Eberhard Binder (graphic designer)
Eberhard Binder (born May 2, 1924 in Staßfurt ; † March 9, 1998 in Magdeburg , also called Eberhard Binder-Staßfurt ) was a German graphic artist , illustrator and book designer .
Life
In 1941/1942 Binder attended the Master School of German Crafts (Werkkunstschule) in Hildesheim . From 1949 to 1952 he graduated from the technical school for applied arts in Magdeburg .
After his training he worked as a commercial artist and from 1955 worked as a book illustrator and designer. He had his first success with the illustration of the book Tom Sawyer's Adventures . His work comprises around 800 book illustrations, including numerous children's books, books by Jules Verne and classics such as The Sorrows of Young Werther , Moby Dick and Gulliver's Travels . Binder's illustrations for the children's lexicon From Anton to Cylinder or the Jugendweihe gift book Weltall Erde Mensch , which could be found in almost every GDR household, were particularly well-known and widespread .
In 1998 Eberhard Binder died in Magdeburg after a long illness. Binder was married to the illustrator Elfriede Binder .
Awards
Eberhard Binder was awarded the National Prize of the GDR 2nd class for art and literature in 1985.
Works as an illustrator (selection)
- Peter Hacks : The wind hole . New Life Publishing House , Berlin 1953 3
- Carlos Luis Fallas: Marcos Ramirez . New life, Berlin 1955
- Rudolf Hirsch : Mr. Louisides bitter almonds . New life, Berlin 1955
- Kurt Held : The Rote Zora and her gang . New life, Berlin 1957
- Harry Trommer: The Proud Butterfly and Other African Stories . New life, Berlin 1957
- Götz R. Richter : Jonas or The Downfall of Marie-Henriette . New life, Berlin 1957
- Jules Verne : A captain of fifteen years . The children's book publisher , Berlin 1958
- James Krüss : The happy islands behind the wind . New life, Berlin 1958
- Rudolf H. Daumann : Tatanka Yotanka . 3. Edition. New Life, Berlin 1958; 6th edition 1966
- Jules Verne: The archipelago on fire . 1st edition. New Life, Berlin 1958; 2nd edition 1969
- Karl Böhm and Rolf Dörge: Gigant Atom . 5th edition. New life, Berlin 1960
- Jules Verne: The Journey Around the Moon . Children's book publisher, Berlin 1961
- Rudi Strahl : Sandman on the lighthouse island . Children's book publisher, Berlin 1963
- Ehm withered : The heathen from Kummerow . Hinstorff Verlag Rostock, 1964
- Charles De Coster , Karl Wolfskehl : The story of Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak and their heroic, happy and glorious adventures in Flanders and elsewhere . New life, Berlin 1965
- Rudi Strahl: Robinson in the Müggelwald . Children's book publisher, Berlin 1969
- Mark Twain : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . 8th edition. New life, Berlin 1969
- Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer's Adventure . 10th edition. New life, Berlin 1970
- Henry Fielding : Tom Jones . The story of a foundling . New life, Berlin 1970
- James Fenimore Cooper : Deer Slayer and Great Snake. All 5 leather stocking stories. Redesigned by Erich Loest . New life, Berlin 1972
- Peter Abraham : A Columbus on the Havel . Children's book publisher, Berlin 1975
- Brothers Grimm : The Bremen Town Musicians . Carlsen Verlag , 1976
- Arthur Conan Doyle : Sherlock Holmes . 17 detective stories. New life, Berlin 1982
- Werner Hörnemann : The shackled ghosts . 16./17. Edition, Herder, Freiburg 1983/1984
- Jules Verne: The family without a name . New life, Berlin 1985
- James Fenimore Cooper : The Spy . 5th edition. New life, Berlin 1988
- Lyman Frank Baum : The Wizard of Oz . Altberliner Verlag, Berlin 1988
- numerous issues of the youth magazine series Das neue Abenteuer
- Issues of the book series Exciting Narration by New Life Publishing, Berlin
Web links
- Literature by and about Eberhard Binder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Collection Fehrmann
- Selected children's book illustrations by Eberhard Binder
- Binder's retro-futuristic book illustrations
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Binder, Eberhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Binder-Staßfurt, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist, illustrator and book designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staßfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1998 |
| Place of death | Magdeburg |