Walter Binder (artist)
Walter Binder (born August 1, 1909 in Zurich ; † July 15, 1968 there ) was a Swiss wood cutter , illustrator , commercial artist , book designer and teacher at the Zurich School of Applied Arts .
life and work
After an apprenticeship as an advertising artist , Binder attended the Zurich School of Applied Arts for further graphic training. In 1930/1931 he worked as a commercial artist in Berlin . After his return, Binder worked as a commercial artist in Zurich. Study visits to France and Italy followed . From 1940 Binder turned to book design and illustration and subsequently to free graphics. From 1941 he was a teacher at the Zurich School of Applied Arts.
Web links
- Binder, Walter In: Sikart
- Walter Binder on the website of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Individual evidence
- ↑ Willy Rotzler: Colored woodcuts by Walter Binder . In: Das Werk: Architektur und Kunst = L'oeuvre: architecture et art . tape 41 , no. 11 . Association of Swiss Architects, 1954, p. 438-440 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-31790 ( e-periodica.ch ).
- ↑ Study according to nature . In: Das Werk: Architektur und Kunst = L'oeuvre: architecture et art . tape 43 , no. 4 . Association of Swiss Architects, 1956, p. 130–132 ( e-periodica.ch - Zurich School of Applied Arts).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Binder, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss wood cutter, illustrator, commercial artist, book designer and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th July 1968 |
| Place of death | Zurich |