Heinz Edelmann
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Heinz Edelmann (born June 20, 1934 in Aussig , Czechoslovakia ; † July 21, 2009 in Stuttgart ) was an illustrator and graphic designer who had a strong influence on international graphics in the 1960s and 1970s.
Life
After studying at the Düsseldorf Art Academy as a student of Otto Coester , he worked as a freelance graphic designer from 1958. In his collaboration with Willy Fleckhaus , as an illustrator, he had a decisive influence on the face of the youth magazine twen for over ten years . He also worked as a graphic designer for Capital , Playboy , pardon and FAZ-Magazin .
He became known to a larger audience through the Beatles film Yellow Submarine , for whose production he was responsible as art director in 1967/1968. He also wrote the opening credits for the ZDF series The Fantastic Film . He designed numerous book covers for Klett-Cotta Verlag , among others together with his former fellow student Klaus Kammerichs . Edelmann designed the first German edition of The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien in a translation by Margaret Carroux from 1969/1970. His numerous illustrations for Kenneth Graham 's children's book The Wind in the Weiden are also known .
From 1972 to 1976, Heinz Edelmann taught commercial graphics in the design department at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences . Then he was a lecturer in art and design at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences ( Kölner Werkschulen ). In the winter semester of 1986/87 he was appointed professor and head of a class for graphic design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart , an office he held until his retirement in 1999.
Heinz Edelmann died at the age of 75 in a Stuttgart hospital.
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Works
- Fonts
- The 51 most beautiful book covers by Heinz Edelmann . Introduction by Kurt Weidemann. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-608-95030-3 .
- The book of books . Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-608-91892-2 .
- Sketchbook . König, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-88375-459-5 .
- The incredible! A novel . König, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-88375-759-4 .
- Book illustrations
- Fiona Andreanelli (Ed.), Charlie Gardner (Text): The Beatles - Yellow Submarine . Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 2004, ISBN 3-8067-5066-1 .
- Nancy Arrowsmith: The World of Nature Spirits . Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1984, ISBN 3-8218-1027-0 .
- Heinrich Böll : The black sheep . New edition for the award of the Nobel Prize in 1972. Middelhauve, Cologne 1972.
- Uwe Brandner : Inner thoughts . Hanser, 1968.
- Manuel Gasser : Manuel Gasser's Köchel directory. Culinary memories and experiences with many rare recipes . Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1975; E-Book: Edition diá, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86034-560-3 (Epub), ISBN 978-3-86034-660-0 (Mobi)
- Manuel Gasser : My aunt Mélanie's kitchen. French home cooking from yesteryear . Illustrations still under the pseudonym Boris von Borodine. Insel Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1977; E-Book: Edition diá, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86034-561-0 (Epub), ISBN 978-3-86034-661-7 (Mobi)
- Kenneth Grahame : The wind in the willow or the badger sends his regards, but doesn’t want to be disturbed. A novel for children . Translated by Harry Rowohlt . Middelhauve, Cologne 1973 (later also as dtv 7212 / dtv-junior).
- Peter Hacks : Kathrinchen went for a walk . Middelhauve, Cologne 1973
- Peter Hacks : Meta Morfoss. A story . Middelhauve, Munich 1975
- watch TV
- "Schaumagazin", WDR 1966 Edelmann drew trick scenes
- "Der phantastische Film", ZDF 1970–1993 TV series, Edelmann drew the opening sequence.
- “The girl from Ipanema”, 1970/1971 Edelmann drew scenes of trickery that portrayed Astrud Gilberto .
- Movies
- " Yellow Submarine ", 1967/1968
literature
- Wolfgang Kermer (Hrsg.): Between book art and book design: Book designer of the academy and former arts and crafts school in Stuttgart: examples of works and texts . Ostfildern-Ruit: Edition Cantz, 1996, ISBN 3-89322-893-4
- Alain Weill: Encyclopédie de l'affiche . Paris: Editions Hazan, 2011, ISBN 978-2-7541-0582-8 , pp. 244–245 m. Fig.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinz Edelmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinz Edelmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography and reviews of works by Heinz Edelmann at perlentaucher.de
- Well-known main motif from the cartoon Yellow Submarine , whose animation images were created under the artistic direction of Heinz Edelmann.
- WDR: 40 years ago: Beatles film "Yellow Submarine" premiered July 17th, 2008
- Interview with Edelmann Yellow Submarine (English)
- Obituary Heinz Edelmann is dead by Robert Pütz on form.de
- Opening credits to The Fantastic Film
Individual evidence
- ^ Pieritz, Rainer-Joachim; Spahn, Claus: You have to talk to each other - contact is the key to personal happiness ( companion book to the television series). Econ Verlag, Düsseldorf 1982, ISBN 3-430-17478-3
- ↑ The 51 most beautiful book covers by Heinz Edelmann. Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-608-95030-3
- ^ Cover design and illustration for Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Volume I, The Companions , Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 1969/1970
- ↑ Wolfgang Kermer : Data and images on the history of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart . Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1988 (= improved reprint from: Die Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart: a self-portrayal . Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1988) o. P. [17]
- ↑ Director - graphic designer of the Beatles film "Yellow Submarine" is dead , ddp press release of July 21, 2009 on ad-hoc-news.de (accessed on July 22, 2009).
- ^ WDR (ed.): Direct Access - 165 ideas and 55 posters for the West German Broadcasting Corporation Cologne by Heinz Edelmann. H. Schmidt, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-87439-273-2
- ↑ Filmmaker, author and jazz musician in: Nordbayerischer Kurier, October 9, 2018, p. 13.
- ↑ Der Spiegel: On TV This Week , January 18, 1971
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Edelmann, Heinz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German illustrator and graphic designer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ústí nad Labem |
DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2009 |
Place of death | Stuttgart |