Jan and Edith Tschichold papers 1899-1979 1920-1938

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Jan and Edith Tschichold papers 1899-1979 1920-1938

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German typographer and graphic designer. Correspondence between Jan Tschichold and his wife Edith and with a number of other artists, including Josef Albers, Herbert Bayer, John Heartfield, El Lissitzky, László Moholy-Nagy, Kurt Schwitters, and Piet Zwart. Collection includes printed ephemera and clippings. A significant number of letters and printed materials relate to El Lissitzky. The bulk of the collection is dated 1920-1938.

3 linear feet; (8 boxes)

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Swart, Piet

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Vordemberge-Gildewart, Friedrich, 1899-1962

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Heartfield, John, 1891-1968

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Cyliax, Walter

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Hottenroth, Franz

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Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946

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Strzemiński, Władysław, 1893-1952

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Tschichold, Edith

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Schwitters, Kurt, 1887-1948

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German artist and writer. From the description of Catalogue and price lists for CVM (Celler Volks-Moebel), 1930. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80461152 ...

Sächsische Lehrerverein

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Lissitzky, El, 1890-1941

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Russian architect and designer, El Lissitzky became an important representative of the Russian avant-garde to the West through friendships with artists such as Lázló Moholy-Nagy and Kurt Schwitters. Lissitzky worked on an array of typographical, theater, furniture and exhibition designs, and advocated a synthesis of architecture, painting and sculpture. From the description of El Lissitzky letters and photographs, 1911-1941. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83441007 ...

Tschichold, Jan, 1902-1974

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German typographer and graphic designer. From the description of Jan and Edith Tschichold papers, 1899-1979 (bulk 1920-1938). (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79936412 ...

Bayer, Herbert 1900-

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