Women in Graphic Design 1890–2012

This opulently illustrated volume finally sets out to fill this gap. It presents the most significant female designers and portrays their paths to professionalization, with numerous short biographies alongside essays, sources and detailed discussions with currently well-known female designers.

Knowledgeable contributions by Sabine Bartelsheim, Gerda Breuer, Ute Brüning, Jochen Eisenbrand, Ellen Lupton, Julia Meer, Ada Raev, Bettina Richter, Patrick Rössler, Martha Scotford and Judith Siegmund. Programmatic texts by Paula Scher, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Natalia Gontscharowa, Ellen Lupton, Martha Scotford, Véronique Vienne, Astrid Stavro, Alissa Walker etc. Interviews with Irma Boom, Paula Scher, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Julia Hoffmann, „Swiss Miss“ Tina Roth Eisenberg, Katja M. Becker, Anna Berkenbusch, Heike Grebin, Gisela Grosse, Miriam and Nina Lambert, Iris Utikal and Judith Grieshaber.

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Dimensions: 18 x 23 cm
608 p. with 554 col. and b/w
English/German
Euro 42.00      
Date of publication: March 2012
ISBN 978-3-86859-153-8