Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984

The artist and graphic designer Herbert Matter was born in Switzerland in 1907. His interest in art started early in life. In the late 1920s he moved to Paris to participate in its active art scene, studying with Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant, and later working for both Adolphe Cassandre and Le Corbusier. During this time his interest in photography and graphic design became fully developed and led to his breakthrough project, the design of travel posters for the Swiss National Tourist Office from 1932 to 1936. After this he moved to the United States and worked as a designer and photographer for many well known publications and companies, such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Knoll, Inc. Matter taught in the graphic design and photography programs at Yale University from 1952 until 1976. His ideas gained wide recognition in the graphic design world through the work of the many top-notch designers who studied at Yale with him. Matter died in the United States in 1984.

From the description of Yale Collection of Herbert Matter, 1928-1991 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702121351

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