Wilhelm Metzig

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Wilhelm Metzig (born November 21, 1893 in Hanover , † 1989 in New York City ) was a German graphic artist , commercial artist and painter. Among other things, he designed the coat of arms of the city of Hannover, which is still valid today, in the spirit of New Objectivity .

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The current coat of arms of the city of Hanover, redesigned by Metzig in 1929 in the spirit of the New Objectivity

Born at the time of the German Empire , Wilhelm Metzig studied from 1908 to 1912 at the Hanoverian "Handwerks- und Kunstgewerbeschule " and then went self-employed as a (utility) graphic designer . In the same year he designed his first posters . Metzig's range of services included the design of books or, as a commercial artist, for example, the design of trademarks or packaging design .

Initially, Wilhelm Metzig received his orders primarily from companies based in Hanover as well as from the Hanover city administration and the Hanover tourist association . Metzig was friends with the Hanover-based architect Wilhelm Hofmann and with Karl Wiechert , who worked for a short time in Metzig's studio .

At the suggestion of the municipal building authority, Wilhelm Metzig redesigned the Hanover coat of arms, which is valid to the present day, in the spirit of New Objectivity.

Metzig, who among other things designed the signage and the company logo for the company “Günther Wagner - Pelikan-Werke” , also designed the commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary of the company during the Nazi era in 1937/38 .

In the middle of World War II , Metzig emigrated to New York City on August 8, 1941, where he in turn designed books and book covers for various publishers , including companies such as "Dutton, Messner, Punam [and] Lippincott ".

Wilhelm Metzig died in New York in 1989.

Others

Wilhelm Metzig was a member of the Association of German Commercial Graphics , Hanover local group.

Collections

Fonts (selection)

  • August Heitmüller (draftsman), Wilhelm Metzig (complete equipment): Hanoverian heads from administration, business, art and literature. 2 volumes, Hanover: Printer H. Osterwald [1929]
  • Art, lettering and design. Scranton, PA: International Correspondence School, 1956
  • Heraldry for the Designer. New York / London: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1969, 1971, 1983 (p / b).

literature

Biographical:

  • Metzig, Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 6 , supplements H-Z . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1962, p. 268 .
  • Kürschner's graphic artist handbook Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Illustrators, commercial artists, typographers , ed. by Charlotte Fergg-Frowein, 2nd, expanded edition, de Gruyter, Berlin 1967, pp. 196f., 157B
  • Hugo Thielen : Metzig, Wilhelm. In: Dirk Böttcher , Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein, Hugo Thielen: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , pp. 251f .; partly online
  • Hugo Thielen: Metzig, Wilhelm. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 439f.

and, partly in English:

  • Advertising Designs by Metzig of Hanover. In: Commercial Art. August 1932, pp. 82–83
  • Pelikan Graphos. Günther Wagner, Hanover 1933
  • AD (US journal), August / September 1939 and June / July 1940
  • packaging. In: Commercial Graphics (International Advertising Art). Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, Berlin, February 1933, pp. 4-8
  • HK Frenzel: Wilhelm Metzig, Hanover. In: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art), Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, Berlin, September 1935, pp. 33–41
  • Eberhard Hölscher: The eternally young Pelican firm [logos, advertisements]. In: Nutzgraphik (International Advertising Art), Phönix Illustrationsdruck und Verlag GmbH, Berlin, May 1956, pp. 16-25

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Metzig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Hugo Thielen : Metzig, Wilhelm. In: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon . Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-87706-706-9 , pp. 251f .; partly online
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Gerald Cinamon: Wilhelm Metzig / William Metzig (from c1939) (English) on the germandesigners.net page
  3. ^ Franz Goldstein, Ruth Kähler, Hermann Kähler (eds.): Monogrammlexikon (= Dictionary of monograms ), Volume 1: International directory of monograms by visual artists since 1850. 2nd edition, reviewed and supplemented by Ruth and Hermann Kähler, De Gruyter, Berlin and New York 1999, ISBN 3-11-014453-0 ; partly online
  4. ^ Klaus Mlynek : City arms. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover . Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hanover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 597
  5. ↑ Note: Deviating from this, the site of Gerald Cinamon: Wilhelm Metzig / William Metzig (from c1939) (English) on the site germandesigners.net names 1939 as the year of emigration.
personal data
SURNAME Metzig, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Metzig, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German commercial artist, emigrated to New York at the time of National Socialism
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH 1989
Place of death New York City