Kauffer’s Covers
The Book Jackets and Covers of Edward McKnight Kauffer
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2021
Artmonsky Arts (Verlag)
978-1-9163845-4-5 (ISBN)
Artmonsky Arts (Verlag)
978-1-9163845-4-5 (ISBN)
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The first book to focus on Edward McKight Kauffer's designs for book jackets, including illustrations of some 250 jackets and an account of the publishers who commissioned them.
Edward McKnight Kauffer, although an American, is considered one of the most important graphic designers in Britain in the first half of the 20th century. He had come to Europe to develop a career as a painter, but stranded in England with the onset of WW1, he decided to stay. In need of an income he tried his hand as a graphic designer and was lucky enough to get commissions from Frank Pickof London Transport. He became its most prolific poster designer. Although best known as a designer of advertisements and posters — a neglected but not at all insignificant part of his output — both when he was in England and after he returned to America in 1939, was his designing book jackets. One of the first artists to work in this media he produced challenging modernist designs which stood out from others, particularly when compared with the realistic often romanticised images then current in the States.
This book is the first on this aspect of his work, including illustrations of some 250 jackets and an account of the publishers who commissioned them.
Edward McKnight Kauffer, although an American, is considered one of the most important graphic designers in Britain in the first half of the 20th century. He had come to Europe to develop a career as a painter, but stranded in England with the onset of WW1, he decided to stay. In need of an income he tried his hand as a graphic designer and was lucky enough to get commissions from Frank Pickof London Transport. He became its most prolific poster designer. Although best known as a designer of advertisements and posters — a neglected but not at all insignificant part of his output — both when he was in England and after he returned to America in 1939, was his designing book jackets. One of the first artists to work in this media he produced challenging modernist designs which stood out from others, particularly when compared with the realistic often romanticised images then current in the States.
This book is the first on this aspect of his work, including illustrations of some 250 jackets and an account of the publishers who commissioned them.
INTRODUCTION 9
DESIGN 19
VICTOR GOLLANCZ 31
THE HOGARTH PRESS 39
FABER & FABER 45
THE MODERN LIBRARY 51
ALFRED A. KNOPF 63
PANTHEON 67
CATALOGUE 76
IN HIS OWN WORDS 92
CHRONOLOGY 98
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 103
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 347 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 175 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 316 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9163845-4-4 / 1916384544 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9163845-4-5 / 9781916384545 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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