Poster design by Hanns Lohrer. C. 1940s. Scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951
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Hanns Lohrer. Award-winning posters and illustrations from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951

In 1949, the Bund Deutscher Gebrauchsgraphiker held the first Die besten Plakate des Jahres competition to showcase top German poster design. Hanns Lohrer was one of eight award winners. Designs scanned from Gebrauchsgraphik, 01, 1951.

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