Hans Beyer-Preusser

Biography

Born Eduard Hans Beyer-Preusser 27 August 1881 in Halle. Trained at the Leipzig Akademie für graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe. From 1904/5: had a studio with Fritz P. Glasemann – BPG (Beyer-Preusser-Glasemann) - in Niedernhausen (Taunus) which designed many posters. The studio continued until at least 1938.

Writings about

  • Sachs, ‘Hanns Beyer-Preusser and Fritz Glasemann’, Das Plakat, July 1911, pp. 63-71 (and frequent appearances thereafter)
  • Fritz Hellwag, ‘Der Briefkopf’ (letterheads), Gg, Jhrg. 1, v. 7 (1924-5), pp. 3-48
  • DdW, 1927
  • ‘Competition for a cover design for the “Gebrauchsgraphik”’, Gg, June 1931, pp. 50-57
  • Willi Igelsbach, ‘Zwei Gebrauchsgraphiker: Hans Beyer-Preusser und Fritz Glasemann’, Deutscher Drucker, Aug. 1938, pp. 506-8
  • AKL, 1995
  • DMK, 1997 (see ‘Buchgewerbe’ index).