Henry Ehlers
Henry Ehlers (* 1897 in Aachen ; † 1988 ) was a German graphic artist who lived and worked in Munich .
Life
Ehlers created advertising posters for a number of companies such as BMW , Rotti Soupenwürze, Erdinger Weissbier or the men's fashion house Hansen & Co in Cologne. From 1928 to 1938 he worked as an in-house graphic designer for the Jewish textile retail company Bamberger & Hertz with locations in Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt / Main, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart and Munich, for which he designed the dark, mysterious leitmotif wearing a hat and long coat: " the friendly gentleman ”, the corporate group's logo.
Henry Ehlers' graphic style is unique in German-speaking countries: its forms are strictly geometrically structured, characterized by Art Deco . These strict compositions are combined with sometimes absurd, almost Dadaist advertising messages. The posters for Bamberger & Hertz are particularly haunting.
His advertising graphics are traded as works of art. One of his posters is part of the permanent exhibition at MoMA New York.
plant
Ehlers created posters for BMW , textile house Bamberger & Hertz, Leuchten Ehrlicher, Hirmer & Co., Hansen,
as well as:
- Cover of the "Münchner Heft " of the magazine Nutzgraphik (Issue 8, Volume 2)
- Poster "The great SS Spring Festival" (in the Bürgerbräukeller , Munich)
Web links
- Henry Ehlers (MoMA artist)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehlers, Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German commercial artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1988 |