TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cabarga,Leslie
TI  - Progressive German graphics, 1900-1937
SN  - 0811803740
U1  - 741.6094309041 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Chronicle Books
KW  - Graphic arts
KW  - Germany
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Themes, motives
KW  - Commercial art
N2  - Progressive German Graphics explores the aesthetic, historical, and social influences of the period between the two world wars as manifested in the German, as well as Austrian, graphic design of the day. Highly conceptual and geometric, this style has had a significant impact on modern design. This volume includes an array of posters, packaging, trademarks, letterheads, and advertising ephemera that exemplify this distinctive genre. At first glance, the most striking qualities of German graphics are their weight and severity. But behind the stern geometry are layers of complexity that belie a larger context: the Bauhaus and Constructivist movements, the Gothic Style, and Art Deco, as well as such historical influences as World War I, the Weimar Republic, and the 1936 Olympics
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