UHU Verlag - poster design by Gitta Mallasz, c1927
A very striking poster, from an original design in cut paper, for what I'm sure is the German magazine UHU, published by Ullstein Verlag Berlin between 1924 and 1934. The magazine was very avant-garde and contemporary in tone that is now seen as being evocative of the Weimar years in Germany. It was published by the famous publishing house of Ullstein Verlag, founded in 1877 and who in the mid-20s constructed the architecturally bold Ullsteinhaus in Berlin-Tempelhof. In 1934 under Nazi laws, the Jewish owners saw the business sequestrated from them and it was returned to surviving family members in post-war years. The publishing name survives although under different ownerships.
The poster is credited to Gitta Mallász (1907 - 1992). Gitta had a fascinating history aside from being a graphic designer and artist - a talented swimmer, she endured both Nazi and Soviet oppression moving to France in 1960, and is now best known for the spiritual revelations she and her friends experienced during WW2 later published as 'Talking with Angels'.
UHU Verlag - poster design by Gitta Mallasz, c1927
A very striking poster, from an original design in cut paper, for what I'm sure is the German magazine UHU, published by Ullstein Verlag Berlin between 1924 and 1934. The magazine was very avant-garde and contemporary in tone that is now seen as being evocative of the Weimar years in Germany. It was published by the famous publishing house of Ullstein Verlag, founded in 1877 and who in the mid-20s constructed the architecturally bold Ullsteinhaus in Berlin-Tempelhof. In 1934 under Nazi laws, the Jewish owners saw the business sequestrated from them and it was returned to surviving family members in post-war years. The publishing name survives although under different ownerships.
The poster is credited to Gitta Mallász (1907 - 1992). Gitta had a fascinating history aside from being a graphic designer and artist - a talented swimmer, she endured both Nazi and Soviet oppression moving to France in 1960, and is now best known for the spiritual revelations she and her friends experienced during WW2 later published as 'Talking with Angels'.