Eberhard Binder (graphic designer)

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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)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Newspaper report on his death, accessed on July 22, 2013