Issue 100 - Digital Version

March / April 1962 Cover Image by Antonio Frasconi, Norwalk, Conn (USA) The 100th issue of Graphis magazine is a special "Jubilee Edition" To celebrate the 100th issue, this extra-large edition is devoted to articles about the sun, including: Global Distribution of the Sun Cultures, written by Armin Kesser; Solar Symbolism among Ancient Peoples, by Armin Kesser; Christian Sun Symbols, by William B. McDonald; The Sun in the Sign-Language of Alchemy, by Prof. Dr. G. F. Hartlaub; The Sun in Popular Art Customs, by August Kaiser; At the Sign of the Sun, by Réne Creux; Sundial from the 13th to the 18th Century, by Prof. Dr. Karl Schütte; The Sun in Advertising and Applied Art, by Dr. Willy Rotzler; Piero Fornasetti and His Suns, by Enrichette Eitter; Antonio Frasconi: A Book of Many Suns, by Manuel Gasser; The Sun in Jean Lurçat’s Work, by Henri Guillemin; The Sun in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, by Dr. Reinhold Hohl; and Chid and Sun, by Irene Rigassi. CONTENTS: 110 Armin Kesser, Zürich: Global Distribution of the Sun Cultures 112 Armin Kesser, Zürich: Solar Symbolism among Ancient Peoples 132 William B. McDonald, London: Christian Sun Symbols 138 Prof. Dr. G. F. Hartlaub, Heidelberg: The Sun in the Sign-Launguage of Alchemy 146 August Kaiser, Basel: The Sun in Popular Art Customs 158 Réne Creux, Lausanne: At the Sign of the Sun 164 Prof. Dr. Karl Schütte, München: Sundial from the 13th to the 18th Century 174 Dr. Willy Rotzler, Zürich: The Sun in Advertising and Applied Art 202 Enrichette Eitter, Milano: Piero Fornasetti and His Suns 208 Manuel Gasser, Zürich: Antonio Frasconi: A Book of Many Suns 218 Henri Guillemin, Bern: The Sun in Jean Lurçat’s Work 228 Dr. Reinhold Hohl, Basel: The Sun in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture 244 Irene Rigassi, Zürich: Chid and Sun