Hermann Eidenbenz
Hermann Eidenbenz (born September 4, 1902 in Cannanore , India ; † February 25, 1993 in Basel ) was a Swiss graphic artist and stamp artist .
life and work
At the time of his birth, his father was running various companies in India; his mother was from Germany ( Swabia ). He received his school education in Switzerland.
He also trained as a graphic artist in Switzerland, first at Orell Füssli in Zurich and then at the local arts and crafts school . In 1923 he stayed abroad with Deffke and Hadank in Berlin . As early as 1926 he became a teacher of writing and graphics at the Magdeburg School of Arts and Crafts . He practiced this profession for six years before opening his own graphics studio in Basel with his brothers Reinhold and Willi. In 1937 he was involved in the Swiss Pavilion for the World Exhibition in Paris ; from 1940 to 1943 he taught at the general trade school in Basel .
In 1945 he designed the Graphique font for Haas'sche type foundry , followed by Clarendon in 1950 . Today these fonts are available from the Linotype Library.
In 1953 he returned to Germany and became head of the commercial graphics department at the Werkkunstschule Braunschweig . In 1955 he moved to Reemtsma , Hamburg , to work as an artistic assistant.
He created countless logos and posters. This also includes the logo of the Basler Verkehrsbetriebe (BVB). The coat of arms of Basel, carried by two basilisks, adorned so many BVB vehicles like no other logo before or after. In 1947 the first motor car was driven with it. In addition, Eidenbenz also took on the graphic design of the car numbers used from 1947 until today.
He also created banknotes and postage stamps for Switzerland and Germany. He designed the first series of D-Mark banknotes, which was issued by the Deutsche Bundesbank , as well as the 10 and 20 series of the fifth series of Swiss franc banknotes , which came into circulation from 1956. The postage stamp of the Deutsche Bundespost for the 100th anniversary of the death of Carl Friedrich Gauß from 1955 (Michel no. 204) was u. a. designed by him.
Web links
- Hermann Eidenbenz in the personal dictionary of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eidenbenz, Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss graphic artist and stamp artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cannanore , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1993 |
| Place of death | Basel |