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FHK Henrion - Graphic Designer

The Bowater Papers No.2, The Bowater Paper Corporation Limited, 1951

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  • Format: Periodical
  • Designer/s: FHK Henrion
  • Year: 1951
  • Client/Publisher: The Bowater Paper Corporation Limited
  • Size: 220mm x 300mm
F. H. K. Henrion studied in Paris, as a textile designer, then exhibition, stage and graphic design. He early clients included Levant Fair, 1936, Paris International Fair, 1937, Glasgow Empire Exhibition, 1938 and New York World Fair, 1939. During the war he was the consultant to the exhibitions division of the Ministry of Information and to the American Office of War Information in London. He was also the art editor of Contact, Future, BoAC publications, The Bowater Papers and The Compleat Imbiber. His later clients included the Festival of Britain, 1951, Olivetti, the British Transport Commission and KLM.

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The Bowater Papers No.2, The Bowater Paper Corporation Limited, 1951. Cover design by FHK Henrion
The Bowater Papers No.2, The Bowater Paper Corporation Limited, 1951. Cover design by FHK Henrion
F. H. K. Henrion studied in Paris, as a textile designer, then exhibition, stage and graphic design. He early clients included Levant Fair, 1936, Paris International Fair, 1937, Glasgow Empire Exhibition, 1938 and New York World Fair, 1939. During the war he was the consultant to the exhibitions division of the Ministry of Information and to the American Office of War Information in London. He was also the art editor of Contact, Future, BoAC publications, The Bowater Papers and The Compleat Imbiber. His later clients included the Festival of Britain, 1951, Olivetti, the British Transport Commission and KLM.
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