Issue 25 - Digital Version

ISSUE NO 25, 1949 Cover Image by Hans Erni The 25th issue of Graphis magazine includes articles on Design for Music, written by L. Fritz Gruber; Lettering and Architecture, by Marcel Combray; Types and Ornaments, by Imre Reiner; Montecatini "Chemistry in the Service of Better Living" - Milan Industries Fair 1948, by Georgine Oeri; Surrealist Festival Decorations, by Werner; Swedish Posters, by Georgine Oeri; Exhibition Posters by Modern French Artists, by F. Stahly; The UNO Poster of the Year Contest, by Hans Kasser; Pinacoteca della Villa Favorita, by Harry Kahn; Kultur und Erziehung in der Weltordnung, by Herbert Read; and Chinese Funeral Pottery and Bronzes. Artists profiled include Hans Fischer: Illustrations to the Fables of La Fontaine, by Hans Naef; Richard Lindner, by George Amberg; Helmut Kurtz: The Commercial Artist, by Hans Kasser; Paul Hoyrup, by Georgine Oeri; and E.O. Plauen in memoriam, by Manuel Gasser. CONTENTS 2 Hans Fischer. Illustrations to the Fables of La Fontaine (Hans Naef) 8 Richard Lindner (George Amberg) 14 Design for Music (L. Fritz Gruber) 24 Helmut Kurtz. The Commercial Artist (Hans Kasser) 30 Lettering and Architecture (Marcel Combray) 35 On Types and Ornaments (Imre Reiner) 43 Paul Hoyrup (Georgine Oeri) 48 Montecatini “Chemistry in the Service of Better Living”. Milan Industries Fair, 1948 (Georgine Oeri) 54 Surrealist Festival Decorations (Werner) 59 Swedish Posters (Georgine Oeri) 64 Exhibition Posters by Modern French Artists (F. Stahly) 68 The UNO Poster of the Year Contest(Hans Kasser) 70 Pinacoteca della Villa Favorita. (v. page 97) (Harry Kahn) 72 Chinese Funeral Pottery and Bronzes 74 E.O. Plauen in memoriam. (Manuel Gasser) 80 Kultur und Erziehung in der Weltordnung. (Herbert Read) 97 Book Review, Miscellaneous 100 Bucherchronik, Verschiedenes