Walter Baum
Walter Baum (born May 23, 1921 in Gummersbach ; † March 8, 2007 in Bad Soden ) was a German typographer , teacher and graphic artist .
From 1935 to 1939 Walter Baum completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter . From 1946 to 1948 the master school for the creative handicraft followed in Offenbach am Main . He then worked as the head of the graphic studio at the Bauersche foundry in Frankfurt am Main . There he developed, among other things, the folio together with Konrad Friedrich Bauer between 1954 and 1963 . From 1972 to 1986 he was the owner and director of the Westend Art School in Frankfurt am Main. Walter Baum last lived in Bad Soden .
Font designs by Walter Baum
Baum developed the following fonts together with Konrad Friedrich Bauer :
- Alpha (1954)
- Beta (1954)
- Folio (1956-63)
- Imprimatur (1952-55)
- Volta (1957)
- Verdi (1957)
- Imprint (1963)
Teaching activities
- Owner and director of the Westend Art School (1972–86)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baum, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German typographer, teacher and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gummersbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 2007 |
| Place of death | bad Soden |