Biography
Publicity, posters. Born 9 December 1897 in Aachen. 1914/15: studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Munich: a teacher was Fritz Helmuth Ehmcke. 1916-18: military service, then freelanced. 1928-38: designed publicity displays for the Munich department store chain Bamberger & Hertz. 1939-45: military service. 1945: lived in Walchstadt am Wörthsee. Died 5 February 1988 in Munich.
Writings about
- , ‘Es ist an der Zeit…’, Gg, Aug. 1931, pp. 10-25, esp. pp. 13, 15, 23 (posters, ads)
- , ‘Meet der freundliche Herr’, Art and Industry, 1937, v. 23, pp. 58-63
- AKL, 2002
- www.travelbrochuregraphics.com.