Paul Schuitema
Geert Paul Hendrikus Schuitema (born February 27, 1897 in Groningen , † October 25, 1973 in Wassenaar ) was a Dutch graphic designer. He also designed furniture, planned exhibitions and worked as a photographer, film director, painter. From 1932 to 1962 he was a lecturer in advertising design and photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague .
In the 1920s and 1930s, Schuitema, along with Piet Zwart and Gerard Kiljan in the Netherlands, was one of the pioneers of New Typography and New Photography and is considered one of the Dutch representatives of modernism .
In 1964, his works were shown in the graphics department at documenta III in Kassel .
Known students
literature
- Dick Maan: Paul Schuitema. Visual Organizer (English edition). 010 Publishers, 2006, ISBN 978-90-6450-600-0 .
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| SURNAME | Schuitema, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schuitema, Geert Paul Hendrikus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch graphic designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1973 |
| Place of death | Wassenaar |