Walter Allner

Publimondial 10, 1947

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Content includes:
Le Salon De L’imagerie
Czechoslovakia Fights for The Life of Its Children by H. Frankl.
Jacques Nathan Garmonds by Marcel Zahar.
The Great White Way by Ernst Lehner.
Film Posters For Ealing Studios by Heir Steiner. A. G.
Vérité Au Dela, Erreur En Deça A True Or Not ? by R. L. Dupuy.
Berber Jewels by B. C.
Book Jackets.
Panneaux Décoratifs De Hans Erni * Decorativ Panels.
Matin Gris * Grey Morning. D. Combette.
Couverture En Couleurs De F. Butz * Coloured Cover.
Concours D’affiches De La Sabena * Sabena Poster Competition.
Annonces Américaines * American Advertisements.
Couvertures De Catalogues * Catalogue Covers.
Le Cinquantenaire De Bodden Et Dechy A Bruxelles *
The Fifty Years Of Bodden Et Dechy
Chromatic Scale
Etalages Belges Et Tchécoslovaques * Window Displays.
Bibliography,

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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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Publimondial 10, 1947. Cover design by Walter Allner
Publimondial 10, 1947. Cover design 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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