Jack Wolfgang Beck was born in the USA in 1923 and was mainly a self-taught designer. In 1950 he set up his own design studio in New York where he designed record cover, book jackets, advertising campaigns and magazine illustrations.
Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Alexey Brodovitch. See also American Modernism, 1950s graphic design history.
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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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A 1903-1904 article on Die Steglitzer Werkstatt, originally in German, published in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Vol. XIII, October 1903–March 1904.
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