Designer: Walter Breker

Walter Breker - Graphic Designer - Germany

Walter Breker was a German designer who studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Bielefeld. He became head of applied graphics at the Werkkunstschule and later at the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. He designed posters, logos and independent illustrations and paintings.

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Artefacts Featuring the Work of Walter Breker

Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930

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Gebrauchsgraphik, 11, 1930

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1930
Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956

From the graphic design archive:

Gebrauchsgraphik, 06, 1956

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1956
Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1952

From the graphic design archive:

Gebrauchsgraphik, 08, 1952

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1952
Walter Breker, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1973

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Walter Breker, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1973

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1973
Kurt Schwitters, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, 1971 Designed by Walter Breker

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Kurt Schwitters, Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf, 1971 Designed by Walter Breker

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker (Catalogue Design)
  • Year: 1971
Werbeform 3, Annual Review Of Advertising And Design, 1959

From the graphic design archive:

Werbeform 3, Annual Review Of Advertising And Design, 1959

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1959
Graphis 163, 1972

From the graphic design archive:

Graphis 163, 1972

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1972
Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1967

From the graphic design archive:

Gebrauchsgraphik, 10, 1967

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1967
Minimal Art, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1969

From the graphic design archive:

Minimal Art, Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1969

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Walter Breker
  • Year: 1969

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