Eduard Ege

Biography

Wood engravings, book jackets, posters, stamps, illustrations, publicity, ex-libris. Born 17 February 1893 in Stuttgart. 1912-14, 1919-21: studied at the Munich Kunstgewerbeschule: a teacher was Julius Diez. After the First World War he freelanced, his clients including the publishers Eugen Diederichs, Georg Müller and Delphin Verlag. 1921: his type ornaments and borders (Deutscher Schmuck)and typeface Ege-Schrift issued by Genzsch & Heyse, Hamburg. 1925: his typeface Basalt issued by Genzsch & Heyse. 1925-35: head of the Munich Lehrwerkstätten (apprentice workshops; formerly the Debschitz-Schule). 1927-1958: director, commercial art department, Munich Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker (today the Akademie für das grafische Gewerbe) until his retirement. From August 1950: art director of the journal of commercial art Gebrauchsgraphik. 1973: awarded the City of Munich Medal of Honour. Died 10 August 1978 in Munich.

Writings by

  • WWGA, 1982.

Writings about

  • F.H. Ehmcke, ‘Wahrzeichen – Warenzeichen’ (trademarks), Das Plakat, Feb. 1921, pp. 69-100
  • F.H. Ehmcke, ‘Das Gebrauchsexlibris’, Die Bücherstube, 1924, pp. 328-338 (EE: pp. 341, 345)
  • Hanns Scheller, ‘München und Reklame’, Die Reklame, May 1925, pp. 450-63
  • Richard Braungart, ‘Eduard Ege’, Exlibris, May 1926, pp. 31-8
  • Walter F. Schubert, ‘Ausstellung in der Höheren Graphischen Fachschule der Stadt Berlin’ (wine labels), DzS, Oct. 1933, pp. 3-6
  • 13 Schildbürgerstreiche, Munich: Meisterschule für Deutschlands Buchdrucker, 1935
  • Art and Industry, October 1936, p. 137 (poster)
  • AfB, 1936, in inset betw. pp. 416/17 (pattern paper, 1924)
  • Traugott Schalcher, ‘Eduard Ege, Munich’, Gg, Sept. 1938, pp. 17-26
  • AfB, 1939, pp. 570, 571 (book illustrations)
  • Eberhard Hölscher, ‘An annual gift’ (work of Ege’s students at the Munich Meisterschule), Gg, 1, 1950, pp. 58-9
  • brief biography, Gg, April 1953, p. 57
  • Kurt Kranz, ‘German postage stamps’, Gg, Feb. 1970, pp. 10-15
  • ‘Eduard Ege, ein Grossmeister der Kleingrafik’, Graphik, 1978, 6, pp. 30-31
  • AKL, 2002.

Collections

  • Kunsthalle, Hamburg
  • Klingspor Museum, Frankfurt a.M.

Exhibitions

  • International Philatelist Exh., Paris, 1964.