Paul Renner by Christopher Burke

Paul Renner by Christopher Burke

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Summary

This text chronicles the life and work of German typographer Paul Renner, best known as the designer of the typeface "Futura" and a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 1920s and 1930s.

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Paul Renner by Christopher Burke

This text chronicles the life and work of German typographer Paul Renner, best known as the designer of the typeface "Futura". Renner was a central figure in the German artistic movements of the 1920s and 1930s, becoming a member of the Deutscher Werkbund while creating his first book designs for various Munich-based publishers. Renner taught with Jan Tschichold in the 1930s and was a key participant in the ideological and artistic debates of that time. Arrested and dismissed from his post by Nazis, he eventually emerged as a voice of reason and experience in the postwar years.
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ISBN 13 9781568981581
ISBN 10 1568981589
Title Paul Renner
Author Christopher Burke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Princeton Architectural Press
Year published 1998-12-01
Number of pages 220
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.