Pirelli
Poster
1952 (made)
1952 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Michael Engelmann worked as a graphic designer mainly in America and Germany. Engelmann's style is characterized by simplified imagery, a surreal wit and an interesting combination of graphic, photographic and photomontage techniques. While he was at the Werkakademie in Kassel, Germany, he taught a whole generation of leading German graphic designers, including Frieder Grindler and Juergen Spohn, whose work from the 1970s is represented in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pirelli (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster for Pirelli by Michael Engelmann; 1952 |
| Physical description | The image shows tyre tracks running across the poster from left to right with the slogan 'il pneumatico che morde la strada' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | PIRELLI fondata nel 1872
il pneumatico che morde la strada Translation PIRELLI founded in 1872 the tyre that bites the road |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Summary | Michael Engelmann worked as a graphic designer mainly in America and Germany. Engelmann's style is characterized by simplified imagery, a surreal wit and an interesting combination of graphic, photographic and photomontage techniques. While he was at the Werkakademie in Kassel, Germany, he taught a whole generation of leading German graphic designers, including Frieder Grindler and Juergen Spohn, whose work from the 1970s is represented in the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3789-2004 |
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| Record created | May 13, 2009 |
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