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Zurich Museum of Design – The Film
Artist: Josef Müller-Brockmann
Year: 1959
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
About this poster
Josef Müller Brockmann was a leading exponent of the Swiss International Style. He designed typographic posters using geometric compositions and is especially known for his advertisements for cultural events. Most of his posters he created in the middle of the 20th century won a number of prizes. Poster collectors love Müller-Brockman‘s avant-garde style of poster design.
Artist: Josef Müller-Brockmann
Josef Müller-Brockmann, born in 1914 and died in 1996 in Switzerland
In 1930, he started a traineeship as a graphic designer which he quit in 1932. In 1934, he started working as a freelance designer and illustrator in Zurich.
In 1936 he opened his graphic design studio, became a professor in 1957 and in 1959 he founded and became the co-editor of „New Graphic Design“ with Richard Paul Lohse, Ha... more
Josef Müller-Brockmann, born in 1914 and died in 1996 in Switzerland
In 1930, he started a traineeship as a graphic designer which he quit in 1932. ...
In 1936 he opened his graphic design studio, became a professor in 1957 and in 1959 he founded and became the co-editor of „New Graphic Design“ with Richard Paul Lohse, Ha... more
Poster details
- Poster No.: 2584
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- Company: Kunstgewerbemuseum KGM - MFG Zürich, CH
- Printer: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG, Zürich, CH
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- Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
- Printing technique:Offset print
- Condition:
A-
Very good condition. Picture preserved completely. Wrinkles and small tears, if any, restricted to edges. - Category:
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- Publications:100 Beste Plakate - 100 Best Posters 04
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