designers and its covers and layouts are among the finest examples of mid-century American magazine design.

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Holiday Magazine, July, 1963 designed by Rudolph de Harak
Holiday Magazine, July, 1963 designed by Rudolph de Harak
Holiday was an American travel magazine published from 1946 to 1977, reaching a peak circulation of over one million subscribers. Cover art by Rudolph de Harak.
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