Albert Fuss

Biography

Book jackets, book covers, publicity, posters, exhibitions. Born 19 September 1889 in Frankfurt a.M. Studied at the Kunstschule there. Taught at the Fachschule für Buch- und Kunstgewerbe, Frankfurt a. M. Lived in Frankfurt a.M. and designed much work for the city’s Fairs. Designed posters and publicity for HAPAG the Hamburg-Amerika Linie. Designed official emblem of NSDAP. In 1936 his reputation was such that he designed the special binding and box for the handwritten Mein Kampf presented to Hitler on his birthday. Designed publicity for the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Co., Bad Hamburg, and designed the Sunday advertisement pages of the Frankfurter Zeitung as well as features in the daily paper. 1937: living in Frankfurt a.M. Died 5 March 1969 in Frankfurt a.M.

Writings about

  • Richard Braungart, ‘Vereinsdrucksachen’, Das Plakat, April 1921, pp. 229-37
  • Stefan Baumgart, ‘Bucheinbände von Albert Fuss’, Gg, 1925, v. 11, pp. 15-25 (bookbindings for Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei)
  • DdW, 1927
  • note on In der ersten Klasse nach Amerika, Hamburg-Amerika-Linie book designed by AF, in Gg, Sept. 1930, p. 78
  • Paul Renner, ‘Verkehrswerbung, deutsche Lebensform und Kulturpropaganda’, Die Form, 1932, v. 8, pp. 233-47, esp. p. 241
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘Albert Fuss’, Gg, Nov. 1932, pp. 2-31
  • L. Schreiber, ‘New Hamburg-America posters’, Gg, March 1935, pp. 22-27
  • Walter Hofmann, ‘Das künstlerische Gesicht der deutschen Schiffahrtswerbung’, AfB, Dec. 1934, pp. 829-32, plus cover and later ills.
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘A new parchment manuscript’ (presentation box presented to Adolf Hitler), Gg, May 1936, pp. 40-43
  • Art and Industry, October 1936, p. 136 (Hamburg-Amerika posters)
  • W. Hofmann, ‘Artist and printing composition’ (letterheads), AfB, Oct. 1937, pp. 386-98
  • (esp. 9. 398)
  • W. Hofmann, ‘Albert Fuss the Typographer’ (part 1), AfB, Nov. 1937, p. 418 plus 12-page supplement
  • W. Hofmann, ‘Artist and Composition Design’ (Albert Fuss: part 2), AfB, Jan. 1938, pp. 9-10 and 12-page supplement
  • Vollmer, II, 1955
  • O. Matthes and C. Prange, Hamburg und die HAPAG (exh. cat.), Hamburg: Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte, 2000 (posters).

Exhibitions

  • Schaezler-Palais, Augsburg, 1947
  • Hamburg, 2000.