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Walter Allner

International Poster Annual – 1951

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Introduction:
This is the third issue of the INTERNATIONAL POSTER ANNUAL. The only book devoted exclusively to current poster art, it again assembles a striking collection of nearly 400 carefully selected posters-19 in full color-by 200 of the best-known artists and designers of the following 22 countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A.
Compiled, designed andedited by W.H. Allner, this 1951 issue of the INTERNATIONAL POSTER ANNUAL maintains the high standards of layout and production set by its predecessors. It is the most comprehensive survey of poster art throughout the world and constitutes a new, useful and stimulating reference book for artists, designers, art directors, advertising managers, art teachers, art students, printers, and everyone concerned with the visual projection of ideas.
Articles and commentaries by S. A. Grummitt, ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS, London; Major C. W. Cousland, W. S. CRAWFORD, LTD., London; Irvin S. Taubkin, Promotion Manager, THE NEW YORK TIMES; George Krikorian, Art Director, Promotion Department, THE NEW YORK
TIMES; Paul Smith, Art Director, CALKINS & HOLDEN, CARLOCK, McCLINTON & SMITH, New York; Leo Lionni, Art Director, FORTUNE MAGAZINE, New York; Robert B. Thorpe, Promotion Manager, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
Text and captions in English, French and German.

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  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Walter Allner
  • Year: 1951
Walter Allner studied at the Bauhaus from 1927 to 1930 under renowned figures like Moholy-Nagy, Kandinsky, and Klee. In 1933, he became Jean Carlu's assistant in Paris before founding his own advertising agency, Omnium Graphique, and serving as art director of Formes. He exhibited as a free artist in Paris and was active in the Salon des surindépendants and the Salon des réalités nouvelles. Allner was the Paris correspondent for Graphis magazine from 1945 to 1948 and co-directed Editions Parallèles. In 1948, he founded and edited the International Poster Annual until 1952. After moving to the U.S. in 1949, he freelanced before joining Fortune magazine in 1951, where he became assistant art director. He also consulted for major clients like Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and the Museum of Modern Art.

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International Poster Annual - 1951. Designed by Walter Allner
International Poster Annual – 1951. Designed by Walter Allner
Walter Allner studied at the Bauhaus from 1927 to 1930 under renowned figures like Moholy-Nagy, Kandinsky, and Klee. In 1933, he became Jean Carlu's assistant in Paris before founding his own advertising agency, Omnium Graphique, and serving as art director of Formes. He exhibited as a free artist in Paris and was active in the Salon des surindépendants and the Salon des réalités nouvelles. Allner was the Paris correspondent for Graphis magazine from 1945 to 1948 and co-directed Editions Parallèles. In 1948, he founded and edited the International Poster Annual until 1952. After moving to the U.S. in 1949, he freelanced before joining Fortune magazine in 1951, where he became assistant art director. He also consulted for major clients like Johnson & Johnson, IBM, and the Museum of Modern Art.
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