Jan Le Witt and George Him
Ruth Artmonsky
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Description for Jan Le Witt and George Him
Hardback. Jan Le Witt and George Him were a comparative rarity, a graphic design duo; signing their work as Lewitt-Him they brought an innovative use of colour imaginative abstraction and symbolism to commercial design. This title contains over 150 of their illustrations, many from original artworks. Num Pages: 80 pages, 88 col, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: AKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Jan Le Witt and George Him were a comparative rarity, a graphic design duo; signing their work as 'Lewitt-Him' they brought an innovative use of colour, imaginative abstraction and symbolism to commercial design. Both Polish by birth, they arrived in London in 1937, sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Lund Humphries. They established their reputation for fine poster work in World War II, and for their exhibition work with their much loved Guinness Clock at the Festival of Britain. In Poland their illustrations for Lokomotywa helped make it a children's classic and they continued with book illustration ... Read more
Jan Le Witt and George Him were a comparative rarity, a graphic design duo; signing their work as 'Lewitt-Him' they brought an innovative use of colour, imaginative abstraction and symbolism to commercial design. Both Polish by birth, they arrived in London in 1937, sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Lund Humphries. They established their reputation for fine poster work in World War II, and for their exhibition work with their much loved Guinness Clock at the Festival of Britain. In Poland their illustrations for Lokomotywa helped make it a children's classic and they continued with book illustration ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ACC Art Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851495665
SKU
V9781851495665
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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