Valentin Zietara

Biography

Posters, publicity, illustrations. Born 1882 or 1883 in Breslau (Poland?). Studied at the Breslau Kunstgewerbeschule; began career in Silesia, then from 1908 worked in Munich. 1914: founder member of Die Sechs (The Six), a group of six Munich poster artists. Clients included I.G. Farben. He and Ludwig Hohlwein were the major influences upon the younger Munich poster artists during the pre-World War I period. Died 24 February 1935 in Munich of influenza.

Writings by

  • ‘Plakat Maler Zietara’, Gg, Jan. 1933, pp. 6-7.

Writings about

  • Walter F. Schubert, ‘Walenty Zietara’, Das Plakat, 1914, pp. 1-8, plus supplement (and illustrations on following pages)
  • Georg Jakob Wolf, ‘Münchner Plakatkunst, Das Plakat, 1915, pp. 1-21
  • Walter Bloch, ‘Berlin und das übrige Deutschland’, Das Plakat, 1915, pp. 29-35
  • F.H. Ehmcke, ‘Wahrzeichen – Warenzeichen’ (trademarks), Das Plakat, Feb. 1921, pp. 69-100
  • M. Glass, ‘Die 6 in Wort und Bild’, Gg, Jahrg. 2 (1925/6?), v. 4, pp. 49-68 (showing work of The Six)
  • Fritz Hecker, ‘Die Münchener Brauindustrie’, Die Reklame, May 1925, pp. 481-7, 489
  • DdW, 1927, pp. 31-7 (work of The Six)
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘German posters of 1927’, Gg, 1928, v. 2, pp. 31-59
  • Franz Paul Glass, ‘The International Poster Exhibition/Munich 1929’, Gg, Oct. 1929, pp. 2-20
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘Valentin Zietara’, Gg, Oct. 1930, pp. 2-16
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘The “Neue Vereinigung Münchner Plakat-Kunstler”’ (League of Munich Poster Artists), Gg, Aug. 1931, pp. 2-9
  • Werner Suhr, ‘Es ist an der Zeit…’ (posters, ads), Gg, Aug. 1931, pp. 10-25, esp. p. 22
  • Eberhard Hölscher, article on wine labels, Gg, April 1933, pp. 2-25, esp. p. 20
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘Back to twenty years ago’, Gg, Jan. 1934, pp. 17-32, esp. p. 27
  • ‘New designs by Valentin Zietara’, Gg, March 1934, pp. 36-45
  • ‘The Road’ (Munich exh.), Gg, Oct. 1934, pp. 58-9 (map of Germany)
  • H.K. Frenzel, ‘Valentin Zietara’ (obituary), Gg, March 1935, pp. 62-3
  • E. Hölscher, Gg, Jan. 1959, pp. 14-21 (Gg covers)
  • Vollmer, 1961
  • novum, Jan. 1979, p. 33 (1926 logo).