II. Kraft-und Arbeits-Maschinen-Ausstellung München 1898
Poster
1897 (printed)
1897 (printed)
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This poster is advertising the Second Exhibition of Engines and Machinery, which was held in Munich in Germany in 1898. The figurative image of men using their strength to harness mechanical power perfectly reflected the subject of the exhibition. It also foreshadowed the Futurist notion of man and machine. Adolf Münzer was later involved with the Deutsche Werkbund, the organisation founded by artists, manufacturers and designers to improve the design of man-made products in Germany.
Object details
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| Title | II. Kraft-und Arbeits-Maschinen-Ausstellung München 1898 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster by Alfred Münzer advertising the second annual exhibition of engines and machinery in Munich. Germany, 1897-8. |
| Physical description | Poster (colour lithograph), advertising the second annual exhibition of engines and machinery, which opened in Munich in June 1898. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "II. KRAFT- UND ARBEITS-MASCHINEN-AUSSTELLUNG MÜNCHEN 1898.
PERMANENTE UND PERIODISCHE GARTENBAU-AUSSTELLUNGEN.
11. JUNI - 10. OKTOBER" (signed and dated)
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| Gallery label | 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'
This poster advertises the second annual exhibition of engines and machinery which opened in Munich in June 1898. Its designer, Adolf Münzer, was a painter, draughtsman and illustrator who studied at the Munich Academy. He stayed in Paris from 1900 to 1902 before returning to live in Munich from 1903 to 1909. Here he became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund, the organization of German manufacturers, architects and designers formed in Munich in 1907 for the improvement of design in machine-made products.(1987-2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Norman B. Stone |
| Object history | This poster advertises the second annual exhibition of engines and machinery which opened in Munich in June 1898. |
| Historical context | Adolf Münzer was a painter, draughtsman and illustrator who studied at the Munich Academy. He stayed in Paris from 1900 to 1902 before returning to live in Munich from 1903 to 1909. Here he became a member of the Deutscher Werkbund, the organization of German manufacturers, architects and designers formed in Munich in 1907 for the improvement of design in machine-made products. |
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| Summary | This poster is advertising the Second Exhibition of Engines and Machinery, which was held in Munich in Germany in 1898. The figurative image of men using their strength to harness mechanical power perfectly reflected the subject of the exhibition. It also foreshadowed the Futurist notion of man and machine. Adolf Münzer was later involved with the Deutsche Werkbund, the organisation founded by artists, manufacturers and designers to improve the design of man-made products in Germany. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933 |
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| Accession number | E.3314-1932 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2003 |
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