Lucian Zabel

Biography

Publicity, typography, packaging. Born Lucian (or Luzian) Gerhard Zabel 26 May 1893 in Kolberg. Studied at the Munich Akademie. Died cMay 1936.

Writings about

  • Walter F. Schubert, ‘Lucian Zabel’, Das Plakat, April 1921, pp. 197-212, and cover (includes list of posters by LZ, 1916-20)
  • Ernst Collin, ‘Der Verleger-Einband’, Gg, 1925, 11, pp. 40-81 (esp. pp. 49-52)
  • Die Reklame, Dec. (1) 1925, supplement (ad)
  • DdW, 1927
  • Fritz Hellwag, ‘Lucian Zabel’ (series: ‘Deutsche Buchkünstler…’), AfB, 1927, 3, 48p. supplement after p. 298
  • Fritz Hellwag, ‘On the latest work of Lucian Zabel’, Gg, 1928, v. 2, pp. 16-26
  • Gg, Jan. 1932, p. 49 (packaging)
  • ‘Lucian Zabel’, Gg, Feb. 1933, pp. 54-7
  • Georg Wagner, ‘Deutsche Schrift in der Werbung’, DzS, July 1933, pp. 21-4, esp. p. 23 (cover)
  • Hans Bockwitz, ‘Junge deutsche Büchkunstler’, AfB, Nov. 1934, pp. 699-784, esp. p. 700
  • Eberhard Hölscher, ‘The eternally young Pelican firm’ (logos, advertisements), Gg, May 1956, pp. 16-25
  • Vollmer, 1961.