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Ladislaw Sutnar BIOGRAPHY
1897 Pilzen, Czechoslovakia - 1969 United States. Known for: Typography, graphics, exhibition designs, painting.
Ladislav Sutnar. In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering... Read full biography
Ladislav Sutnar. In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering typography, for the force of his graphics and the compelling simplicity of his exhibition design.... Read full biography
Ladislav Sutnar. In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering typography, for the force of his graphics and the compelling simplicity of his exhibition design. Since 1927, he had been in charge of all publication design for one of Prague’s largest publishing houses, director of the State School of Graphic Arts since 1932, and, in twelve years, had designed... Read full biography
Ladislav Sutnar. In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering typography, for the force of his graphics and the compelling simplicity of his exhibition design. Since 1927, he had been in charge of all publication design for one of Prague’s largest publishing houses, director of the State School of Graphic Arts since 1932, and, in twelve years, had designed sixteen major foreign expositions in ten countries, winning the Gold Medal for his work at the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition. Sutnar was born in Pilzen, Czechoslovakia in 1897. He studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, and began his career as a... Read full biography
Ladislav Sutnar. In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering typography, for the force of his graphics and the compelling simplicity of his exhibition design. Since 1927, he had been in charge of all publication design for one of Prague’s largest publishing houses, director of the State School of Graphic Arts since 1932, and, in twelve years, had designed sixteen major foreign expositions in ten countries, winning the Gold Medal for his work at the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition. Sutnar was born in Pilzen, Czechoslovakia in 1897. He studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, and began his career as a painter. But his interest in fundamental design concepts soon led him to a broader scope of activity. His work was strongly influenced by the... Read full biography
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Ladislav Sutnar
In 1939, when Ladislav Sutnar arrived in New York to execute his design for the Czechoslovak pavilion at the World’s Fair, he was already known throughout Europe for his pioneering typography, for the force of his graphics and the compelling simplicity of his exhibition design.
Since 1927, he had been in charge of all publication design for one of Prague’s largest publishing houses, director of the State School of Graphic Arts since 1932, and, in twelve years, had designed sixteen major foreign expositions in ten countries, winning the Gold Medal for his work at the 1929 Barcelona Exhibition.
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