June Festival [classical music concert poster]
Poster
1956 (made)
1956 (made)
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The Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller Brockmann developed a signature style based on simple geometric grids in complementary or contrasting colours and sans-serif typefaces. This poster advertising a classical music concert is typical of his prolific graphic output. His connection to music was a personal one as his wife Verena Brockmann was a violinist.
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Title | June Festival [classical music concert poster] |
Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | June music festival poster, Zurich. "Stokowski - Beethoven - Mozart - Leimer - Ravel" by J. Müller Brockmann. Switzerland, 1956. |
Physical description | Poster |
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Marks and inscriptions | (translated from the German)
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Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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Summary | The Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller Brockmann developed a signature style based on simple geometric grids in complementary or contrasting colours and sans-serif typefaces. This poster advertising a classical music concert is typical of his prolific graphic output. His connection to music was a personal one as his wife Verena Brockmann was a violinist. |
Other number | LS.434 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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Accession number | E.1307-2004 |
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Record created | March 14, 2005 |
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