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Programme of Entertainment, P&O, 1963

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  • Format Programme
  • Designer/s Dorrit Dekk
  • Year 1963
  • Client/Publisher P&O Orient Lines
Dorrit Dekk
Dorothy Karoline Fuhrmann, later known as Dekk, was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and fled Nazi-occupied Austria to study commercial design in London, later serving as a radio intelligence officer during the war. Afterward, she built a successful freelance career, producing work for major clients including London Transport, British Rail, Penguin Books, and the Post Office. Explore related designers including Abram Games and Tom Eckersley. See also British Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.

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Programme of Entertainment, P&O, 1963. Illustrated by Dorrit Dekk
Programme of Entertainment, P&O, 1963. Illustrated by Dorrit Dekk
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