Eduard Prüssen

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Eduard Prüssen (born October 31, 1930 in Cologne ; † October 2, 2019 there ) was a German graphic designer , book illustrator and book artist.

life and work

Prüssen studied applied graphics at the Cologne factory schools with Anton Wolff and Heinrich Hussmann . Until 1955 he worked as a scientific draftsman, artistic advisor and designer of exhibition posters for the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde in Cologne, then until 1958 as a graphic designer and exhibition specialist in the Amerika-Haus in Cologne. Since 1958 Prüssen has been working as a freelancer. In the meantime he taught at the adult education center. In 1966 he received the bronze medal of the Bavarian Advertising Association.

From 1971 to 1996, Prüssen also worked as a city graphic designer for Bergisch Gladbach and was responsible for the entire graphic appearance of the city. Among other things, he created the city's lettering, which is still in use today, and the former emblem of the Bensberg Puppenpavillon Theater .

Numerous exhibitions and work shows have been dedicated to him at home and abroad.

Books illustrated by Prüssen (small selection)

  • Ludwig Thoma : Lausbubengeschichten , Gütersloh 1958.
  • Valesca and Eduard Prüssen: Das Mondmännlein , Munich 1965.
  • Franz-Josef Degenhardt : Don't play with the dirty children , Hamburg 1967.
  • Rudolf Hagelstange : It was in the whale at Askalon , Munich, 1971.
  • Siegfried Lenz : Suleyken , Stuttgart 1974 was so tender .
  • Ignaz Zuchtriegel: Irish Sheep , Memmingen 1974.
  • Manfred Rieger: My tree has a bird's crown , Schleiden 1980.
  • Ursula Abels: Breit aus die Flügel both , Bergisch Gladbach 1987.
  • Werner Schäfke and Günter Henne: Kölner Köpfe , Cologne 2010. ISBN 978-3-931596-53-8

literature

  • The Eduard Prüssen Collection in the University and City Library of Cologne: Book and press illustrations , catalog raisonné / main volume, Cologne 2011.
  • Eduard Prüssen. Catalog of works for printmaking 1960 - 1980 , Memmingen 1981
  • Book illustrations and donkey press prints , Bergisch Gladbach 1970
  • Peter Schlösser: Creator of the unmistakable trademark . In: Rheinisch-Bergischer Calendar . tape 2000 . Heider, Bergisch Gladbach, ISBN 3-87314-344-5 , p. 81-86 .
  • Peter Schlösser: Bergisch Gladbach's heraldic blacksmith returns. In: igl - Citizen Portal Bergisch Gladbach, November 20, 2015 - https://in-gl.de/2015/11/20/bergisch-gladbachs-wappenschmied- geht-zurueck/
  • Matthias Haberzettl: Eduard Prüssen (1930 - 2019). In: Blog of the Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft eV, October 3rd, 2019 - https://www.pirckheimer-gesellschaft.org/blog

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. City mourns the loss of long-time graphic designer Eduard Prüssen. Citizen portal Bergisch Gladbach, October 9, 2019, accessed on October 10, 2019 .
  2. Eduard Prüssen (1930 - 2019). Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft, October 3, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  3. ^ The Eduard Prüssen Collection in the University and City Library of Cologne. Book and press illustrations on the publication server of the University of Cologne; accessed: October 31, 2012