Ballet 71, Staatsheater Kassel, 1971. Designed by Karl Oskar Blase

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The Poster Designs of Karl Oskar Blase

Blase’s long-term clients were Staatstheater Kassel (Kassel State Theater) and Atlas Films. Karl Oskar Blase produced countless posters for these two organisations. It’s not surprising considering Blase designed posters for the Staatstheater for twelve years between 1966 and 1978. 

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