Georg Baus

Biography

Posters, books, bookjackets, publicity, sculpture. Born 16 September 1889 in Offenbach. Early 1920s: studied with Rudolf Koch in Offenbach. Later designed books and posters for Leipzig publishers. His proposal for a poster for the projected 1940 Gutenberg Exhibition (Leipzig) was a ‘runner-up’. 1947: designed occasional covers for the journal Das Buchgewerbe (DDR). Died 6 November 1971 in Leipzig.

Writings by

  • ‘Georg Baus, Leipzig’, Gg, Jan. 1933, pp. 24-6.

Writings about

  • ZfB, 1922, supplement
  • Fritz Hellwag, ‘Der Briefkopf’ (letterheads), Gg, Jhrg. 1, v. 7 (1924-5), pp. 3-48
  • Traugott Schalcher, ‘Georg Baus’, Gg, 1929, 4, pp. 2-13
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘The downward curve’, Gg, July 1932, pp. 2-15, esp. pp. 4, 5 (posters for Goethe exh.)
  • H.K. Frenzel(?), ‘Georg Baus, Leipzig’, Gg, Jan. 1933, pp. 24-6
  • Eberhard Hölscher, ‘Der Schutzumschlag’, Klimschs Jahrbuch, 1934, pp. 44-60
  • ‘Result of the poster competition of the German Rifle Competition’, Gg, July 1934, pp. 61-2 (GB: third prize)
  • Leopold Schreiber, ‘Book posters’ (covers, jackets), Gg, Aug. 1934, pp. 16-25
  • cover of ‘Bugra’ AfB, 1936, and p. 37
  • Georg Belwe, ‘Written and printed script’, AfB, Jan. 1937, pp. 21-7, esp. after p. 24
  • Walter Hofmann, ‘Plakat-Wettbewerb für die Gutenberg-Reichsausstellung Leipzig 1940’ (results of poster competition), AfB, 1938, pp. 531-4, esp. p. 533
  • AfB, 1939, after p. 594 (book jacket)
  • Herbert Hauschild, ‘Georg Baus zum 60. Geburtstag’, Das Buchgewerbe, 1949, 11, pp. 283-6
  • Bildende Kunst, 1957, 8, p. 576 (note of exh.)
  • 1964, p. 448
  • DdP, 1965, pp. 226, 248, 258
  • AKL, 1993.

Exhibitions

  • Grosse Kunst Ausstellung, Leipzig, 1941
  • Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, 1957
  • Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, 1981.