Antonio Frasconi was a Uruguayan-born artist known for his woodcuts and illustration work, who studied in New York and later taught at the New School and other institutions. He exhibited internationally, received numerous fellowships including a Guggenheim, and had work collected by major museums such as MoMA and the Metropolitan Museum.
Explore related designers including Ben Shahn and Joseph Low. See also American Modernism and 1950s graphic design history.
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A 1939 article on American designer, Walter Frank Bomar, published in The Inland Printer, Vol 104, No. 03, 1939.
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Beyond his books, Dick Bruna's vivid colour and simplified forms found their way onto posters, packaging, murals and stamps, many of which feature in my growing collection.
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An article on Valentin Zietara , originally in German, published in Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1930, written by H K Frenzel translated by E. T. Scheffauer
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